Florida contractor license numbers on your website: a plain-English guide
Florida requires state-certified and state-registered contractors to include their license number in advertising. Here's what that means for your website and Google profile, in plain English.
Not legal advice. This is general information for remodelers, not legal advice, and Blueprint Miami Sites is not a law firm. Requirements depend on your license type and situation. Check the current statute and board rules, or ask the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) or an attorney. We are not affiliated with the DBPR or the State of Florida.
What the law says
Section 489.119(5)(b) of the Florida Statutes says the registration or certification number of each contractor shall appear in each offer of services, business proposal, bid, contract, or advertisement, regardless of medium, as defined by board rule. This applies to contractors certified or registered by the state's Construction Industry Licensing Board under Part I of Chapter 489.
The board's rule, Florida Administrative Code 61G4-12.011(3), says the terms "advertise" and "advertises" apply to, among other things, business cards, contracts, construction site signs, signs on vehicles, and "any electronic media including Internet sites." It excludes promotional novelties like pens, hats, and shirts, and certain short free phone-directory listings.
Under section 489.119(5)(e), the board issues a notice of noncompliance for a first offense, and may fine or cite a contractor who doesn't correct it within 30 days or for any later offense.
Separately, section 489.119(5)(f) lets local governments fine people who are not state-certified or registered if they claim to be licensed without holding a valid local license for the work, or claim to be insured when the work isn't covered by general liability or workers' compensation insurance. So only advertise the licenses and insurance you actually have.
What this means for your website, in practice
- Show your license number where people will see it, such as the footer of every page and the contact page.
- Use the exact number as it appears on your DBPR license record.
- Add it to your Google Business Profile and any online listings you control, where the platform's fields allow it.
- Only claim to be insured if your coverage actually applies to the work you advertise.
Check your own license
You can look up your license and confirm the number with the DBPR's public license search at myfloridalicense.com. Electrical contractors are covered by a different part of Chapter 489, and local governments may have their own display rules for locally issued licenses, so check with the issuing office too.
How we handle it
Every site we build includes your license number in the footer and on the contact page, with your license and insurance details based on the information you give us, and we add the number to your Google Business Profile during setup. You confirm these details before launch. See pricing or get a free mockup.
Sources: Section 489.119, Florida Statutes; Rule 61G4-12.011, Florida Administrative Code. Last reviewed October 2026.