Illinois Roofing Licensing Resources

Verification can be done through the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation website or call (217) 785-0800

Cases of identity theft should be reported to local law enforcement. All other complaints should be filed on the department of Professional Regulation website. Please contact the CRCA office for more information.

There are 2 types of roofing licenses

• Limited Roofing License: contractors are limited to residential roofing, consisting of 8 units or less.
• Unlimited Roofing License: contractors can roof on any roof type, including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial properties.

In addition to any local requirements, an Illinois roofing contractor’s license number and licensee’s name, as it appears on the license, should be on both the building permit application and building permit. An applicant’s government issued photo ID (i.e. driver’s license, state id, etc.) is also required.

If a building permit applicant knowingly, in the course of applying for a building permit, provides the roofing license number of a roofing contractor whom he or she does not intend to have perform the work on the roofing portion of the project, he/she is committing identity theft under the Illinois Criminal Code and could be punishable as a Class 4 Felony.

Illinois law requires any official authorized to issue building permits to ascertain that the applicant contractor is duly licensed, by the State of Illinois before issuing the permit.

No, this would be a violation of the Illinois Industry Licensing Act and the licensed contractor could be subject to fines up to $10,000 and revocation of their license.

Yes, but only if an out of state contractor first obtains an IL roofing license.

The building permit applicant should promptly notify the local building department of the roofing contractor for the project changes.

No, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act (IL HB 3034) prohibits a contractor from representing or offering to represent on behalf of the homeowner on any insurance claim in connection with the performance of such roofing work or interior home repair.

• Land based phone number
• Street address other than a PO Box
• Illinois roofing contractor’s license number and licensee’s name, as it appears on the license ( this includes any commercial vehicles used for the roofing contractor's business)

Roofing work can only be subcontracted to an Illinois Licensed Roofing Contractor, whose license information must appear on the roofing portion of the building permit application.

• Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act
• IL SB 3279 - Mandating Gov. Photo ID's when applying for building permits
• Acquiring a Roofing License