South Carolina license renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for South Carolina on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for its fees and how to renew.

• South Carolina Contractor License Renewal (CLB)

  Last reviewed November 2026

  South Carolina general contractor licenses had to be renewed by October 31, 2026, for the 2026-2028 cycle. Missed it? The Contractor's Licensing Board still takes renewals postmarked November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027, with a late fee added to the $135 renewal fee: $235 in all in November, $285 in December, $335 in January. After January 31, 2027, late renewal closes and the license must be reinstated ($350). On time or late, renewing online opens only once the board has accepted a current financial statement or surety bond (unless an unexpired bond is already on file); on paper, you send it with the renewal form, Doc #176. Mechanical contractor licenses (electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, heating and the rest) expire on October 31 of odd-numbered years.

  Expires

  General contractor licenses on October 31 of every even-numbered year; mechanical contractor licenses on October 31 of every odd-numbered year. Licenses renew every two years

  Continuing education

  None: the Practice Act (Title 40, Chapter 11) and the board's regulations (Chapter 29) set no CE requirement for renewal

• South Carolina Residential Builder License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  South Carolina Residential Builder licenses from the Residential Builders Commission are in the 2026-2028 license period, and the deadline to renew without a late fee was June 30, 2026. A license not renewed by then can still be renewed with a $50 late fee until June 30, 2027; after that it can no longer be renewed and has to be reinstated. Before you can renew online, the Commission needs a current surety bond on file, and the renewal software needs a valid email address on file.

  License term

  The Commission's current license period is 2026-2028. The deadline to renew for it without a late fee was June 30, 2026

  Continuing education

  None: Title 40, Chapter 59 lets the Commission require CE by regulation, and its regulations (Chapter 106) set none

• South Carolina Residential Electrician, Plumber & HVAC License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  South Carolina's Residential Builders Commission licenses residential electricians, plumbers and heating and air conditioning installers and repairers by examination. Its FAQs say each of these licenses is renewable every two years, before June 30 of each odd-numbered year (2023, 2025, 2027 and so on), and that a license not renewed lapses on June 30. The renewal fee is $220, renewals received after June 30 owe a $50 late fee, and a license lapsed for less than three years can apply for reinstatement, for $480. After three years you apply again as a new applicant and retake the exam.

  Expires

  The Commission's FAQs: renewable every two years, before June 30 of each odd year (2023, 2025, 2027 and so on). A license not renewed lapses on June 30

  Continuing education

  None: Title 40, Chapter 59 lets the Commission require CE by regulation, and its regulations (Chapter 106) set none