Mississippi roof replacement: 'residential roofing over $10,000' requires a license issued by MSBOC (FAQ #1), anchored to § 73-59-1(c)'s improvement threshold and carried by the Roofing classification on the residential application — there is no separate roofing statute and NO bond, only proof of general liability insurance (no dollar minimum stated residentially). Under $10,000 the city or county governs. Commercial roofing over $50,000 belongs to the Certificate of Responsibility.
Residential roofing over $10,000 requires an MSBOC license — MSBOC FAQ #1 verbatim: 'All contractors performing … residential roofing over $10,000, are required to have a license issued by MSBOC.' Roofing is a classification on the residential application (list: Residential Building, Remodeling, Roofing, Construction Manager, Solar, Mechanical, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical) — the $10,000 improvement threshold of § 73-59-1(c) is the statutory anchor; no separate roofing statute exists. S-MS-BOC-FAQ
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
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
General liability insurance — commercial $300,000/$600,000; residential proof of coverage, no dollar minimum — FAQ #4 verbatim: 'All applicants for a license or renewal must provide proof of general liability insurance coverage. MSBOC must be listed on the policy to receive notification in the event of cancellation. … Commercial applicants must provide a certificate of insurance showing minimum coverage of $300,000 per occurrence and $600,000 aggregate.' Application video: 'There is no minimum coverage amount required for residential applicants, just proof of coverage.' § 73-59-3(3) is the statutory hook for residential ('The board may require liability insurance … and it shall be reflected on the certificate of licensure'). Every ACTIVE license holder must maintain proof to stay in good standing; inactive licensees are exempt from the insurance requirement. S-MS-BOC-FAQ
No statewide registration or license below the dollar thresholds — local requirements govern (verified absence) — Mississippi has no below-threshold statewide credential of any kind — no registration, no exemption certificate, no handyman license. MSBOC's How-Do-I verbatim: 'For anything that falls below that amount you need to contact the city or county where the job is located to inquire about the local requirements'; for residential sub-trades: 'you must contact the local building official or permit office regarding their requirements' (the conflicted sentence, CONFLICT-MS-001). Contrast Minnesota's universal § 326B.701 registration: Mississippi simply has nothing statewide under the line (read 2026-10-06). S-MS-BOC-HOW-DOI