What are the requirements to obtain a Florida Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC) license?
Eligibility checklist (Florida Statute 489.119)
Age & good character: 18+, fingerprint background check (livescan via DBPR vendor Idemia/IDEMIA, processed at state cost).
Experience or education: four-year path — either a bachelor's degree in construction / engineering / architecture, OR an experience-and-journeyman track that depends on the applicant's prior registered/certified licensure in Florida or another state.
Trade exam: Florida roofing contractor trade knowledge exam (DBPR-approved vendor, currently Prov). Two parts: business + trade. Closed-book.
Insurance minimums (F.S. 489.1155): workers' compensation per industry class; general liability at $100,000 per occurrence / $300,000 aggregate (CCC-level) or higher for some endorsements.
Financial responsibility: pass the financial-responsibility exam OR submit a personal credit-report affidavit under DBPR Rule 61G4-15.038.
Fees and timing
Initial application fee: $305 (DBPR; current as of 2024 schedule).
Two-year renewal: $200.
Exam seats: ~$200 per attempt (vendor pricing, varies).
Typical end-to-end timeline: 4-12 months, gated most heavily on exam scheduling and the insurance binder proof.
Reciprocity from another state
Florida has no formal reciprocity for out-of-state roofing contractor licenses. Out-of-state applicants go through the same experience + exam path, though the experience credit can include documented prior licensure in a reciprocal-qualifying state. The DBPR experience-credit table is in 61G4-15.032 — operators should ask their accountant or attorney to walk through credit mapping before submitting.
Common refusal reasons
Credit score below the DBPR threshold with no compensating affidavit.
Insurance binder expires between submission and issuance — DBPR requires current binder on file at issuance.
Experience can't be verified by a qualifying certified or registered contractor (DBPR requires direct supervisor attestation).