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We issue Contractor Licenses and Certificates, to both individuals and companies who perform work within Denver that requires a Building permit or Right-of-Way permit.
 
Effective August 4, 2008 Certificate fees for Journeyman and Operators are $40.00 and Certificate fees for Supervisors are $60.00.  Checks or money orders should be made payable to “Manager of Finance”.
 
  
Please click here to find out if a contractor is already licensed with Denver.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND EXISTING CONTRACTOR LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Colorado Revised Statute requires that in addition to meeting all other application or renewal requirements individuals applying for City issued sole proprietor licenses using a personal or trade name and/or individuals applying for Certificates to provide their name, address, and social security number.  Corporations, Partnerships and LLC’s are not subject to these additional applicant requirements. 

Individual or sole proprietorship applicants must also provide:

  •  An Affidavit of Lawful Presence stating he/she/it is lawfully present in the United States
  •  A secure and verifiable identification as defined by Colorado Revised Statutes as proof that he/she/it is lawfully present in the United States.

Forms of Secure and Verifiable Identification as defined by Colorado Revised Statute are: 

  • Current Colorado Driver License, current Colorado Driver Permit or current Colorado Identification Card expired one year or less.  (Temporary paper license  with valid Colorado Driver’s License, Colorado Drivers Permit, or Colorado Identification Card, expired one year or less is acceptable.)
  • Out of state issued photo driver’s license or photo identification card, photo driver’s 
    permit expired one year or less. 
     
  • U.S. Passport expired less than 10 years. 
     
  • Valid foreign passport with 1-94 or valid processed for 1551 stamps. 
  • Valid 1551 Resident Alien/Permanent Resident card. 
    No border crosser or USA B1/B2 Visa/BCC cards. 
  • Valid 1688 Temporary Resident, I688B, and 1766 Employment 
    Authorization Card with intact photo.
  • Valid US Military ID (active duty, dependent, retired, reserve 
    and National Guard). 
  • Tribal Identification Card with intact photo.  (U.S. or Canadian). 
  • Certificate of Naturalization with intact photo. 

If you elect to mail your certificate application, license renewal or certificate renewal with accompanying fees and necessary documents THE AFFIDAVIT OF LAWFUL PRESENCE AND COPIES OF THE  SECURE AND VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION MUST BE NOTARIZED OR THESE DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  

If the APPLICANT, LICENSE HOLDER, OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER personally submits their certificate application, license renewal or certificate renewal at our office, present their original secure and verifiable Identification and sign the Affidavit in person, notarized copies of these documents will not be required.  Application forms will not be faxed.   

To view:  Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-34-107     click here

               Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-76.6-103   click here 


           The required affidavit is available at our office or may e obtained on this site:

      Link:  "Affidavit of Lawful Presence"

 

 

 
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