Groundcheck/West Virginia/Painter License
Painter verification · West Virginia

Check painter license in West Virginia.

Verify any painter in West Virginia for free. Groundcheck pulls West Virginia Division of Labor — Contractor Licensing license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.

Verify a West Virginia painter
WV Painter licensing requirements

West Virginia painter licensing.

State license required

West Virginia requires a Specialty Contractor license with a Painting classification for projects over $2,500.

Licensing boardWest Virginia Division of Labor — Contractor Licensing
License classSpecialty Contractor — Painting
Trigger thresholdRequired for projects over $2,500
What we check

What we check for West Virginia painters.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the WV painter licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for West Virginia
Held and checked: Mechanic's liens, Federal tax liens, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Workers' comp coverage. 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 interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, drywall repair, and protective coating work on residential and commercial buildings-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 painters in any West Virginia city.

Search a painter or contractor entity anywhere in West Virginia; 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 West Virginia painter