How to look up a license in Maine

Official license searches in Maine

9 official searches from 8 boards cover the Maine 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:

• Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation: the 3 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist, Trainee Cosmetologist and Instructor - Cosmetologist.
• Maine Secretary of State: the 2 credentials it issues for notaries, including Notary Public and Approval to perform electronic and/or remote online notarizations.
• Maine State Board of Nursing: the 2 credentials it issues for registered nurses, including Registered Professional Nurse (RN) single-state (Maine only) license and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) multistate license (Nurse Licensure Compact).
• Maine Bureau of Insurance: the 2 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Insurance Producer and Apprentice Insurance Producer.
• Plumbers' Examining Board: the 4 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Journeyman Plumber, Trainee Plumber, Journeyman-in-Training and Master Plumber.
• DHHS Division of Licensing and Certification: the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), listed on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers.
• Maine State Board of Nursing: the Certified Nursing Assistant-Medications (CNA-M).
• Maine State Police: the Contract Security Company License.
• Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation: the Massage Therapist.
• Maine Real Estate Commission: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Real Estate Sales Agent, Associate Broker and Real Estate Broker/Designated Broker.

Occupations without a state search here

• Electricians: the Electricians' Examining Board pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.
• General contractors: Maine issues no state license, so there is no state search. The page lists what Bangor and South Portland require; check with that city or county.

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, security guards, massage therapists, real estate agents.