Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board

Commercial New Application

Mail

$100

The completed application must be in the board office 3 weeks prior to a board meeting to be reviewed. For a list of meeting dates, check the board website.

Domestic Applicants:

1. Apply for Articles of Incorporation through the Arkansas Secretary of State. 
   
   

Foreign Applicants:

1. Apply for Articles of Incorporation through the Arkansas Secretary of State. 

• 3 references on forms provided on pages 8,9 and 10 of the application. 
• Fully executed $10,000.00 Contractor's Bond, which must be in Principal Name & EIN, as registered with the Secretary of State's office. 
• Copy of the Arkansas Business and Law passing test score.
• A Compiled report from a CPA (CPA cannot be an in-house CPA) must be submitted. The date the financial statement was prepared for, not the date the financial was signed must be less than one year old.
• If applying as a Corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP, attach a copy of the Articles/Filings from your entity’s Secretary of State’s Office. If a fictitious name has been registered for this company, attach a copy of the fictitious name registration.

$10,000.00 Contractor's Bond, which must be in Principal Name & EIN, as registered with the Secretary of State’s office.

Email COI & Current balance sheet to contractors.licensing.board@arkansas.gov or Fax to (501) 372-2247

Online

$50

Annually by the end of the registration anniversary month.

• A current Reviewed or Audited financial statement is required. It must include a signed CPA opinion page on letterhead, balance sheet (prepared in accordance with GAAP or on an Income Tax Basis (Accrual Method), and footnotes. The balance sheet must be in US dollars.
• A Bond in Lieu of Financial can be used instead of submitting the required financials. The amount of the Bond is based on the classification. This is in addition to the $10,000 Surety Bond that is required.
• Current certificate of coverage verifying Workers Compensation (if there are employees)

Qualifier Change Form

Mail or email to jodie.hatfield@arkansas.gov

$0

The board of contractors must be notified within 15 days of the qualifying party's departure. Notice may be emailed to jodie.hatfield@arkansas.gov. The replacement qualifier must be fully qualified within 30 days of the departure of the previous qualifier.

• A letter on company letterhead with the following: Request to remove and/or add another qualifier
• Updated list of officers & their positions, members, and owners
• One of the following:
  • Arkansas Business and Law Exam passing test score.
  • Completed reciprocal form if applicable (under forms on our website)
  • Arkansas Master Trade license

Home Improvement Specialty New Application

$50

Online

$25

Annually by the date of issuance.

Residential Remodeler's New Application

$50

Online

$25

Annually by the anniversary of licensure.