How to look up a license in Florida

Official license searches in Florida

7 official searches from 10 boards cover the Florida licenses on this site (some boards share one state search). 9 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Florida Board of Cosmetology: the 2 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist and Cosmetology Salon.
• Executive Office of the Governor: the Notary Public.
• Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: the Online Notary Public (Remote Online Notary).
• Board of Nursing: the 2 credentials it issues for registered nurses, including Registered Nurse (RN) single-state license and Registered Nurse (RN) license with multistate (Nurse Licensure Compact) qualification.
• Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services: the 6 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including 2-15 Resident Health & Life (Including Annuities & Variable Contracts) Agent License, 2-14 Resident Life (Including Annuities & Variable Contracts) Agent License, 2-20 Resident General Lines (Property, Casualty, Surety, Marine, Health and Miscellaneous Lines), 2-40 Resident Health Agent License, 20-44 Resident Personal Lines and 4-40 Resident Customer Representative.
• Construction Industry Licensing Board: the 2 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Certified Plumbing Contractor and Registered Plumbing Contractor.
• Board of Nursing: the Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board: the 4 credentials it issues for electricians, including Certified Electrical Contractor (EC), Certified Specialty Electrical Contractor (ES), Registered Electrical Contractor (ER) and Registered Specialty Electrical Contractor (ET).
• Division of Licensing: the 4 credentials it issues for security guards, including Security Officer (Class "D"), Statewide Firearm License (Class "G"), Manager of a Security Agency (Class "MB") and Security Agency (Main Office) (Class "B").
• Board of Massage Therapy: the 2 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Licensed Massage Establishment.
• Florida Real Estate Commission: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Sales Associate, Broker Associate and Broker.

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, plumbers, nursing assistants, electricians, security guards, massage therapists, real estate agents.