Florida Contractor License Renewal & Continuing Education
Certificates and registrations renew every 2 years with at least 14 hours of continuing education. The cycle and CE hours are statutory (F.S. §489.115(4)); the calendar dates come from the DBPR FAQ and are attributed to DBPR below.
01 Cycle and continuing education
certified contractor
registered contractor
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years (F.S. §489.115(4)(a)) and shall provide proof of completing at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each biennium, a portion of which the board shall establish by rule to deal with workers' compensation, business practices, workplace safety and — for applicable licensure categories — wind mitigation methodologies, and 1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules (F.S. §489.115(4)(b)1.).
Source S-FL-115 — Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
Florida Statutes §489.115 — Certification and registration; renewals; continuing education — F.S. §489.115(4)(a)-(b)
Retrieved 2026-10-01 · last verified 2026-10-01
Read verbatim 2026-10-01 (HTTP 200). (4)(a) renew every 2 years; (4)(b)1. at least 14 classroom hours of ≥50 minutes each per biennium (workers' compensation, business practices, workplace safety, wind mitigation for applicable categories, 1 hour laws and rules); (4)(b)3. board must require advanced Florida Building Code module courses by rule; (5)(a) insurance affidavit (ch. 440 WC + public liability + property damage, amounts by board rule); (5)(b) credit report; (6) criminal history check; (9) fingerprints.
The board must also require, by rule, a specified number of hours in specialized or advanced Florida Building Code module courses for the contractor's discipline (§489.115(4)(b)3.). A person licensed for less than an entire biennium need not complete the full 14 hours.
02 Renewal dates (attributed to DBPR)
The DBPR Construction Industry FAQ states that certified contractor licenses renew on August 31 of even-numbered years and registered contractor licenses renew on August 31 of odd-numbered years; the statute itself fixes only the 2-year cycle (F.S. §489.115(4)(a)).
Renewal DATES come exclusively from the DBPR FAQ — an official DBPR page but hierarchically below the statute. The page attributes them to DBPR explicitly.
Source S-FL-FAQ — Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
DBPR — Construction Industry FAQs (official) — DBPR Construction Industry FAQ — renewal dates (read in browser 2026-10-01)
https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/construction-industry/faqs/
Retrieved 2026-10-01 · last verified 2026-10-01
Read in a REAL BROWSER on 2026-10-01 (the fetcher gets HTTP 403 behind Cloudflare). Official DBPR guidance but hierarchically BELOW statute/rule: two license types; categories requiring registration or certification; 4-year experience; insurance table; FICO 660 or 14-hour course; FRO bond $100,000; handyman < $2,500 since 2020-07-01 + 'check with your building dept'; renewal dates (certified Aug 31 even years, registered Aug 31 odd years); CE breakdown; reactivation fee $250 (CONFLICT-FL-003 vs FAC $100); solar listed among categories (CONFLICT-FL-004 vs §489.105(3)(o)).
The statute fixes only the 2-year cycle (F.S. §489.115(4)(a)); concrete calendar dates are published by DBPR guidance, hierarchically below the statute. We show them because they are official DBPR statements — with the attribution visible.
03 Renewal prerequisites
| Prerequisite | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CE hours | Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years (F.S. §489.115(4)(a)) and shall provide proof of completing at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each biennium, a portion of which the board shall establish by rule to deal with workers' compensation, business practices, workplace safety and — for applicable licensure categories — wind mitigation methodologies, and 1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules (F.S. §489.115(4)(b)1.). | S-FL-115 |
| Insurance affidavit | As a prerequisite to the initial issuance or the renewal of a certificate or registration, the applicant shall submit an affidavit on a form provided by the board attesting to the fact that the applicant has obtained workers' compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and property damage insurance for the safety and welfare of the public, in amounts determined by rule of the board (F.S. §489.115(5)(a)). Amount not verified in current research. | S-FL-115 |
| Financial responsibility | As a prerequisite to the initial issuance of a certificate, the applicant shall furnish a credit report from a nationally recognized credit agency reflecting financial responsibility (F.S. §489.115(5)(b)); rule 61G4-15.006 requires the report to reflect no unsatisfied judgments or liens and the applicant to provide evidence of a minimum credit score of 660 or higher, OR to complete a 14-hour financial responsibility course approved by the board (FAC 61G4-15.006). | S-FL-15006 |
04 Lifecycle states
DBPR's official lookup glossary (read in browser 2026-10-01) defines the status vocabulary the portal displays — for example Current, Involuntary Inactive, Delinquent, License Expired, Probation, Null & Void, Revoked, plus secondary states Active and Inactive. S-FL-GLOSSARY
We publish the glossary terms as observed on the official page, but do not yet model per-status can-contract flags for Florida (the shared status table has no jurisdiction column; mixing states there would be dishonest). Before relying on any status, check the official lookup. S-FL-LOOKUP
05 Renewal fees
| Fee | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Biennial renewal of certification or registration | $200 | S-FL-12009 |
| Renewal of inactive status | $50 | S-FL-12009 |
| Delinquency fee | $25 | S-FL-12009 |
| Initial license fee | $200 | S-FL-12009 |
| Business organization biennial renewal | $50 | S-FL-12009 |