# Roofer licensing in District of Columbia

URL: https://roofwiseusa.com/rules/district-of-columbia/roofer-license-lookup

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

State requirement

License

Thresholds and notes

Businesses must be licensed for the activity they do, and the department names home improvement contractors as one of those activities.

Who licenses or registers roofers

DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection

Official lookup

https://scout.dcra.dc.gov/

Source: [DC DLCP: Business Licensing Division](https://dlcp.dc.gov/service/business-licensing-division). Verified September 15, 2026\. Information, not legal advice.

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