How to Check CSLB Application Status

They have been a lot of queries on how to check the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) application status for applicants who sat for the contractor’s exams. In this article, you’ll learn how to check CSLB application status by name and by application fee number.

You might ask, why the CSLB? The Contractors State License Board protects consumers by regulating the construction industry through policies that promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public in matters relating to construction.

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Who Needs the CSLB?

All businesses or individuals who construct or alter any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation, or other structure in California must be licensed by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) if the total cost (labor and materials) of one or more contracts on the project is $500 or more.

Contractors, including subcontractors, specialty contractors, and persons engaged in the business of home improvement (with the exception of joint ventures and projects involving federal funding) must be licensed before submitting bids. Licenses may be issued to individuals, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, or limited liability companies (LLCs).

How to Check CSLB Application Status 2024

To access your application status, follow the procedures outlined below.

By Application Fee

Click Here to access your CSLB application status
Input your contractor’s application fee number and your contractor pin
Thereafter click on Check Application to access your status.

By Name of Applicant

Click Here to access your CSLB application status
Input your last and first name
Thereafter click on Check Application to access your status.

First Name Tips

This search will return up to 25 names. If your search request results in more than 25 names you can click on the next 25 names link at the bottom of the page.
If you cannot find the license and you have entered a first and last name, type only the last name.
Type only the first 10 to 15 letters of the person’s name. If you do not find the license, type the name again with 1 or 2 fewer characters.
Commas and periods are not used in the name, but apostrophes are. For example: O’Brian.
Spaces matter. If the last name is Mc Donald, type the last name with a space, and then type the name without a space. For example: “Mc Donald” and then “McDonald”.
This search will return up to 25 names. If your search request results in more than 25 names you can click on the next 25 names link at the bottom of the page.
If you cannot find the license and you have entered a first and last name, type only the last name.
Type only the first 10 to 15 letters of the person’s name. If you do not find the license, type the name again with 1 or 2 fewer characters.
Commas and periods are not used in the name, but apostrophes are. For example: O’Brian.
Spaces matter. If the last name is Mc Donald, type the last name with a space, and then type the name without a space. For example: “Mc Donald” and then “McDonald”.

Congratulations to all applicants who have passed the CSLB exams.