What does a Alabama handyman license lookup show?

Alabama does not have a statewide handyman license lookup because the state doesn't license handymen at the state level. Alabama does not license handymen at the state level. Projects over $50,000 (commercial) or $10,000 (residential) trigger General Contractor / Home Builder licensing; smaller handyman work is unregulated at the state level.

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

Source 1 — Local jurisdiction. Cities like Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery often have local building-department registration. Check the city's website.

Source 2 — Secretary of State. Alabama Secretary of State (https://arc-sos.state.al.us/) shows whether the handyman'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 Alabama county. A handyman 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 Alabama handyman rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/handyman/alabama.