How can I tell if my roofer is licensed in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there is no statewide roofer license to verify. Kentucky does not license roofers at the state level. Louisville, Lexington, and other cities may require local registration — check the local jurisdiction. This means "is my roofer licensed" has a different answer here than in states like California or Florida, where every roofer must hold a state license.

What to verify instead: (1) Local jurisdiction. Many Kentucky cities and counties require roofers to register or hold a local contractor license. Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green typically have local building-department registration requirements. Check the city's building department website.

(2) Business entity status. Even without a trade-specific license, the roofer's business should be registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State (https://sosbes.sos.ky.gov/). The entity status should be active or in good standing — not dissolved, withdrawn, or administratively revoked.

(3) Public-record history. Court judgments, mechanics' liens, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints are the strongest trust signals when there's no state license to anchor verification. A roofer with multiple recent judgments or an unresolved lien is a hard stop.

Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) pulls all three categories in under 90 seconds. For trades without statewide licensing like roofers in Kentucky, the public-record verdict is the trust verdict. The contractor is never notified.

Detailed Kentucky roofer rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/roofer/kentucky.