Is your contractor actually licensed, bonded, and insured?
You have a bid in hand. Before you sign it, check the contractor against the state’s own record — including the one thing the review sites won’t show you: whether their workers’ comp has already lapsed.
243,628 California licenses · state records as of September 10, 2026
What we show that placement sites can’t
Angi, Thumbtack, Yelp and HomeAdvisor earn their money placing contractors, so a listing that says “this contractor’s coverage expired in March” is something they structurally cannot publish. We don’t place anyone. So every page here leads with exactly that.
- License status
- With the suspension reason in plain English, not a code.
- Contractor bond
- Surety, amount, and whether it’s been cancelled.
- Workers’ comp dates
- Policy dates, so you can see coverage that already lapsed even when the license still reads clear.
- License age
- The ADU boom pulled in a flood of brand-new licenses. Know if yours is one.
Does their license actually cover your job?
A “Residential Remodeling” license cannot build an ADU. A plumber cannot take the contract for your whole kitchen. A general contractor can only re-roof your house by hiring a roofer. The state writes these rules in classification codes; we translate them into the job you’re actually hiring for.
Browse by city and trade
- General Building Contractor in Los Angeles3,339 clear · 269 not clear
- General Building Contractor in San Diego2,629 clear · 180 not clear
- General Building Contractor in San Francisco2,238 clear · 135 not clear
- General Building Contractor in San Jose2,137 clear · 168 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Sacramento1,520 clear · 126 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Bakersfield937 clear · 76 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Riverside912 clear · 63 not clear
- Electrical Contractor in Los Angeles894 clear · 70 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Fresno886 clear · 49 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Santa Rosa822 clear · 63 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Oakland792 clear · 62 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Anaheim785 clear · 42 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Irvine774 clear · 54 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Woodland Hills667 clear · 56 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Long Beach644 clear · 53 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Huntington Beach644 clear · 45 not clear
- Plumbing Contractor in Los Angeles633 clear · 46 not clear
- General Building Contractor in Escondido604 clear · 38 not clear
Or start from any license classification.
Why this matters for an ADU
If a worker is hurt on your property and your contractor’s workers’ comp has lapsed, the claim can land on you. An unbonded or suspended contractor is legally barred from working — and some keep bidding anyway. The check takes ten seconds and it’s free.