How to look up a license in Missouri

Official license searches in Missouri

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

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners: the 2 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Class CA - hairdressing and manicuring (cosmetologist operator license) and Cosmetology instructor license.
• Missouri Secretary of State: the 2 credentials it issues for notaries, including Notary Public and Electronic Notary (registration to perform electronic and remote online notarial acts).
• MO Board of Nursing: the Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance: the 2 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Nonresident producer license and Resident insurance producer license.
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: the 3 credentials it issues for nursing assistants, including Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Certified Medication Technician (CMT) and Level I Medication Aide (LIMA).
• Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors: the Statewide Electrical Contractor License.
• Board of Therapeutic Massage: the 4 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Provisional License (massage therapist), Student License and Massage Therapy Business License.
• Real Estate Commission: the 2 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Salesperson and Broker (broker-type licenses: Individual Broker, Broker-Salesperson, Broker-Officer, Broker-Partner, Broker-Associate, PC Broker-Salesperson, Inactive Broker).

Occupations without a state search here

• Plumbers: Missouri issues no state license, so there is no state search. The page lists what Kansas City, St. Louis County and Independence 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, nursing assistants, electricians, massage therapists, real estate agents.