Solar Installation — South Carolina license requirements

S.C. Code Ann. Title 40, Chapter 11 — Contractors (Contractor's Licensing Board), official unannotated text — S.C. Code Ann. §§ 40-11-410(4)(j), 40-59-20(7) (read 2026-10-05)

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read IN FULL 2026-10-05 directly from the official www.scstatehouse.gov host (status 200). Key sections credited: § 40-11-10 (board created under LLR; nine members, seven licensed contractors + two consumers); § 40-11-20 (definitions — 'contractor', 'general contractor', 'mechanical contractor', 'mechanical construction', 'license classification', 'license group', 'qualifying party', 'total cost of construction', 'net worth', 'working capital'); § 40-11-30 (LICENSING REQUIREMENT — 'No entity or individual may practice as a contractor … for which the total cost of construction is greater than ten thousand dollars for general contracting or greater than ten thousand dollars for mechanical contracting without a license', raised from $5,000 by 2023 Act No. 69 eff. 2023-05-19); § 40-11-100 (administrative penalties ≤$500 first / ≤$1,000 second / ≤$2,500 per day); § 40-11-110 (discipline, incl. (15) failure to maintain net worth/working capital/surety bond and (21) contracting beyond a group or outside a classification); § 40-11-200 (unlicensed practice is a misdemeanor ≤1 year and/or ≤$5,000; no bid or contract without a licence); § 40-11-230 (qualifying party: 70%+ technical exam + 70%+ SC-law exam; primary qualifying party needs 2 years full-time experience within the previous 5 years); § 40-11-240 (entity licensure); § 40-11-250 (ALL licences renew BIENNUALLY, 90-day retroactive grace); § 40-11-260 (net worth/working capital by license group for General AND Mechanical); § 40-11-262 (SURETY BOND in lieu of a financial statement, in the net-worth amount for the group, State of South Carolina as obligee); § 40-11-410 (license classifications — the four General Contractor classifications and the Mechanical subclasses).

S.C. Code Ann. Title 40, Chapter 59 — Residential Home Builders (Residential Builders Commission), official unannotated text — S.C. Code Ann. § 40-59-20(7) (scstatehouse.gov, read 2026-10-05)

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c059.php

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read IN FULL 2026-10-05 directly from the official www.scstatehouse.gov host (status 200). Key sections credited: § 40-59-10 (Residential Builders Commission created; eight members — two consumers, four active residential builders, one residential specialty contractor); § 40-59-20(6) ('residential builder' — constructs/superintends a residential building NOT over three floors and NOT more than sixteen units in any single apartment building, 'when the cost of the undertaking exceeds five thousand dollars'); § 40-59-20(7) ('residential specialty contractor' — special-skills work 'when the undertakings exceed five hundred dollars and are not regulated by the provisions of Chapter 11'; CANNOT construct additions without supervision by a residential builder; thirteen named areas — plumbers, electricians, HVAC, siding, insulation, roofers, floor covering, masons, drywall, carpenters, stucco, painters/wallpaperers, solar panel installers; plumbers/electricians/HVAC get LICENSES after exam, the rest get REGISTRATIONS; a residential builder licensed by exam may do any specialty area without a separate credential); § 40-59-25 (roofing-contract 5-business-day cancellation after a claim denial; deductible rebate is a misdemeanor); § 40-59-30 (unlicensed practice is a misdemeanor, fine $500–$10,000 and/or 30 days; an unlicensed firm cannot file a mechanics' lien or sue to enforce the contract).

S.C. Code Ann. Title 40, Chapter 11 — Contractors (Contractor's Licensing Board), official unannotated text — S.C. Code Ann. § 40-11-30 (scstatehouse.gov, read 2026-10-05)

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read IN FULL 2026-10-05 directly from the official www.scstatehouse.gov host (status 200). Key sections credited: § 40-11-10 (board created under LLR; nine members, seven licensed contractors + two consumers); § 40-11-20 (definitions — 'contractor', 'general contractor', 'mechanical contractor', 'mechanical construction', 'license classification', 'license group', 'qualifying party', 'total cost of construction', 'net worth', 'working capital'); § 40-11-30 (LICENSING REQUIREMENT — 'No entity or individual may practice as a contractor … for which the total cost of construction is greater than ten thousand dollars for general contracting or greater than ten thousand dollars for mechanical contracting without a license', raised from $5,000 by 2023 Act No. 69 eff. 2023-05-19); § 40-11-100 (administrative penalties ≤$500 first / ≤$1,000 second / ≤$2,500 per day); § 40-11-110 (discipline, incl. (15) failure to maintain net worth/working capital/surety bond and (21) contracting beyond a group or outside a classification); § 40-11-200 (unlicensed practice is a misdemeanor ≤1 year and/or ≤$5,000; no bid or contract without a licence); § 40-11-230 (qualifying party: 70%+ technical exam + 70%+ SC-law exam; primary qualifying party needs 2 years full-time experience within the previous 5 years); § 40-11-240 (entity licensure); § 40-11-250 (ALL licences renew BIENNUALLY, 90-day retroactive grace); § 40-11-260 (net worth/working capital by license group for General AND Mechanical); § 40-11-262 (SURETY BOND in lieu of a financial statement, in the net-worth amount for the group, State of South Carolina as obligee); § 40-11-410 (license classifications — the four General Contractor classifications and the Mechanical subclasses).

S.C. Code Ann. Title 40, Chapter 11 — Contractors (Contractor's Licensing Board), official unannotated text — S.C. Code Ann. §§ 40-11-20(13), 40-11-110, 40-11-260 (read 2026-10-05)

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read IN FULL 2026-10-05 directly from the official www.scstatehouse.gov host (status 200). Key sections credited: § 40-11-10 (board created under LLR; nine members, seven licensed contractors + two consumers); § 40-11-20 (definitions — 'contractor', 'general contractor', 'mechanical contractor', 'mechanical construction', 'license classification', 'license group', 'qualifying party', 'total cost of construction', 'net worth', 'working capital'); § 40-11-30 (LICENSING REQUIREMENT — 'No entity or individual may practice as a contractor … for which the total cost of construction is greater than ten thousand dollars for general contracting or greater than ten thousand dollars for mechanical contracting without a license', raised from $5,000 by 2023 Act No. 69 eff. 2023-05-19); § 40-11-100 (administrative penalties ≤$500 first / ≤$1,000 second / ≤$2,500 per day); § 40-11-110 (discipline, incl. (15) failure to maintain net worth/working capital/surety bond and (21) contracting beyond a group or outside a classification); § 40-11-200 (unlicensed practice is a misdemeanor ≤1 year and/or ≤$5,000; no bid or contract without a licence); § 40-11-230 (qualifying party: 70%+ technical exam + 70%+ SC-law exam; primary qualifying party needs 2 years full-time experience within the previous 5 years); § 40-11-240 (entity licensure); § 40-11-250 (ALL licences renew BIENNUALLY, 90-day retroactive grace); § 40-11-260 (net worth/working capital by license group for General AND Mechanical); § 40-11-262 (SURETY BOND in lieu of a financial statement, in the net-worth amount for the group, State of South Carolina as obligee); § 40-11-410 (license classifications — the four General Contractor classifications and the Mechanical subclasses).