How do you check an HVAC license in Arkansas?

Use the HVAC Roster published by the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing to search by first name, last name and city. The department issues HVACR licenses. Its roster provides name fields for looking up the individual whose credential you want to find.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC Roster, read 4 November 2026.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC-R program and complaint form, read 4 November 2026.

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Key facts

First Name
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC Roster, read 4 November 2026.
Last Name
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC Roster, read 4 November 2026.
issuance of various types of HVACR licenses
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC-R program and complaint form, read 4 November 2026.

How can you search the HVAC roster in Arkansas by name?

Search the department's HVAC Roster and use its name fields. The form's labels, in displayed order, read: "First Name Last Name City Submit". Enter the person's name and, if useful, city, then select Submit. Read the status exactly as the record shows it.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC Roster, read 4 November 2026.

Does Arkansas require a license for HVACR work?

The department's HVAC/R Statutes compilation gives the requirement and its qualification together in § 17-33-301(a): "It is unlawful for any person to engage in HVACR work without the appropriate license or registration provided by this chapter, unless exempted pursuant to this chapter."

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301(a), read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

Which HVACR license types does Arkansas distinguish?

The department's HVAC/R Statutes compilation describes Class A, Class B and registration under a class holder separately. For Class A, § 17-33-303(a)(1) reads: "Class A — Entitles the licensee to perform HVACR work without limitation to BTUH or horsepower capacities;"

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

For Class B, the same compilation gives the equipment limits in § 17-33-303(a)(2): "Class B — Entitles the licensee to perform HVACR work on air conditioning systems that develop a total of not more than twenty-five (25) tons of cooling capacity per unit or one million (1,000,000) BTUH heating input per unit and refrigeration systems of fifteen horsepower (15 h.p.) or less per unit;"

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

For a person working under a class holder, § 17-33-303(c)(1) reads: "An individual may perform HVACR work under a Class A, Class B, Class D, or Class E HVACR license holder by registering with the Department of Labor and Licensing."

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-303, read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

When does an HVACR license or registration expire?

The department's HVAC/R Statutes compilation gives the expiration rule, including the board's timing qualification, in § 17-33-306: "All licenses or registrations issued under this chapter shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance or at a time specified by the HVACR Licensing Board of the Department of Labor and Licensing."

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.

Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, HVAC/R Statutes, § 17-33-301, § 17-33-303 and § 17-33-306, read 4 November 2026.