How to look up a license in Arkansas

Official license searches in Arkansas

9 official searches from 8 boards cover the Arkansas licenses on this site. 5 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Arkansas Department of Health: the 2 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist and Instructor.
• Arkansas Secretary of State: the 2 credentials it issues for notaries, including Notary Public and Electronic Notary Public (eNotary).
• Nursing, Arkansas State Board: the 2 credentials it issues for registered nurses, including Registered Nurse (RN) - single-state license and Registered Nurse (RN) - multistate license (Nurse Licensure Compact).
• Arkansas Insurance Department: the 3 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Insurance producer (resident), Insurance producer (nonresident) and Agency (business entity producer license).
• Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance: the Certified Nursing Assistant (listed on the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry).
• Board of Electrical Examiners: the 8 credentials it issues for electricians, including Journeyman Electrician, Electrical Apprentice (certificate of registration), Industrial Maintenance Electrician, Residential Journeyman Electrician, Specialist Sign Electrician and Master Electrician and others.
• Arkansas Department of Health: the 3 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Massage Therapist (LMT), Massage Therapy Instructor (MTI) and Master Massage Therapist (MMT).
• Arkansas Real Estate Commission: the 2 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Real Estate Salesperson and Real Estate Broker.
• Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board: the 12 credentials it issues for general contractors, including Residential Builders, Home Improvement Specialty (Limited), Home Improvement Specialty (Unlimited), Residential Remodeler (Limited), Residential Remodeler (Unlimited) and Building (commercial contractor classification) and others.

Occupations without a state search here

• Plumbers: the Arkansas Department of Health, Plumbing & Natural Gas Section pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.
• Security guards: the Division of Arkansas State Police, Department of Public Safety pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, notaries, registered nurses, insurance agents, nursing assistants, electricians, massage therapists, real estate agents, general contractors.