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Santa Rosa County Development Services, Contractor Licensing

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Santa Rosa County Development Services, Contractor Licensing issues 2 permits we publish for Santa Rosa County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Local Contractor Competency Card (Registered Contractors)only if it applies to youSanta Rosa County Development Services, Contractor LicensingPer Resolution No. 2025-29 (adopted September 11, 2025), Competency Card Renewals: Active Card $200.00 biennial; Inactive Card $100.00; Exam Sponsorship Fee $50.00 (per test, per the county's Testing to Become A Contractor page); Change of Status $25.00; Duplicate Competency Card $25.00; Letter of Reciprocity $25.00; Letter of Authorization $10.00. The Local Competency Card Renewals page adds a 2.5% processing fee on card payments. Testing agency fees are charged separately by the testing agency.biennial; competency cards expire on October 1 of every odd year, per the county's Local Competency Card Renewals page2026-10-27
Registration of State-Certified Contractors with Santa Rosa Countyonly if it applies to youSanta Rosa County Development Services, Contractor LicensingA registration fee is not published on the county's Documents Required for Registration sheet or its Contractor Licensing and Local Competency Card Renewals pages; contact Development Services at 850-981-7000 for any charge that applies.ongoing while the state license, business tax receipt and insurance certificates remain current2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Local Contractor Competency Card (Registered Contractors)

Santa Rosa County sponsors individuals who want to become locally licensed (registered) construction contractors; the county's Testing to Become A Contractor page states that this license is recognized in Santa Rosa County for permitting and construction, and that without a sponsor a candidate cannot test or apply to the state for this type of licensure. Candidates pass two examinations through the testing agency ProV, one for the trade and one called Business and Law, each with a minimum score of 75 percent; sponsorship costs $50.00 per test. After passing, candidates are vetted by DBPR's Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board (electrical trades) or Construction Industry Licensing Board (other trades), and the county issues the competency card. The Local Competency Card Renewals page states that active and inactive card holders renew biennially, that cards expire on October 1 of every odd year, and that renewal costs $200.00 active or $100.00 inactive, with inactive status available for three consecutive renewal periods (six years). Renewal requires a copy of the current DBPR registration, a Florida business tax receipt for Florida-based companies, liability insurance and a workers' compensation certificate or state exemption. The page states that DBPR issues the Registered Contractor's License only if the contractor carries a current local competency card. Contractor Licensing: 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Suite 202, Milton (850-981-7000).

Registration of State-Certified Contractors with Santa Rosa County

The county's Local Competency Card Renewals page states: "State Certified Contractors are not issued a Competency Card but are required to register their license in Santa Rosa County to contract work." Registration is filed online through the MyGovernmentOnline (MGO) customer portal under Santa Rosa County, Contractor Registrations, Contractor License Registration, and the county's Documents Required for Registration sheet states that applications are typically processed within two business days. A state-certified contractor uploads the state DBPR license certificate (or other licensing agency certificate for fire or gas), a valid driver's license or government-issued ID, a business tax receipt or occupational license (Florida-based companies only), a certificate of general liability insurance naming Santa Rosa County, 6051 Old Bagdad Hwy. Suite 202, Milton, FL 32583 as certificate holder with limits of $300,000 per occurrence and $600,000 general aggregate, products included, and a workers' compensation certificate naming the county (showing Florida workers are covered for an out-of-state insured) or a State of Florida exemption. MGO help desk: 866-957-3764; Development Services: 850-981-7000.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Santa Rosa County
Phone
850-981-7000

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Contractor LicensingSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Documents Required for RegistrationSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Local Competency Card RenewalsSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. Resolution No. 2025-29 — A Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution 2025-09; Establishing a Schedule of Fees Associated with Ordinance No. 2023-15 (Land Development Code) and Ordinance No. 2021-11 (Buildings and Building Regulation)Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  5. Testing Process OverviewSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  6. Testing to Become A ContractorSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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