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minnesota north star : home Page 1 of2 .. ~._. "MINNESOTA f . b\:!'UT:!oIitHl'fW lL ~COMMERCE: Energy Info Center I News Releases I Contact Us I Advanced Search I Search Topics I ',~! All NorthStar I '=.' Commerce Site Only Consumer Businesses Licenses, Unclaimed Heating Weights & Minnesota Info and We Regulate Registration, Property Assistance Measures Relay Petrofund Services Certification Commerce V (', , . 't I'll; rll~111 Licenses, Registration, Certification All about licensing, continuing education, enforcement actions, and filing instructions for new and experienced licensees. License Lookup Other Licensee Lists File a Complaint Enforcement Actions Insurance Real Estate Residential Contractor . Building Contractor . Remodeler . Roofer . Manufactured Home Installer . Certificate of Exemption Mortgage Originators & Servicers Debt Collection Other Financial Services Securities Franchises Notary Public Cosmetology Athlete Agent License Education Telecommunications Banks, Credit Unions, Trusts -."""""". . ""''"-.... ,~., Residential Contractor Who Needs a License If you have questions about whether a license is required, please contact the Commerce Department at 651-296-2488 to discuss your activities and what typt license may be required. Unlicensed activity may result in administrative action. All residential building contractors and residential remodelers who contract wit owner to construct or improve dwellings for habitation by one to four families Qncluding detached garages) and perform two or more special skills must be licensed unless exempt under one of the provisions noted below. The licensing requirement also applies to any person acting as a "spec" homebuilder. The anI' difference between a residential building contractor and residential remodeJer is a residential building contractor can build new homes and work on existing structures, whereas a remodeler can only work on existing structures. The following are exempt from the contractor/remodeler licensing requirements . Employees of a licensed contractor or remodeler; . Material suppliers who do not install or attach the items; . Owners doing work on their own property (unless they are engaged in bu on speculation); . Architects or engineers doing work within the scope of their practice; . Persons whose annual gross receipts from their residential contracting 01 remodeling activities are Jess than $15,000. Gross receipts are defined the total amount derived from residential contracting or remodeling activit regardless of where the activities are performed, and must not be reduce cost of goods sold, expenses, losses, or any other amount; Note: Any person claiming the "gross receipts" exemption must obtain a Certificate of Exemptic the Department of Commerce by filing an application which requires an affidavit stating that the applicant does not expect to exceed $15,000 in gross annual receipts during the calendar year fe which the exemption is requested. The Certificate of Exemption must be renewed annually. If the person's gross receipts exceed $15,000 at any time during an annual exemption period, the Cert of Exemption must be immediately surrendered and application for a license must be filed. . School districts and technical colleges; . Plumbers, electricians and mechanical contractors; . Specialty contractors who provide only one "special skill" (except residenti~ roofers) . . Any person who only engages in activities found within one of the eight categories listed below is not required to be licensed (except residential roofers). http://www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-53 68813 52& sub channel =-53... 5/21/2003