Groundcheck/Alabama/General Contractor License
General Contractor verification · Alabama

Check general contractor license in Alabama.

Verify any general contractor in Alabama for free. Groundcheck pulls Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.

Verify a Alabama general contractor
AL General Contractor licensing requirements

Alabama general contractor licensing.

State license required

Alabama requires General Contractor licensing for projects over $50,000 through the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors.

Licensing boardAlabama Licensing Board for General Contractors
License classGeneral Contractor (Major / Minor)
Trigger thresholdRequired for projects over $50,000
What we check

What we check for Alabama general contractors.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the AL general contractor licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Alabama
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, Mechanic's liens, Federal tax liens, State tax liens & warrants. Looked up live at the source: Court filings & judgments, Entity standing (SOS). Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Oversees construction projects across multiple trades, manages subcontractors, pulls permits, and is the primary licensee on residential and commercial builds-specific.
BBB complaints
Better Business Bureau complaint history and accreditation status.
Phoenix detection
Dissolved entities reopening under a new name at the same address.
Coverage

Verify general contractors in any Alabama city.

Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in Alabama; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in:

Don’t hire a general contractor blind in Alabama.

One search. Six record classes. A clear verdict in about 90 seconds.

Verify a Alabama general contractor