Utah Contractor License Renewal (DOPL)

At a glance

Expires

November 30 of odd-numbered years, for every contractor license. Next: November 30, 2027

Renews every

Two years. Inactive licenses must be renewed every two years too

Renewal notice

DOPL emails renewal notices to the email address on file at least 60 days before the license expires, and says the reminder with your registration code goes out around September 1. Keep your email address current with DOPL

Renew

Online in My License One, signing in with a UtahID, on a desktop or laptop computer: DOPL says contractor renewals can't be completed on a mobile device. DOPL's rule requires online renewal unless DOPL permits otherwise in writing, though its renewal page also links a paper renewal/reinstatement form

Continuing education

6 hours of approved CE each two-year cycle. At least 3 must be core education (such as construction codes and laws, job site safety, OSHA 10 or 30 training, finance, bookkeeping, energy conservation and construction business practices); the rest can be core or professional. At least 3 hours must be live; DOPL says a live webinar counts, and no more than 3 hours can be online

CE before renewal

You can't renew until all 6 hours are completed and posted to DOPL's CE registry. Course providers post the hours, and DOPL can't add them for you: if any are missing, give the provider all your license numbers. Each course applies to all of your contracting licenses

HVAC contractors

At least 3 of the 6 hours must be directly related to installing, repairing or replacing heating, ventilation or air conditioning systems

Backflow installers

S330 and S410 contractors who install backflow preventer devices need at least 2 of the 6 hours on backflow installation

Liability insurance

An active general liability insurance certificate, as a PDF, with at least $1,000,000 of coverage for each incident and $2,000,000 in total, naming DOPL as certificate holder

Workers' compensation

With employees, or owner-workers owning less than 8%: a workers' compensation insurance certificate naming DOPL as certificate holder, plus your Utah Department of Workforce Services unemployment insurance and Utah State Tax Commission withholding registration numbers, or a signed contract with an approved professional employer organization (PEO). With no employees and no coverage on yourself: a Workers' Compensation Coverage Waiver from the Utah Labor Commission

Business entity

Make sure your business entity's registration with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code is renewed. If a corporation's or LLC's registration expires, the contractor license expires automatically, whatever its expiration date

Fee

Set by DOPL's fee schedule: check the current amount there before you pay. Fees are non-refundable

Renewing late

Within 30 days after expiration: the renewal fee plus $20 for each license. 31 days to 2 years after: the renewal fee plus $50 for each license. Practicing after your license expires is unlawful

More than 2 years late

Contact DOPL. Its renewal form says you must submit a new application and meet current licensing requirements, while its renewal page points to a reinstatement application

Energy conservation: DOPL's current rule R156-55a-303b requires at least one of your 6 hours to be on energy conservation.

A 2026 law (H.B. 40) rewrites Utah's contractor licensing law from January 1, 2027. It keeps the 6 CE hours each two-year term and the 3 HVAC hours for HVAC contractors. Check DOPL's contracting CE page before you book courses for the 2027 renewal, in case its rules change.

Keep your CE certificates for two years after the end of the renewal period: DOPL can audit.

If your qualifier leaves, tell DOPL in writing within 10 days. The license then stays in force for 60 days: replace the qualifier within that time, or the license is suspended automatically.

An inactive license doesn't need liability insurance or financial responsibility, but it must still be renewed. Before using it again, reactivate it with proof of insurance, financial responsibility and CE.

How to renew

1. Check your email around September 1 for DOPL's renewal reminder and registration code, and make sure the address DOPL has is current.
2. Finish 6 hours of approved CE (at least 3 core and 3 live) and check they're posted in the "Courses Taken" box of DOPL's CE registry, linked from its contracting CE page.
3. Ask your insurance agent for a PDF certificate of general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per incident, $2,000,000 total) naming DOPL as certificate holder, plus a workers' comp certificate (with your workforce services and withholding numbers, or PEO contract) or the Labor Commission waiver.
4. Make sure your business entity's registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code is renewed, and be ready for DOPL's questions about criminal history and financial standing.
5. Renew in My License One on a computer before November 30 of the odd-numbered year, and pay the fee on DOPL's fee schedule.

Deadline checklist

• Around September 1DOPL emails your renewal reminder and registration code. Check your CE hours are posted to the registry.
• Before you renewGet a PDF liability insurance certificate ($1M per incident, $2M total) naming DOPL, plus your workers' comp certificate or waiver, and check your business entity's registration is renewed.
• By November 30Renew in My License One on a computer. A license not renewed by its expiration date expires automatically.
• Up to 2 years lateReinstate: the renewal fee plus $20 within 30 days, or plus $50 after that. Don't work under the expired license in the meantime.

Put this renewal in your calendar

Know your expiration date? Download a free calendar file with reminders before it, no sign-up needed. It's made in your browser: nothing you type is sent to us (your browser keeps it only if you follow the sign-up link, for your new ledger). A Google Calendar button sends just that one event to Google.

The file covers one date: once you renew, make a new one. How to add it to your calendar

Frequently asked questions