Arizona · Checked October 22, 2026
State license. Arizona roofers must be licensed by the Registrar of Contractors (ROC) in the roofing classification for their market: R-42 (residential), C-42 (commercial) or CR-42 (dual). A license is required whenever labor and materials exceed $1,000 or a building permit is required, and the business must have a qualifying party who passes the trade and statutes-and-rules exams.
| Item | Arizona |
|---|---|
| Regime | State license (ROC) — R-42 residential / C-42 commercial / CR-42 dual Roofing |
| Exam | Arizona Statutes and Rules Training Course and Exam (SRE) plus the roofing trade exam (PSI) — pass mark 70%. SRE fee $61 paid to GMetrix and trade exam fee $66 paid to PSI, per the ROC fee page. Exam waivers exist in limited cases. |
| Experience | The qualifying party must have at least four years of practical or management trade experience in roofing, at least two of those years within the last ten years. |
| Application fee | Specialty Residential $80; Specialty Commercial $100; Specialty Dual $100 |
| License / registration fee | Specialty Residential $270; Specialty Commercial $480; Specialty Dual $380 — plus a $370 Residential Recovery Fund assessment on residential and dual licenses |
| Total state cost | New license totals published by the ROC: R-42 $720, C-42 $580, CR-42 $850 (two-year license), plus exam fees of $61 (SRE) and $66 (trade). — All figures are from the ROC License and Renewal Fees page. |
| Bond | License bond under A.R.S. §32-1152 scaled to classification and contemplated gross volume: residential specialty $4,250 (volume under $375,000) or $7,500 ($375,000 or more); commercial specialty $2,500 to $50,000 across six volume tiers. Residential and dual licensees must also pay the Recovery Fund assessment or post a separate $200,000 bond/cash deposit instead. |
| Insurance minimums | No state-set general liability minimum for ROC licensure. Workers' compensation insurance is required for applicants with employees (certificate filed with the application). |
| Who qualifies | Every license needs a qualifying party: a regularly employed person (or owner) with the required roofing experience who passes the SRE and trade exams. The license is issued to the business, not to the qualifying party, and all persons listed on the license are responsible for its contracting activities. |
| Timeline | After the qualifying party passes both exams and background checks clear, the ROC reviews the application in a matter of weeks; incomplete packets draw a deficiency notice and restart the clock. |
| Renewal | Every two years. ROC renewal totals: Specialty Residential $540, Specialty Commercial $480, Specialty Dual $650 (license fee plus Recovery Fund assessment where applicable). The license bond is continuous and the license suspends if the bond is cancelled without a replacement on file. |
| Credential | Scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| R-42 Roofing (Specialty Residential) | residential | ROC new-license total $720 including the $370 Recovery Fund assessment. |
| C-42 Roofing (Specialty Commercial) | commercial | ROC new-license total $580, no Recovery Fund assessment. |
| CR-42 Roofing (Specialty Dual) | both | ROC new-license total $850 including the $370 Recovery Fund assessment. General dual classifications are the KA/KB family; roofing dual is CR-42. |
License trigger: $1,000 — Aggregate contract price including labor, materials and all other items on one undertaking or project (A.R.S. §32-1121 handyman exemption, as published by the ROC).. License required if labor and materials exceed $1,000 OR a permit is required at any price. The exemption is for casual/minor work only, cannot be created by splitting a larger operation, and does not apply to work that is part of a larger project. A 2023 bill (SB 1715) proposed raising the exemption (to $2,500, later amended to $2,000 with indexing) but the ROC's current license-classifications page still publishes $1,000 — the figure this dataset uses.
The ROC definition of contractor expressly includes subcontractors; a roofing subcontractor must hold its own ROC license in the right classification before bidding or performing work over the threshold.
State license governs; local business licenses and building permits still apply.
Paying, waiving or advertising a deductible waiver is an offense. Citation: A.R.S. §32-1158.02(J). For insured residential repair or replacement, the contractor may not advertise to pay, issue payment for, or promise to pay any deductible payable on the policy, or issue any rebate deductible, directly or indirectly. The contractor also may not begin the repair or replacement until the insurer approves or denies the claim, except work necessary to prevent further loss, and may not act as the insured's adjuster or negotiate the claim settlement (limited uncompensated communication with the insurer is allowed with the owner's permission).
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