How to look up a license in Idaho

Official license searches in Idaho

4 official searches from 8 boards cover the Idaho licenses on this site (some boards share one state search). 5 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board: the 3 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist, Apprentice Registration (cosmetology apprentice) and Cosmetology Instructor.
• Idaho Secretary of State: the 2 credentials it issues for notaries, including Notary Public and Electronic Notary / Remote Online Notary (Authorization for Electronic/Remote Online Notarization).
• Board of Nursing: the Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Idaho Department of Insurance: the 3 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Producer, Individual, Non-Resident Producer License and Business Entity.
• State Plumbing Board: the 6 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Plumbing Journeyman (certificate of competency), Apprentice Plumber (registration), Specialty Apprentice (registration), Specialty Journeyman (Appliance or Water Pump specialty), Plumbing Contractor (certificate of competency) and Specialty Contractor (plumbing specialty certificate of competency).
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA certificate).
• Idaho Electrical Board: the 9 credentials it issues for electricians, including Journeyman Electrician, Apprentice Electrician (registration), Limited Electrical Installer Trainee, Provisional Journeyman Electrician, Limited Electrical Installer and Residential Electrician and others.
• Real Estate Commission: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Salesperson, Associate Broker and Designated 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, real estate agents.