The Problem
GCs run on schedules and insurance. Both break when a sub's license isn't what it looks like:
- You sign a sub on Tuesday and find out Friday their license expired in March
- A sub with a revoked license shows up as 'not found' in standard lookup tools — you never see the regulatory history
- Specialty trade verification requires opening 6 different state and city portals
- An expired or suspended sub on a job can void your insurance and stop the schedule
- Out-of-state jobs add new boards to learn — CA, TX, FL, NYC each have their own rules
What You Can Do
One Lookup, Every Board
Type a license number or business name. We hit CA CSLB, TX TDLR, FL DBPR, NY DOS, NYC DOB, and NYC DCWP and surface the canonical record. No tab switching, no portal logins.
The Strongest Warning Sign: A Revoked License
The most damaging sub you can sign is one whose license USED to exist and got revoked. Standard background checks and license tools return 'not found' and you never see the regulatory record. We flag it: result_type='discipline_only' with the full reason on file. Treat it as the loudest possible warning before signing.
Pre-Onboarding Verification
Run every prospective sub through a license check before signing the contract. Confirm status, specialty, license type, and expiration in seconds — and save the verification record. If a sub claims a current license but the lookup returns a discipline-only revocation, you have grounds to walk away with a paper trail.
Catch Lapsed Licenses Early
Re-run your active sub roster monthly to catch expirations before they become a job-site problem. The dashboard flags upcoming expirations 30/60/90 days out.
Multi-State Jobs Without Surprises
Running a job in TX with a CA sub coming in for specialty work? Verify the right specialty license in the right state without becoming a multi-state licensing expert overnight. On NYC DOB jobs, license-number collisions across trades are real — we return one row per trade so you don't accidentally vet a Master Plumber when you needed an Electrician.
Sample Insight
License #34928 — Active, expires 2026-11-30
Master Electrician · bond on file · 0 disciplinary actions in the trailing 5 years.
Verified live against TDLR's license search overnight. The next renewal window is 7 months out — safe to onboard for the current job phase.
Illustrative only — your dashboard renders live results against the source board.
Recommended Plan
The General Contractor plan is dashboard-only — built for the team that runs ad-hoc lookups, not programmatic queries.
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