Idaho Registration and License Fees
The 11 verified whole-dollar state fees Idaho publishes — the DOPL registration fees and the Public Works initial licence fees. Idaho issues no exam-based contractor license for private work and no contractor bond. Two fee conflicts were detected this phase: one open (the Public Works schedule), one resolved by effective date.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
REGISTRATION ($120 / $60 / $120)+PWC INITIAL ($880 … $160)≠LOCAL PERMIT FEE (municipal)≠NO STATE BOND
- Registration fees — $120.00 Application/Initial, $60.00 annual renewal, $120.00 biennial renewal, individual and business alike, plus a $40.00 reinstatement fee — fee table effective July 1, 2026. CONFLICT-ID-002: the Feb 2024 application PDF's $50 processing fee is superseded by effective date. S-ID-CON-PAGE
- Biennial transition — from October 14, 2025 the registration moves to a two-year cycle phased by birth year; the fee doubles to cover both years (both renewal columns are published on the same table). S-ID-CON-PAGE
- Public Works initial fees — Unlimited $880, AAA $720, AA $560, A $400, B $240, CC $200, C $160, Construction Manager $320 (live board table, effective January 1, 2025). S-ID-PWC-PAGE
- CONFLICT-ID-001 — the PWC schedule is internally inconsistent — the live table is exactly DOUBLE the Fact Sheet's amounts ($440 … $80, updated 01/30/2025) and both exceed the § 54-1904 statutory caps ($600 … $100). Neither page yields to the other; a further fee change was announced 2025-12-02. The live table is encoded; the other official figures are NEVER encoded. S-ID-PWC-PAGE
- PWC renewal amounts withheld — the live page publishes only initial fees while a biennial transition is underway (announced April 1, 2026): renewal amounts are NOT_VERIFIED as currently charged. S-ID-PWC-FACT-SHEET
- Permit fees are local — building permits are municipality-set; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
02 Contractor registration — DOPL (ch. 52, effective July 1, 2026)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor registration — Application/Initial (individual or business) | $120 | application | id dopl | S-ID-CON-PAGE |
| Contractor registration — annual renewal (pre-transition cycle) | $60 | renewal | id dopl | S-ID-CON-PAGE |
| Contractor registration — biennial renewal (post-transition cycle) | $120 | renewal | id dopl | S-ID-CON-PAGE |
03 Public Works Contractor licences — PWC Board (ch. 19, effective January 1, 2025)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class Unlimited, initial | $880 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class AAA, initial | $720 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class AA, initial | $560 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class A, initial | $400 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class B, initial | $240 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class CC, initial | $200 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Public Works Contractor licence — Class C, initial | $160 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
| Construction Manager licence — initial | $320 | license | id pwc board | S-ID-PWC-PAGE |
04 Sources
S-ID-CON-PAGEboard page
Contractors Board — DOPL (fees effective July 1, 2026)
https://dopl.idaho.gov/con/S-ID-PWC-PAGEfee schedule
Public Works Contractors Licensing Board — DOPL (fees effective January 1, 2025)
https://dopl.idaho.gov/pwc/