Groundcheck/Tennessee/General Contractor License
General Contractor verification · Tennessee

Check general contractor license in Tennessee.

Verify any general contractor in Tennessee for free. Groundcheck pulls Tennessee Board for Licensing 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 Tennessee general contractor
TN General Contractor licensing requirements

Tennessee general contractor licensing.

State license required

Tennessee requires a Contractor License with a Building (BC) or Residential (BC-A) classification for projects over $25,000.

Licensing boardTennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
License classBC Building / BC-A Residential / Commercial Contractor
Trigger thresholdRequired for projects over $25,000
What we check

What we check for Tennessee general contractors.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the TN general contractor licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Tennessee
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, Mechanic's liens, Federal tax 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 Tennessee city.

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

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

Verify a Tennessee general contractor