Pennsylvania Contractor Registration and Licensing Fees
The 7 verified whole-dollar state fees Pennsylvania publishes — the HICPA registration fee and the Board of Crane Operators schedule. Local permit and licensing fees are not state fees, there is no state surety bond to price, and the asbestos/lead schedules are fractional and withheld rather than rounded.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
STATE FEE (OAG / DOS)≠MUNICIPAL FEE≠NO STATE BOND
- State credential fees — the HICPA registration and crane schedule below. S-PA-517-3
- HICPA renewal is biennial — and the fee is disputed (statute $50 vs portal $100, CONFLICT-PA-001). S-PA-517-5
- No bond to price — the condition is $50,000/$50,000 insurance. S-PA-517-4
- Asbestos and lead fees are fractional — published but not seeded. S-PA-DLI-ASBESTOS-FEE S-PA-DLI-LEAD-FEE
02 Pennsylvania state fees — HICPA registration (OAG) and crane licence (Dept. of State)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICPA home improvement contractor registration — statutory application/renewal fee 73 P.S. § 517.5(a) verbatim: 'Each application for a certificate for a home improvement contractor or renewal of that certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.' CONFLICT-PA-001: the Attorney General's official registration portal publishes $100 every two years; both figures are shown and the rule returns NOT_DETERMINED for the first-cycle total. | $50 | application | Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General — Bureau of Consumer Protection (Home Improvement Contractor Registration) | S-PA-517-5 |
| Board of Crane Operators — initial licensing application fee 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Initial licensing application fee $100'. | $100 | application | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
| Board of Crane Operators — biennial renewal fee 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Biennial renewal fee $130'. | $130 | renewal | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
| Board of Crane Operators — verification of licensure 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Verification of Licensure $15'. | $15 | miscellaneous | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
| Board of Crane Operators — addition of a crane specialty 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Addition of crane specialty $70'. | $70 | license | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
| Board of Crane Operators — application to be a certifying organization 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Application for certifying organization $1,000'. Certifying organizations approve the national certifications the Board requires (REQ-PA-CRANE-CERT-001). | $1,000 | miscellaneous | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
| Board of Crane Operators — trainee registration fee 49 Pa. Code § 6.4(a) verbatim: 'Trainee registration fee $100'. | $100 | miscellaneous | Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Crane Operators | S-PA-CODE-6-4 |
CONFLICT-PA-001 — the registration fee
73 P.S. § 517.5(a) sets $50 per application/renewal (biennial renewals) while the Attorney General's official registration portal publishes $100 every two years. Both amounts are published and the rule PA-HIC-FEE returns NOT_DETERMINED for the first-cycle total. S-PA-517-5
03 Withheld on purpose — never guessed
NOT PUBLISHED as a whole-dollar figure
- Asbestos certification fees — L&I publishes them as fractional dollars (e.g. Company Application $193.69; Contractor Individual $374.46/$748.93), so they are named here and not seeded. S-PA-DLI-ASBESTOS-FEE
- Lead certification fees — likewise fractional (Company Application $645.63; Third Party Exam $64.56). S-PA-DLI-LEAD-FEE
- Municipal permit and licensing fees — no municipal code or fee schedule was opened; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
- The manufactured-housing installer fee — only the L&I statement and the DCED pointer were read; NOT_VERIFIED.
- The crane examination fee — no provider/amount was read.
- Any bond — no state bond exists (verified absence); the $50,000/$50,000 insurance is the financial condition, not a bond.
04 Sources
S-PA-517-5statute
73 P.S. § 517.5 — Application fees (FindLaw mirror)
https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-5/S-PA-CODE-6-4regulation
49 Pa. Code § 6.4 — State Board of Crane Operators fees (Pennsylvania Code)
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter6/s6.4.html