ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Minnesota General contractor license renewal checklist
Verified dataState data last checked Oct 17, 2026clearlicensed.com/states/MN/checklist/general-contractor
Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
General contractor
Construction Contractor Registration (commercial / non-licensed contractors) (Contractor Registration (IR))
State registration · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) (Board of Electricity, Plumbing Board)
- Deadline
- Dec 31 of odd years
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- Not required
- Renewal fee
- Check the official site for the fee.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Official link
- https://ims.dli.mn.gov/
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence medium
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (check the official site for the amount)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Residential Building Contractor (BC)
State license · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) (Board of Electricity, Plumbing Board)
- Deadline
- Two-year license ending March 31; some licenses expire in odd-numbered years and others in even-numbered years. Complete renewal must be received before expiration.
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- 14 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $505. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $90 late fee when completed renewal not received by expiration date. Renewal fee depends on gross annual receipts: under about $1 million = about $505; about $1M-$5M = about $605; over about $5 million = about $705 (each plus about $90 if late: about $595/about $695/about $795).
- Grace period
- None - DLI must receive a complete renewal application on or before the expiration date (Minn. Stat. 326B.094 subd. 3); license may expire before the renewal is processed.
- Insurance
- Statute 326B.86 subd. 2: commercial general liability (premises/operations and products/completed operations) of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate bodily injury and $25,000 property damage, or a single limit of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate; written by a Minnesota-licensed insurer; DLI listed as certificate holder. Workers' compensation compliance form also required. Contractor Recovery Fund fee (varies by gross annual receipts) is included in renewal fee and replaces bonding; after a Recovery Fund payout the license is suspended until repaid (twice the amount plus interest) and a surety bond of at least $40,000 is posted.
- Official link
- https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/residential-contractors/contractor-remodeler-license-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 14 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $505, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Residential Remodeler (CR)
State license · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) (Board of Electricity, Plumbing Board)
- Deadline
- Two-year license ending March 31; some licenses expire in odd-numbered years and others in even-numbered years. Complete renewal must be received before expiration.
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- 14 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $505. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $90 late fee when completed renewal not received by expiration date. Renewal fee depends on gross annual receipts: under about $1 million = about $505; about $1M-$5M = about $605; over about $5 million = about $705 (each plus about $90 if late: about $595/about $695/about $795).
- Grace period
- None - DLI must receive a complete renewal application on or before the expiration date (Minn. Stat. 326B.094 subd. 3); license may expire before the renewal is processed.
- Insurance
- Statute 326B.86 subd. 2: commercial general liability (premises/operations and products/completed operations) of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate bodily injury and $25,000 property damage, or a single limit of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate; written by a Minnesota-licensed insurer; DLI listed as certificate holder. Workers' compensation compliance form also required. Contractor Recovery Fund fee (varies by gross annual receipts) is included in renewal fee and replaces bonding; after a Recovery Fund payout the license is suspended until repaid (twice the amount plus interest) and a surety bond of at least $40,000 is posted.
- Official link
- https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/residential-contractors/contractor-remodeler-license-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 14 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $505, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup