Mississippi — statewide
Mississippi State Board of Contractors
In short
Mississippi State Board of Contractors issues 2 permits we publish for Mississippi — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Builder or Remodeler Licenseonly if it applies to you | Mississippi State Board of Contractors | $50 to apply; renewal is $100 | annual — expires on the last day of the twelfth month after issuance or renewal | 2026-09-04 |
| Commercial Certificate of Responsibilityonly if it applies to you | Mississippi State Board of Contractors | $800 for a first classification in the first year — a $400 application plus a $200 special privilege tax and a $200 construction education fund fee | annual — every certificate expires one year from the date of issuance | 2026-09-04 |
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
Residential Builder or Remodeler License
Two different thresholds sit under one license type. A residential builder needs this license once new construction of a building up to three floors, for use as someone else's residence, exceeds $50,000. A remodeler needs it at a much lower bar — improvements to an existing residence exceeding just $10,000. Both pay the same fee, $50 to apply and $100 to renew, considerably cheaper than the commercial track above. A renewal filed within a hundred and eighty days of expiry is still possible, but carries a ten per cent penalty added to the fee rather than a flat late charge.
Commercial Certificate of Responsibility
This license is required once a commercial project — public or private — reaches $50,000 in value, and its advertised $400 application fee is only part of the real cost. Two further statutory charges ride along with every application and every renewal: a $200 special privilege license tax and a $200 construction education fund contribution, bringing the genuine first-year total to $800 for a single classification. Renewal is $400 again, plus the same two add-ons, with a $50 penalty for renewing late. An additional classification beyond the first costs a further $100. Electrical and mechanical work are not licensed by separate state trade boards here — they exist as classifications inside this same commercial license, required only once a project crosses the $50,000 threshold; below that, or for individual journeyman and master-level credentials, licensing is a local matter.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi — statewide
- Phone
- (601) 354-6161
- Website
- www.msboc.us
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.
- Mississippi Code section 73-59-1 and following — residential builder and remodeler licensing thresholds and feesMississippi State Board of Contractors · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Mississippi Code sections 31-3-1, 31-3-13, 31-3-14 and 31-3-17 — commercial contractor licensing, the $50,000 threshold and its feesMississippi State Board of Contractors · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Mississippi statewide offices
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services and Regulation Division
- Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Food Protection
- Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Mississippi Department of Revenue
- Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission
- Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
- Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of Child Care Licensure
Mississippi jurisdictions
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