# Roofer licensing in California

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Whether the state licenses or registers residential roofers, who does it, and where to look a roofer up.

State requirement

State license

Thresholds and notes

Contracting without a license is a misdemeanor (Bus. & Prof. Code §7028). The only small-job exemption is for work under $1,000 in labor and materials that is casual or minor and needs no building permit (§7048).

Who licenses or registers roofers

Contractors State License Board (CSLB)

Official lookup

https://www.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx

Source: [California Business and Professions Code §7048; see also §7028](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes%5FdisplaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7048). Verified September 15, 2026\. Information, not legal advice.

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