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How do you check a plumbing license in Florida?

In Florida, plumbing contractors come under the Construction Industry Licensing Board at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), which lists them under the codes CF and RF. You can look one up on DBPR's Online Services website by name, by license number, by city or county, or by license type.

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.
Source: Florida DBPR, Online Services search, read 22 October 2026.

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By InstaBids editorial team with AI research agents. Sources last read: 22 October 2026

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How do you look up a plumbing contractor on DBPR's site?

DBPR's Online Services search page, read 22 October 2026, offers four search types: Search by Name, Search by License Number, Search by City or County and Search by License Type.

Source: Florida DBPR, Online Services search, read 22 October 2026.

The same page describes what the site holds: "The DBPR Online Services website provides information about applicants and licensed individuals for those professions and businesses that are regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation."

Source: Florida DBPR, Online Services search, read 22 October 2026.

In our reading, a result there can be an applicant as well as a license holder, so read the status shown on the record before you rely on it.

Which Florida board handles plumbing contractors?

The construction industry page at DBPR, read 22 October 2026, names the board in one line: "The Construction Industry Licensing Board is responsible for licensing and regulating the construction industry."

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.

The same page lists the plumbing contractor category under the codes CF and RF, and defines it: "A “plumbing contractor” means a contractor whose contracting business consists of the execution of contracts requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, when not prohibited by law, design plumbing."

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.

How does the Florida statute word the plumbing contractor definition?

The definition is in section 489.105 of the Florida Statutes. The Florida Senate's copy of that section, read 22 October 2026, gives it in these words: "“Plumbing contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the plumbing trade and includes contracting business consisting of the execution of contracts requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not prohibited by law, design plumbing."

Source: The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 489.105, read 22 October 2026.

The definition ends with a sentence on drain work: "A plumbing contractor may perform drain cleaning and clearing and install or repair rainwater catchment systems; however, a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the performance of these specific services."

Source: The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 489.105, read 22 October 2026.

What do the C and R codes on a plumbing record mean?

The construction industry page at DBPR ties the first letter of the code to the kind of license. On that page, a code that begins with C marks a contractor who holds a certificate of competency issued by the department.

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.

A code that begins with R marks a registered contractor.

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.

The same DBPR page gives the reach of each kind. On the first, it says: "A “certified contractor” means any contractor who possesses a certificate of competency issued by the department and who shall be allowed to contract in any jurisdiction in the state without being required to fulfill the competency requirements of that jurisdiction."

Source: Florida DBPR, Construction Industry, read 22 October 2026.

On the second, the Florida Senate's copy of section 489.105 reads: "Registered contractors may contract only in such jurisdictions."

Source: The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 489.105, read 22 October 2026.

So an R code on a plumbing record answers a narrower question. Our suggestion is to ask which city or county it covers and compare that with where your house is.

What should you ask a plumbing contractor before the job starts?

Ask for the license number and the name it is issued under, then look it up on DBPR's search page yourself. These are practical suggestions, not DBPR rules.

  1. Ask for the license number in writing, exactly as it will appear on your contract.
  2. On DBPR's search page, choose Search by License Number; if you only have a name, choose Search by Name.
  3. Note whether the code on the record you find begins with C or R.
  4. If it begins with R, ask which city or county the registration covers.
  5. Keep a note of the number you searched and the search type you used, with your contract.

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One point about InstaBids follows. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.

Source: InstaBids process and privacy, live-page excerpts, read 22 October 2026.

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