Home Improvement Contractor HIC✓ Verified
Issuing authority: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredBoard-pending
Bond / suretyNone — NJ requires no surety bond for HIC registration.
Insurance$500,000 per occurrence minimum commercial general liability (N.J.S.A. 56:8-142); COI filed with DCA.
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Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Historically no CE. A 2-hour DCA-approved CE may be effective 2025 — board-pending; verify with NJ DCA before display.
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your HIC license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Home Elevation Contractor ElevBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredBoard-pending
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your Elev license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
New Jersey Small Business Enterprise (SBE) registration (Set-Aside Program) NJ SBEBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — Uniform Certification Service
Renewal cycleAnnually
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretyNot applicable — a business certification or registration, not a contractor license.
InsuranceNot applicable.
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Not CE. The registration runs on a five-year cycle, but an annual verification (ownership, revenue eligibility, control) is due before each anniversary of the certification, and the five-year renewal is filed when the term ends; missing either lapses the registration, so set the date to the anniversary. The $100 application fee is waived indefinitely. Source: nj.gov Division of Revenue business certification program and Uniform Certification Service pages, 2026-10-15. Research: docs/research/renew-business-certs-2026-10-15/nj.md
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your NJ SBE license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
New Jersey Minority and/or Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification NJ MWBEBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — Uniform Certification Service
Renewal cycleAnnually
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretyNot applicable — a business certification or registration, not a contractor license.
InsuranceNot applicable.
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Not CE. Initial certification is provisional for one year; full certification is then filed and renewed every five years, with an annual verification due before each anniversary, so set the date to the anniversary. Treasury proposed updated MWBE rules in 2025 (comment period to April 25, 2025) and a final adoption was not found, so re-read the program page before relying on the cycle. Source: nj.gov Division of Revenue business certification page and business.nj.gov MWBE page, 2026-10-15. Research: docs/research/renew-business-certs-2026-10-15/nj.md
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your NJ MWBE license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
New Jersey Veteran-Owned / Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (VOB / DVOB) certification NJ VOBBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — Uniform Certification Service
Renewal cycleAnnually
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretyNot applicable — a business certification or registration, not a contractor license.
InsuranceNot applicable.
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Not CE. The certification must be re-verified every year through the verification form on the Uniform Certification Service. Free (the fee is waived). Source: business.nj.gov VOB / DVOB page, 2026-10-15. Research: docs/research/renew-business-certs-2026-10-15/nj.md
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your NJ VOB license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Licensed Master Plumber MPBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredYes — 5 hrs/cycle
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Biennial; period runs July 1 to June 30 of odd years (current period ends June 30, 2027). 5 CE credits per period, 1 on NJ plumbing law and rules; first renewal exempt (N.J.A.C. 13:32-2.6, 6.1, 6.3). 30-day late window with $50 late fee, then suspension.
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your MP license / registration number
- Proof of completed continuing-education hours
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Master HVACR Contractor HVACRBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ State Board of Examiners of Master HVACR Contractors
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredYes — 5 hrs/cycle
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Biennial; period runs July 1 to June 30 of even years (current period ends June 30, 2028, derived from N.J.A.C. 13:32A-4.2(d) dates). 5 CE credits per period.
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your HVACR license / registration number
- Proof of completed continuing-education hours
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Licensed Electrical Contractor ECBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
Renewal cycleEvery 3 years
CE requiredYes — 34 hrs/cycle
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Triennial (N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.3(b)); 34 CE hours per period, including the NJ business and law hours. The Board wrote on 2026-10-27 that the business and law CE is mandatory and taken in person for renewal, and that the details are in its statutes and rules (N.J.A.C. 13:31). The expiry date and current renewal fee (N.J.A.C. 13:31-1.6) are not confirmed, so check the board before relying on them; the company's Business Permit renews on its own schedule.
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your EC license / registration number
- Proof of completed continuing-education hours
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Electrical Contractor Business Permit BPBoard-pending
Issuing authority: NJ Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
Renewal cycleEvery 3 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Triennial; renewal periods run April 1 to March 31 (current period ends March 31, 2027). Renewal fee $150. No CE on the permit; the licensed electrical contractor carries the 34 hours. Renewal portal not confirmed, so the link is the board's home page.
If you miss the deadline
Lapsed registration = unregistered practice — civil penalties under the Consumer Fraud Act, contract voidability, and fourth-degree criminal exposure for knowing violations.
What you'll typically need
- Your BP license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
What GC Prep knows about New Jersey — honestly
✔The rules on this page (cycle, CE, bond/insurance). Researched + maintained by us; updated as the boards change them. Free for everyone.
✔Renewal-deadline reminders if you track a license here (by email 6 months, 90, 30, 7 and 2 days out, and in the app as the date nears).
○Auto-import of your CE — partial. New Jersey doesn't expose a public per-contractor CE feed. Pro can read your uploaded certificates and pull from select providers; coverage rolls out provider-by-provider.
○Bond / insurance carrier sync — not in v1. Pro will read an uploaded COI or bond PDF and watch its expiry.
○Filing on your behalf — not in v1. We pre-fill what the renewal needs; you submit it.