Ohio Contractor License Fees (OCILB)
The 7 verified whole-dollar state fees Ohio publishes — the OCILB schedule under ORC ch. 4740, whose amounts each specialty section sets (4740.09). Local permit fees and any municipal licensing are not state fees in Ohio, and there is no state surety bond to price.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
STATE CREDENTIAL FEE (OCILB)≠LOCAL PERMIT FEE≠NO STATE BOND
- State credential fees — the OCILB application, licensing, renewal, escrow, name-change and CE-provider amounts below. S-OH-4740-13
- Renewal is annual — shared expiration date, 90-day window, late fee up to double (4740.06(H)). S-OH-4740-06
- No bond to price — the conditions are $500,000 liability insurance (verified absence of a state bond). S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS
- Continuing-education hours are disputed — CONFLICT-OH-001 (statute 10 vs board 8/24). S-OH-4740-04
02 OCILB contractor license — ORC 4740 (Dept. of Commerce)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCILB licensing (issuance) fee — per trade approved OCILB checklist verbatim: '$25 licensing fee per trade approved'. | $25 | license | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS |
| OCILB contractor license — annual escrow (inactive) renewal OCILB verbatim: 'While in escrow you do not need to take CE each year or maintain liability insurance, but you must pay the $60 renewal fee annually.' | $60 | renewal | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS |
| OCILB late filing fee — statutory maximum (twice the usual renewal) ORC 4740.06(H): a section that waives renewal requirements 'may … assess a late filing fee of not more than double the usual renewal fee.' With the board's published $60 renewal, the statutory MAXIMUM is $120; the actual late fee is set by the section and is NOT independently published. | $120 | miscellaneous | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-4740-06 |
| OCILB company name change — per trade OCILB checklist verbatim: '$25 company name change fee per trade'. | $25 | miscellaneous | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS |
| OCILB examination application fee — per trade OCILB checklist verbatim: '$25 application fee per trade'. ORC 4740.06(A) requires the application fee with the application. | $25 | application | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS |
| Board continuing-education provider fee — annual, per approved person ORC 4740.04(G)(2)(b): the board charges '$25 annually for each person approved to provide courses, not more than ten dollars plus one dollar per credit hour for each course submitted … and one dollar per credit hour of instruction per attendee'. Only the $25 annual approval fee is a whole-dollar single figure and is seeded here. | $25 | miscellaneous | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-4740-04 |
| OCILB contractor license — annual renewal OCILB page: the annual renewal fee is $60 (also charged annually while the license is in escrow/inactive status). ORC 4740.09 leaves the amount to each specialty section. | $60 | renewal | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) — Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance | S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORS |
03 Withheld on purpose — never guessed
NOT VERIFIED — no number published
- The PSI examination fee — a testing-provider charge under 4740.04(B)(3), not a board fee; no board-published amount.
- Local permit fee amounts — no Ohio municipal code or fee schedule was opened; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
- Any municipal licensing fee — the local layer was not researched.
- Any bond — no state bond exists (verified absence); the $500,000 liability insurance is the financial condition, not a bond.
04 Sources
S-OH-4740-04statute
ORC 4740.04 — Administrative section duties (licensure, fees, continuing education) (FindLaw mirror)
https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xlvii-occupations-professions/oh-rev-code-sect-4740-04/S-OH-4740-06statute
ORC 4740.06 — License application, qualifications, renewal (FindLaw mirror)
https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xlvii-occupations-professions/oh-rev-code-sect-4740-06/S-OH-OCILB-CONTRACTORSboard page
OCILB — Contractors & Contracting Companies (requirements, fees, CE, renewal, reciprocity)
https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/industrial-compliance/boards/ohio-construction-industry-licensing-board/contractors-and-contracting-companies