How can I tell if my general contractor is licensed in Colorado?

In Colorado, there is no statewide general contractor license to verify. Colorado has no statewide general contractor license. Denver, Colorado Springs, and most counties require local general contractor licenses — check the local building department. This means "is my general contractor licensed" has a different answer here than in states like California or Florida, where every general contractor must hold a state license.

What to verify instead: (1) Local jurisdiction. Many Colorado cities and counties require general contractors to register or hold a local contractor license. Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora typically have local building-department registration requirements. Check the city's building department website.

(2) Business entity status. Even without a trade-specific license, the general contractor's business should be registered with the Colorado Secretary of State (https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/). The entity status should be active or in good standing — not dissolved, withdrawn, or administratively revoked.

(3) Public-record history. Court judgments, mechanics' liens, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints are the strongest trust signals when there's no state license to anchor verification. A general contractor with multiple recent judgments or an unresolved lien is a hard stop.

Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) pulls all three categories in under 90 seconds. For trades without statewide licensing like general contractors in Colorado, the public-record verdict is the trust verdict. The contractor is never notified.

Detailed Colorado general contractor rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/general-contractor/colorado.