Verify a Michigan General Contractor license
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How Michigan General Contractor license verification works
A General Contractor in Michigan is licensed by the MI Contractor Licensing Board. PrimaryCheck looks the license up live at the board's public verification system (board lookup) by license number, or by name when no number is supplied. The record the board publishes is captured as evidence, hashed, and rendered into a proof PDF.
Fields returned for this board: status expires issued license_type board title state related_records disciplinary_actions.
Board note: Bureau of Construction Codes licence verification — its own Accela Citizen Access site (aca-prod.accela.com/LARA), separate from the BPL MiPLUS site used by mi_lara. Plain HTTPS (rung 1): detail by number, async UpdatePanel name search per licence type. Individual types covered: Electrical Master / Journey, Plumbing Master / Journey, Residential Builder Individual / M and A Individual. Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical Contractor and Residential Builder Company are business licences (not matched to a person); Michigan has no HVAC person licence → hvac not covered. Status 'Issued' = active; 'Hold' seen on an expired licence (left unmapped, expiry decides). 2026-11-04.
What a General Contractor license check returns
| Field check | Passes when |
|---|---|
license_number | Equal to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros |
name | Last name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname |
license_type | The record is a General Contractor license, strictly (no near-miss types) |
status | The board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag |
expires | Expiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it |
disciplinary_actions | Recorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped |
Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.
Verify a Michigan General Contractor license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "MI", "profession": "contractor_general", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
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