Groundcheck/Rhode Island/Handyman License
Handyman verification · Rhode Island

Check handyman license in Rhode Island.

Verify any handyman in Rhode Island for free. Groundcheck pulls Rhode Island Contractors Registration Board license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.

Verify a Rhode Island handyman
RI Handyman licensing requirements

Rhode Island handyman licensing.

State license required

Rhode Island requires all contractors, including handymen, to register with the Contractors Registration Board.

Licensing boardRhode Island Contractors Registration Board
License classRegistered Contractor
Trigger thresholdCRB registration required for any contracting work
What we check

What we check for Rhode Island handymen.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the RI handyman licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Rhode Island
Held and checked: Federal tax liens, State tax liens & warrants, Building permits. Looked up live at the source: Licence status, Court filings & judgments, Entity standing (SOS). Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Performs minor repair, maintenance, and installation work across multiple trades, typically at sub-contractor-threshold project values-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 handymen in any Rhode Island city.

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

Don’t hire a handyman blind in Rhode Island.

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

Verify a Rhode Island handyman