What contractorsboard.org/ Is — and Is Not
Plain-English statement of what this site is, what it is not, what we can and cannot do, our position on your consumer rights, and the limits of our liability. Read this alongside our Terms of Use.
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1. We are an editorial directory. Not a state licensing board, not NASCLA, not OSHA, not the FTC.
2. We do not license, verify, or endorse contractors. Only your state board’s official tool shows license status.
3. We do not handle complaints or hold bonds. File with your state board.
4. Verify with the board before you hire. License status changes — sometimes daily.
5. Your consumer rights are unaffected. Your state UDAP rights apply to your contract with the contractor, not with us.
6. Our content is general information. The board’s official record is authoritative.
7. Statutory liability is preserved. Nothing limits liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
What is on this page
1. Nature of the Site
contractorsboard.org/ is an independent editorial publisher of a U.S. contractor-licensing-board directory. We are NOT:
- any state contractor licensing board (CSLB, Nevada State Contractors Board, Arizona Registrar of Contractors, Florida CILB/DBPR, Oregon CCB, Washington L&I, or any other)
- the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA)
- the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or any federal agency
- the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or any state Attorney General
- a contractor, builder, surety company, or insurer
- a contractor-vetting, lead-generation, or referral service
- an attorney, law firm, or provider of legal services
- an authorized representative or agent of any board, agency, or contractor
2. Not a Licensing Board — Not a Substitute for One
For anything specific to a license, a bond, a complaint, or a disciplinary record, the route is your state contractor licensing board — not contractorsboard.org/.
We describe boards and explain processes. We do not act as a board. We cannot issue, renew, suspend, or look up a license in any official capacity; the only authoritative license status is the one on the board’s own official lookup tool. We cannot accept, investigate, or resolve a complaint, and we do not hold bonds or pay recovery-fund claims.
A listing on our site is informational only. Before you sign a contract or pay a deposit, confirm the contractor’s license is active on your state board’s official tool, and verify the bond and insurance.
3. Your Consumer-Rights Position — State UDAP & Federal Routes
When you hire a contractor, your contract is with that contractor. Your state's Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices (UDAP) statute and federal consumer-protection law (FTC Act Section 5), plus the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule (a 3-day right to cancel certain home-solicitation sales), protect you against deceptive or unfair practices. contractorsboard.org/ is not party to that contract. For a contractor dispute, contact your state licensing board first; you may also contact your state Attorney General, the Better Business Bureau at bbb.org, and the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Some states also operate a contractor recovery or guaranty fund that can compensate consumers harmed by a licensed contractor.
4. Not Legal, Financial, or Insurance Advice
Nothing on this site is legal, financial, insurance, tax, or other professional advice. For specific advice — for example, on a construction contract, a mechanics lien, or a dispute — consult an appropriately licensed U.S. professional in your state.
5. Public Information and Limits on Its Use
Contractor-licensing-board details — board name, address, phone, license-lookup URL — are public information published by the boards themselves. That public status does not eliminate all restrictions on use of our editorial content:
- Copyright (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) applies to our original editorial work
- Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. §1051 et seq.) applies to use of board and agency names
- State UDAP statutes and FTC Act Section 5 apply to commercial practices
Public ≠ unrestricted.
6. Accuracy and the Verification Caveat
We work to a strict human-verification standard — every board URL clicked, every phone dial-tested quarterly, every license-lookup link tested. We are nevertheless an editorial publisher, not a board. License status and board processes change frequently — a license active today may be suspended tomorrow; boards move their lookup tools and change phone numbers.
If a detail on our site and the board’s own official page disagree, the board’s page is authoritative. Tell us — we re-verify and update.
7. Third-Party Content and Links
The site links extensively to state contractor licensing boards, NASCLA, OSHA, the FTC, state Attorneys General, and other third-party sites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, availability, accuracy, or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement.
8. U.S. Framework Reminder
U.S. contractor licensing is administered by state boards, each with its own rules, classifications, bonding and insurance requirements, complaint processes, and (in some states) recovery funds. NASCLA coordinates among boards; OSHA enforces job-site safety; the FTC and state Attorneys General enforce consumer protection. We cite specific frameworks when we describe procedures, but we are not a source of authoritative interpretation — the relevant board or agency is.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE U.S. LAW, we are not liable for any indirect, consequential, special, or incidental loss arising from your use of the site or your reliance on any content — specifically including but not limited to any loss arising from hiring a contractor, any work performed or not performed, any dispute with a contractor, or any reliance on a license status that had changed. Aggregate liability to any user is capped at one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).
Nothing in this Disclaimer or our Terms of Use limits any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable U.S. law — including liability for personal injury caused by gross negligence, fraud, or anything else state law preserves. Your statutory consumer-protection rights under your state’s UDAP statute are unaffected.
10. Contact
For corrections, takedowns, privacy-rights requests, or general inquiries: info@contractorsboard.org
Questions or Corrections?
Email us with a clear subject line. We respond to corrections within 7 business days, with a 48-hour priority path for broken license-lookup links and out-of-date board phone numbers.
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