ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Michigan Electrical license renewal checklist
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Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
Electrical
Electrical Contractor (Electrical Contractor)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Expires December 31 every third year (staggered). Renewal opens 90 days before expiration. Statute MCL 339.5707(7): renewable not later than March 1 of that year.
- Renewal cycle
- Every 3 years
- CE hours
- Not required
- Renewal fee
- About $300. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $50 late fee if not renewed before the license expires (LARA renewals page).
- Grace period
- Statute MCL 339.5707(6): after March 1 of the renewal year an unrenewed contractor license is void and may only be relicensed by application and paying the appropriate license fee.
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $300, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Electrical Journeyman (Journeyman Electrician)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Dec 31 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- Required, but the hours are not published. Check with the board
- Renewal fee
- About $40. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $50 late fee if not renewed before expiration (LARA renewals page).
- Grace period
- Statute MCL 339.5707(6): renewable not more than 60 days after Dec 31; after March 1 license void.
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for the required continuing education (hours not published, check with the board)
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $40, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Master Electrician (Master Electrician)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Dec 31 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- Required, but the hours are not published. Check with the board
- Renewal fee
- About $50. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $50 late fee if not renewed before expiration (LARA renewals page).
- Grace period
- Statute MCL 339.5707(6): renewable not more than 60 days after Dec 31; after March 1 a license not renewed is void.
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for the required continuing education (hours not published, check with the board)
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $50, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup