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Commercial Developer

Commercial Developer endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Commercial Developer
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for small or large commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Commercial General Contractor Level 1

Commercial General Contractor Level 1 endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $80,000; liability $2 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Commercial General Contractor Level 2

Commercial General Contractor Level 2 endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 1

Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 1 endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined eight years of qualifying experience. Bond $55,000; liability $1 million aggregate.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 2

Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 2 endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Small or large commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades. Key employees must have a combined four years of qualifying experience. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Qualifying Experience
Key employee experience under ORS 701.050 may include licensed construction work, apprenticeship, and qualifying degree substitutions, within the statutory limits.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Construction Flagging Contractor

Construction Flagging Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Construction Flagging Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Direct or control motor vehicle traffic to reduce conflict with construction activity on a public roadway; no other contractor activities. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Home Energy Performance Score Contractor

Home Energy Performance Score Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Home Energy Performance Score Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Assign home energy performance scores only; at least one owner or employee must be a certified home energy assessor. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Home Inspector Services Contractor

Home Inspector Services Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Home Inspector Services Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Home inspection business only; the statutory RMI must be a certified home inspector. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Home Services Contractor

Home Services Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Home Services Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Service, repair or replacement through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement only. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Residential Developer

Residential Developer endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Residential Developer
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Own or have an interest in property intended for residential or small commercial development and sale; arrange construction through licensed general contractors and perform no construction. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi Exemption
A business endorsed solely as a residential or commercial developer is exempt from the RMI requirement under ORS 701.091(2).
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Residential General Contractor

Residential General Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; unlimited unrelated trades. Bond $25,000; liability $500,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Residential Limited Contractor

Residential Limited Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures. Annual gross sales may not exceed $40,000; any contract or series of contracts at one site within a year may not exceed $5,000. Consent to Board inspection of tax records. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Residential Locksmith Services Contractor

Residential Locksmith Services Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Residential Locksmith Services Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Locksmith services for residential or small commercial structures only; an owner or employee must be a certified locksmith, and the statutory RMI must be certified. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Statutory Rmi Certification
ORS 701.081(5) or (6) requires a certified locksmith or home inspector as the responsible managing individual. The lower-ranked Board CCB License page lists these endorsements as not needing an RMI: "The following endorsements do not need an RMI: Residential Developer, Residential Locksmith Services Contractor, Home Inspector Services Contractor, Home Services Contractor, Home Energy Performance Score Contractor, or Residential Restoration Contractor applicant." The statutory certified-person requirement controls.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Residential Restoration Contractor

Residential Restoration Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance — Residential Restoration Contractor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal with active duty military fee relief
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion before expiry
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Inactive to active conversion at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely active licence renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Statutory Exemption Conflict
The ordinary restricted-endorsement test exemption is also stated in the statute. Both source provisions are retained: the explicit restoration training-and-testing requirement supplies the exam leaf, and the normal exemption remains this condition under the contract rule for same-rank sources.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Restoration services as defined by ORS 701.540 for residential and small commercial structures only; no other contractor activities. Bond $15,000; liability $100,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Test Exemption
The cited statute excludes this restricted endorsement from the construction business-practices-and-law test; any individual occupational certification remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Residential Specialty Contractor

Residential Specialty Contractor endorsement of the Oregon construction contractor licence. Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.

Licensing authority: Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Application information

Renewal and conversion to inactive status after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
The licence must have expired no more than two years earlier; submit the inactive renewal request, fee and any required discipline compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status at renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status at renewal, pay the renewal fee and satisfy outstanding discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion to inactive status before renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Request inactive status before expiry, pay all applicable fees; the existing licence dates remain unchanged.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive Practice
Do not offer, advertise, bid, obtain a building permit or perform contractor work while inactive; bond and general liability coverage are not required for inactive status.
Inactive Timing
Submit the prescribed inactive renewal form and fee and satisfy any discipline conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by approved training and examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Prelicense Training
The RMI completes at least 16 hours of approved pre-license training and passes the Oregon examination.
Reciprocity
OAR 812-006-0300(6) states there are no reciprocal agreements with other states or organisations that test contractors. An out-of-state licence is a condition, not a substitute exam leaf.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
Ordinary pre-license training and testing are valid for 24 months from passage; submit the licence application within that period.
Initial issuance with qualifying pre July 2000 RMI experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Expired Special Exemption
OAR 812-006-0162 expressly expired January 2, 2022; that special exemption is not emitted as a current route.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Experience
The RMI must have been listed in CCB records before July 1, 2000 in a qualifying ownership, officer, trustee or RMI role for a licensed business, with the association and no-more-than-24-month lapse conditions in OAR 812-006-0450(1)(a)-(c).
Training And Testing Alternative
The qualifying experience pathway replaces ordinary pre-license training and testing; it is not the expired eight-year sole-proprietor training exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance with an installer qualified responsible managing individual
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Testing Requirement
ORS 701.122(3) and OAR 812-006-0300 identify the contractor test. The statutory RMI definition recognises the installer qualification but does not expressly exempt this contractor endorsement from the business-practices examination; the identified Oregon exam is retained.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Installer Qualification
ORS 701.005(16)(c)(C) recognises compliance with ORS 446.395 as an RMI qualification. ORS 446.395 is the separate individual manufactured-dwelling installer licence; it is an applicant condition.
Initial issuance with NASCLA accredited examination qualification
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Examination
Pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors and the Oregon pre-licensure test. The national exam is currently accepted in OAR 812-006-0310 and the Board implementation, but no nationwide exam version was supplied for reference.
Nascla Proof
The RMI must appear in the NASCLA National Examination Database; provide the NASCLA transcript to the CCB to obtain Oregon test eligibility.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Score Window
The ordinary 24-month limit does not apply to an RMI satisfying OAR 812-006-0160 and 812-006-0310, under OAR 812-006-0400(3).
Training Alternative
Study the reference materials described in OAR 812-006-0160 instead of the ordinary 16-hour course.
Initial issuance through approved SBDC course and segmented CCB examination
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Alternative Exam Format
The approved course combines studying and testing; all four segment tests must be passed at 70%, producing one CCB examination certificate. The programme identifies this as the actual CCB exam, not four independently registered examinations.
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Approved Course
The RMI completes and passes the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management Training Institute course developed by an Oregon community-college SBDC under an intergovernmental agreement.
Course Score Window
The entire course must have been successfully completed and passed within the 24-month validity period in OAR 812-006-0400(4).
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Lapsed licence renewal with continuous bond and insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry and have maintained bond and insurance continuously; the renewed licence is backdated to expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Renewal with active duty military fee relief
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Military Status
A sole proprietor or general partner serving on active duty in the United States armed forces is exempt from the renewal fee due during that service. Pay the next renewal fee after discharge and provide service/discharge documentation if requested.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
New issuance after a lapse exceeding two years
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Lapse
The prior licence cannot be renewed or reissued after more than two years; apply for a new licence and qualifying RMI.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Requalification
The Board page states that after a licence lapses for more than 24 months the ordinary RMI retakes training and passes the test; applicable statutory and Division 6 alternatives remain conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion before expiry
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, all fees due, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements before licence expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion during a lapse
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Request conversion within two years after lapse and meet applicable licensing requirements, bond, insurance and fees.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Inactive to active conversion at renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reactivation
Submit the request, renewal fee, required bond and insurance and satisfy the other applicable licensing requirements at renewal.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Reinstatement after bond depletion or missing licensing items
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Reinstatement
Restore the missing licensing items; after payment on a complaint provide a new bond or proof of continued full penal-sum coverage. Comply with any applicable final-order conditions.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Lapsed licence reissue after interrupted bond or insurance
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Satisfy renewal requirements within two years after expiry; where bond or insurance was not maintained continuously, reissue takes effect when all requirements are met.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Timely active licence renewal
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of applicable residential continuing education under ORS 701.082 or commercial key-employee education under ORS 701.086; restricted endorsements retain their statutory exemptions.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Nascla Alternative
When relying on the NASCLA alternative, its currently offered national exam is retained as a condition because no national version was supplied. The normal 24-month time limit is waived for the specified NASCLA and experience qualifications.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Renewal Timing
Complete all renewal requirements before expiry.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Rmi Exam History
Maintain a qualified RMI and provide the application information prescribed by OAR 812-003-0260(1)(h). A passed currently offered Oregon exam is carried even when no retest is needed; a qualifying experience exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration or reissue after ORS 701.098(1)(k) discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Board Discretion
Satisfy the Board order, discipline conditions and current licensing requirements.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Restoration Examination
ORS 701.098(8) prohibits restoration or reissue until the individual contractor or business RMI has successfully completed the ORS 701.122 training and testing.
Restoration Ground
The Board suspended or revoked the licence for a violation of ORS 701.098(1)(k), involving contractors working together while one was classed as exempt.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.
Restoration or reissue after other discipline
Oregon Construction Contractors Examination
Application
Submit the prescribed CCB application, ownership and RMI information, disclosures and signatures; pay the applicable fee. Register the entity and assumed business names when required.
Endorsement Scope
Residential or small commercial structures; one or two unrelated trades, or three or more if the entire contract price does not exceed $2,500. Bond $20,000; liability $300,000 per occurrence.
Independent Contractor
Qualify under ORS 670.600 and declare exempt or non-exempt status under ORS 701.035; keep the Board informed of changes.
Insurance
Maintain endorsement-specific surety bond and general liability insurance; provide workers compensation coverage when required. Commercial contractors must carry workers compensation coverage even when otherwise exempt.
Licence Term
The construction contractor licence term is two years.
Multiple Endorsements
One licence may carry one residential endorsement, one commercial endorsement, or both. Both require the respective bonds; the records below represent official endorsement types, not extra licences required of a dual-endorsed business.
Other Occupational Credentials
Trade-specific or individual professional licences, certifications and their examinations are conditions; this survey does not register examinations of another profession.
Other Testing
Any unidentified case-specific assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition; no extra unidentified exam is created.
Restoration Ground
A suspension, revocation or conditioning other than the specific ORS 701.098(1)(k) restoration case; comply with Board order and restore all licensing requirements.
Rmi
Where required, designate an owner or employee exercising management or supervisory authority over construction. A non-owner RMI cannot ordinarily serve more than one licensee. An RMI must not be a pre-license training provider or trainer; the Board performs a background check.

Oregon Construction Contractors Examination

Provider
PSI; approved Clackamas Community College SBDC alternative format
Format
Open-book computer examination through PSI; approved SBDC course uses four sequential segment tests with one CCB exam certificate
Exam questions
PSI: 80 scored items plus eight unscored items; SBDC: four segment tests
Time limit
PSI: 180 minutes for scored items and 20 minutes for unscored items
Passing score
PSI: 70% correct; SBDC: 70% on each of four segment tests
Examination outline
  • Oregon Const. Contractor Laws and Regulations
  • Choosing Your Business Structure
  • Hiring and Managing Employees
  • Working with Subcontractors
  • Contracts
  • Oregon Lien Law
  • Bidding and Estimating
  • Scheduling and Project Management
  • Oregon Building Codes
  • Jobsite Safety
  • Environmental Factors
  • Building Exterior Shell
  • Financial Management
  • Tax Basics
Examination sources