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How do you check a contractor license in Indiana?

Indiana's Professional Licensing Agency lists plumbing, home inspectors and manufactured home installers among its professions, and its list names no general contractor. Search a license from the agency's online services page; for other home work, the Attorney General suggests asking your city or county building department.

Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, professions list, read 22 October 2026.
Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA Online Services page, read 22 October 2026.
Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

The license lookup is yours to run on the state's site.

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

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Where can you search an Indiana license online?

On the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency's PLA Online Services page, which links to the agency's license search. The page, read 22 October 2026, describes that search this way: "This service is an original source for accreditation purposes and is continuously updated in real time as it is changed to ensure you will have the most up-to-date information on the status of any license."

Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA Online Services page, read 22 October 2026.

The same page also offers a Discipline Search, and it says: "The professional licensing boards, commissions, and committees within the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency are charged with the responsibility of disciplining licensees who have violated practice standards, acted dishonestly, or acted unethically."

Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA Online Services page, read 22 October 2026.

Which home trades are on Indiana's state licensing list?

The agency's professions list, read 22 October 2026, includes Plumbing, Home Inspectors and Manufactured Home Installers. It does not list general contractors, remodelers, roofers or electricians.

Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, professions list, read 22 October 2026.

For plumbing, section 25-28.5-1-11 of the Indiana Code reads: "It shall be unlawful for any person to act in the capacity of a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber within this state without first obtaining a license".

Source: Indiana Code, Title 25 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

For home inspections, section 25-20.2-5-1 reads: "Unless exempt under this article, a person may not conduct a home inspection for compensation without first obtaining a license as a home inspector."

Source: Indiana Code, Title 25 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

Where do you ask about licensing for other Indiana home work?

At your city or county building department, as the Attorney General's tip sheet on hiring a contractor suggests. The tip sheet says: "Licensing requirements vary from community to community."

Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

The same Attorney General tip sheet also points homeowners to their city or county building department for local requirements.

Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

What does Indiana expect in a home improvement contract?

The Attorney General's tip sheet says: "Indiana law requires home improvement contracts exceeding $150 to be in writing."

Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

On licenses and permits, section 24-5-11-9 of the Indiana Code reads: "If a license or permit is necessary for any part of a real property improvement, the real property improvement contract must be conditioned upon the appropriate party obtaining the necessary licenses or permits before any work under the real property improvement contract commences."

Source: Indiana Code, Title 24 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

What should you ask an Indiana contractor before you hire?

Ask whether a state license covers the work, search it from the agency's online services page, and ask your city or county building department what it requires. These are practical suggestions, not rules from the statute.

Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA Online Services page, read 22 October 2026.
Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, professions list, read 22 October 2026.
Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

  1. For plumbing or a home inspection, ask for the license number and search it from the PLA Online Services page.

    Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA Online Services page, read 22 October 2026.
    Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, professions list, read 22 October 2026.

  2. Look for the number on a plumber's ads and vehicles; section 25-28.5-1-35 reads: "The license number of a licensed plumbing contractor must be recognizably displayed in all forms of written or printed advertising for plumbing services and on all vehicles that are used to provide plumbing services."

    Source: Indiana Code, Title 25 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

  3. On the job, you can ask to see the plumber's license; the same section reads: "The plumbing contractor, journeyman plumber, or apprentice plumber shall display that person's license or certificate of registration upon the demand of a state inspector or local building or plumbing inspector in Indiana within that inspector's local jurisdiction or upon a customer's request."

    Source: Indiana Code, Title 25 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

  4. For any other trade, ask your city or county building department what it requires.

    Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

  5. Get the contract in writing, and ask who will get any license or permit the job needs before work starts.

    Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.
    Source: Indiana Code, Title 24 (Indiana General Assembly), read 22 October 2026.

  6. The Attorney General's tip sheet also suggests asking its Consumer Protection Division for complaint information on a contractor you are considering.

    Source: Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division tip sheet on hiring a contractor after a storm, read 22 October 2026.

Who sees your contact details when you post a job on InstaBids?

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.

Post your job on InstaBids, and contractors can bid in writing on one written scope.

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