What does a Indiana general contractor license lookup show?

Indiana does not have a statewide general contractor license lookup because the state doesn't license general contractors at the state level. Indiana has no statewide general contractor license; plumbing and electrical trades are licensed at the state level. General contracting requires city-level licensing.

What this means for verification: there's no central database to query for "is this general contractor licensed in Indiana." Instead, Indiana verification leans on four sources.

Source 1 — Local jurisdiction. Cities like Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville often have local building-department registration. Check the city's website.

Source 2 — Secretary of State. Indiana Secretary of State (https://bsd.sos.in.gov/) shows whether the general contractor's business is a registered legal entity in good standing. Dissolved or administratively revoked = red flag.

Source 3 — Court records. Civil court judgments, UCC liens, and mechanics' liens are public record in every Indiana county. A general contractor with multiple unsatisfied judgments is a hard stop.

Source 4 — OSHA and BBB. Federal OSHA inspection history is public, and BBB complaints are searchable. These are the strongest substitute trust signals when there's no state license to anchor verification.

Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) pulls all four sources into one sourced report under 90 seconds. The contractor is never notified.

Detailed Indiana general contractor rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/general-contractor/indiana.