New Jersey requires a state-level general contractor licence. GroundCheck checks it against the New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor register — a residential register; contractors doing only commercial work are not required to register — a deterministic lane, but a residential-only register, so a commercial-only general contractor is not required to appear in it even when properly registered elsewhere. Alongside licence status, GroundCheck attempts a Secretary of State business-filing check and a federal court-judgment search for every business you search — coverage of those varies by state and is disclosed, as-of a specific date, on the report itself.
Enter a business name to run a free GroundCheck. We check licence status, business-filing standing, and federal court records, each labeled with the evidence tier that produced it.
GroundCheck’s coverage in New Jersey: Ingested licence roster. Grade: B. As of September 6, 2026.
What we actually hold: the New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor register — a residential register; contractors doing only commercial work are not required to register.