Vermont · Checked October 22, 2026
Registration only. Vermont has no contractor or roofing license and no exam or experience test. Since April 1, 2023, anyone contracting with a homeowner for residential construction — expressly including roofing — over $10,000 including labor and materials must first register with the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation, carry $1M/$2M liability insurance, and use a written contract.
| Item | Vermont |
|---|---|
| Regime | No contractor license — OPR residential contractor registration over $10,000 |
| Exam | None. Registration is a fraud/consumer-protection registry; OPR states it does not assess work quality. |
| Experience | No state experience requirement published |
| Application fee | $75 individual / $250 business (per OPR instruction summaries via ServiceTitan; confirm in OPR portal — fee table not captured from a primary fee page in this pass) |
| License / registration fee | Same as application |
| Total state cost | $75 or $250 state fee, plus required insurance cost — Marked partial on fees pending direct OPR fee-table capture. |
| Bond | No state bond minimum published |
| Insurance minimums | General liability at least $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate — certificate must be uploaded with application (OPR application instructions, Feb 2026). A secondary roadmap citing $300,000 per occurrence is outdated/wrong against OPR instructions. |
| Who qualifies | The applicant / business owner |
| Timeline | OPR application instructions: allow 3-5 business days for processing |
| Renewal | Every 2 years; renewal requires current proof of insurance (secondary roadmap; OPR cycle) |
| Credential | Scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Contractor Registration — Individual | residential | For individuals/sole operators; fee $75 per secondary/official instruction summaries. |
| Residential Contractor Registration — Business | residential | For business entities; fee $250 per summaries. Covers buildings with 4 or fewer dwelling units. |
License trigger: $10,000 — 26 V.S.A. Sec. 5501(a): register prior to contracting for more than $10,000 including labor and materials (statute says 'more than $10,000'; OPR homeowner guidance phrases it as $10,000 or more). Commercial work and residential jobs at/below the threshold have no state registration. Roofing is expressly listed in the statutory definition of residential construction.
Vermont towns handle building permits/inspections locally (e.g. Burlington, Montpelier); towns generally do not issue separate contractor licenses. State registration is the credential layer.
No specific deductible-waiver statute found. No Vermont statute specifically banning deductible payment/waiver/advertising by roofers was found.
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