HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Cooling) Contractor
HVAC · State license · WV Contractor Licensing Board (Division of Labor)
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- Continuing education
- Not required
- Deadline rule
- Contractor license expires 12 months after the date of issuance; the expiration date is printed on the license. The Board mails a renewal notice about 45 days before expiration. Renew online through the Board account portal (credit card) or by mailing the renewal form with the $90 fee.
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- Grace period
- 15 days after the expiration date before the $25 late fee applies.
Fees, approximate
- Renewal fee
- About $90
- Late fee
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About $25 late fee if the renewal is received or postmarked more than 15 days after the expiration date, in addition to the about $90 fee (28CSR2 5.5; Division fee schedule).- Reinstatement
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A license not renewed by the renewal date lapses, and a license lapsed for 90 days or more cannot be renewed (W. Va. Code 30-42-13); the Board requires a new application, and grandfathered licenses lapsed more than 90 days may require passing exams.
Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
Why approximate?
Boards change fees often and some charge extra processing fees. We show a recent amount so you can plan.
- Bond
- Not required
- Insurance
- Workers' compensation and unemployment compensation coverage (WV Insurance Commissioner / Workforce WV) are required for entities with employees working in WV, and must be in good standing at renewal; out-of-state firms with no WV-resident employees send their home-state workers' compensation certificate and latest quarterly unemployment report. The Board's application guide also lists general liability insurance as a pre-application item; no minimum amount is published. A wage bond status affidavit is required with the application; employers doing construction work may have to post a wage bond equal to four weeks of gross payroll plus 15% (W. Va. Code 21-5-14), unless exempt (e.g., 1+ year of WV work, 5+ years in business elsewhere, or $100,000+ in assets).
- Reciprocity
- Per Contractor Licensing Board: Alabama (HVAC), Ohio (HVAC, including Business & Law exam) and Tennessee (HVAC) reciprocity agreements exist; apply on the Board reciprocity forms.
Notes
Business-level contractor license in the HVAC classification. Every person performing HVAC work must also hold an individual HVAC Technician certification (the technician fee is $0 for a person who holds an HVAC contractor license, 42CSR34 10.1). A contractor license is required for projects of $5,000+ residential or $25,000+ commercial (total project cost).
Confidence: HighConfirmed from official rule textLast checked Oct 17, 2026
Sources (15)
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-8/
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-13/
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-5/
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/west-virginia/W-Va-C-S-R-SS-28-2-5
- https://wvclboard.wv.gov/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240930132406/https://wvclboard.wv.gov/about/faq.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260107054335/https://wvclboard.wv.gov/account/guide.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240904165103/https://labor.wv.gov/Fees/Pages/contractor.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240904165329/https://labor.wv.gov/Licensing/Contractor_License/Pages/contractor-info.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240904165351/https://labor.wv.gov/Licensing/Contractor_License/Pages/contractor-renew-license.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260107053846/https://wvclboard.wv.gov/
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-3/
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-5-14/
- https://wvclboard.wv.gov/account/renew/
- https://wvclboard.wv.gov/account/guide.asp