Mississippi bathroom remodel: the $10,000 improvement threshold triggers the remodeler classification; the wet wall makes the plumbing sub-trade the CONFLICT-MS-001 test case (statute: licensed at any amount; board page: no state license under $10,000 — ask the local building official). There is NO bond for anyone — § 31-3-13(h) forbids the board to set bonding capacity — and the written insurance disclosure must appear immediately before the purchaser's signature line in boldfaced type.
Residential Remodeler license — improvements to an existing residence over $10,000 — § 73-59-1(c) verbatim: 'any corporation, partnership or individual who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of improvements to an existing residence when the total cost of the improvements exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).' MSBOC FAQ #1: 'residential remodeling or additions over $10,000, or residential roofing over $10,000, are required to have a license issued by MSBOC.' S-MS-CODE-73-59-1
Residential sub-trades — electrical, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC — licensed at ANY dollar amount (statutory reading; conflicting) — § 73-59-3(1)(d) verbatim: '[a]ny subcontractor, of any tier, performing the following work or within the following trade, on any residential construction or residential improvement project, no matter the dollar amount of the construction or improvements: (i) Electrical; (ii) Plumbing; (iii) Mechanical; and/or (iv) Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning.' MSBOC's own How-Do-I page countermands the low end: 'If you are performing residential electrical, plumbing, or HVAC work less than $10,000, a state license is not required' (mechanical omitted even there). Both sources are official and live — CONFLICT-MS-001 preserved unresolved; this row seeds the STATUTORY reading with confidence=conflicting and sub-threshold scope answers stay NOT_DETERMINED where it matters. S-MS-CODE-73-59-3
No surety bond is required for any Mississippi contractor credential (verified absence) — Mississippi requires NO surety bond for the commercial Certificate of Responsibility or the residential license. The statutory scheme corroborates the insurance model and forbids the board from even setting bonding capacity: Miss. Code § 31-3-13(h) verbatim — 'the powers of the State Board of Contractors shall not extend to fixing a maximum limit in the bid amount of any contractor, or the bonding capacity … and the Board of Contractors shall not have jurisdiction or the power or authority to determine the maximum bond a contractor may be capable of obtaining.' No bond appears on MSBOC's application checklist, FAQ, How-Do-I or classification pages (read 2026-10-06). What exists instead: general liability insurance — commercial $300,000/occurrence + $600,000 aggregate, residential proof of coverage with no dollar minimum stated. S-MS-CODE-31-3-13
Written insurance disclosure at contract signing — boldfaced type, before the signature line — Identical duty in both chapters. § 73-59-11 final paragraph / § 31-3-13 final paragraph verbatim: 'The holder of a valid certificate of responsibility shall disclose to the owner or other person with whom the holder is contracting at the signing of a contract or the initial agreement to perform work whether the holder carries general liability insurance. The disclosure shall be written … and shall be placed immediately before the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the purchaser. The disclosure shall be boldfaced and conspicuous type which is larger than the type of the remaining text of the contract.' S-MS-CODE-73-59-11
Workers' compensation proof at 5 or more employees — Application video verbatim: 'If you have 5 or more employees, please submit proof of workers compensation coverage.' § 73-59-3(2)(a) is the statutory hook: proof 'if required by applicable law; however, workers' compensation insurance shall not be required for inactive licensees.' Failure to maintain required workers' comp is a disciplinary ground (§ 73-59-13(1)(f)). S-MS-BOC-LICENSE