Montana § 37-45-201 - Construction Contractor License Required -- Application

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§ 37-45-201. Construction Contractor License Required -- Application

(Effective January 1, 2026) Construction contractor license required -- application. (1) An individual or business entity may not engage in business as a construction contractor without a current license from the department. The license must include the following information: (a) the applicant's social security number; (b) proof of compliance with workers' compensation laws; (c) the internal revenue service employer identification number, if any; and (d) the name and address of: (i) each partner if the applicant is a firm or partnership; (ii) the owner if the applicant is an individual partnership; (iii) the corporate officers and registered agent if the applicant is a corporation; or (iv) the manager of a manager-managed limited liability company or the members of a member-managed limited liability company and the registered agent if the applicant is a limited liability company. (2) Section 37-1-137 applies to all persons listed in subsection (1)(d) of this section.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 37-45-201 ("Construction Contractor License Required -- Application") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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