Check general contractor license in South Carolina.
Verify any general contractor in South Carolina for free. Groundcheck pulls South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.
South Carolina requires a Contractors Licensing Board general contractor license for projects over $5,000 (commercial) and Residential Builders Commission registration for residential work over $5,000.
What we check for South Carolina general contractors.
State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the SC general contractor licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for South Carolina
Held and checked: Mechanic's liens, State tax liens & warrants, Building permits. Looked up live at the source: Court filings & judgments. 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 South Carolina city.
Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in South Carolina; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: