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New Hampshire: contractor license limit not confirmed
Whether New Hampshire licenses general contractors or handymen could not be confirmed on its own pages. Plumbing and electrical: state license; HVAC: only gas-fired heating needs a state license · not fully confirmed. Read from New Hampshire's own pages, checked November 6, 2026.
The limit in New Hampshire
Not fully confirmed. For New Hampshire, the handyman limit, general contractors, HVAC and the license-number rule could not be checked on the state's own pages: each says so below.
The limit: not confirmed. The state's consumer and licensing pages could not be opened, so whether New Hampshire licenses general contractors or handymen is not confirmed. What was found: No state general contractor or handyman license statute was found, but this could not be confirmed from an official page (NH Department of Justice, Insurance Department and OPLC pages all returned 403). Electrical, plumbing and fuel gas work need state licenses at any job size.
Licenses in New Hampshire
General contractors: Not confirmed. None was found for New Hampshire either, for the reason above. What was found: No state general contractor license found in RSA, but no official page could be opened to confirm (403 on nh.gov agency sites).
Plumbing: State license. Master/journeyman/apprentice plumber licenses issued by OPLC under the Mechanical Licensing Board (RSA 153:27 to 153:36; former RSA 329-A).
Electrical: State license. Master/journeyman electrician licenses (RSA 319-C); making electrical installations without a license is a crime; homeowner exception for own single-family residence.
HVAC: Only gas-fired heating needs a state license · not fully confirmed. No general HVAC license found; gas-fired heating/appliance work needs a state fuel gas fitter license (RSA 153:27, 153:29). No official statement found on other HVAC work. Only gas-fired heating work is confirmed to need a state license; nothing official was found on other HVAC work.
Your license number in New Hampshire
Your license number: New Hampshire's own pages show no state rule that puts it on paperwork. The licensing office's rules could not be reached.
New Hampshire's board, and when this was checked
The board: NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (Electricians' Board; Mechanical Licensing Board for plumbers and fuel gas fitters) - no general contractor board. As of November 6, 2026.
This is a summary of each state's own pages as of November 6, 2026, not legal advice. Rules change, and cities and counties add licenses of their own. Check with your state's board, linked on this page, before you rely on it.
Compare New Hampshire with every state's limit.
Next door to New Hampshire
- Maine: no state license
- Massachusetts: under $500 per job
- Vermont: up to $10,000 per job
Official sources for New Hampshire
5 of New Hampshire's own pages, each quoted with its link:
- RSA 319-C:15 Violations; Penalty; Homeowner's Exception (RSA 319-C:15): “A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, if a natural person, or a felony if any another person, who: (a) Makes electrical installations without being licensed under this chapter”
- RSA 319-C:7 Licensing Requirements (RSA 319-C:7 III): “All persons licensed by the office shall receive a certificate which must be publicly displayed at the principal place of business of said electrician, or, if no such place of business, must be carried on his or her person”
- RSA 153:29 Examinations; Licenses (RSA 153:29 II): “Each license issued by the office shall identify which of the following special licenses or license endorsements apply to the licensee: ... (d) Fuel gas piping installer. ... (g) Master plumber. (h) Journeyman plumber. (i) Apprentice plumber.”
- RSA 153:36 Exceptions (RSA 153:36 I): “The license requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to anyone who performs fuel gas fitting within an existing single family, stand alone structure owned and occupied by the person who performs the fuel gas fitting work”
- RSA 153:27 Definitions (RSA 153:27 IV): “"Fuel gas fitting" means the installation, repair, alteration, service, demolition or removal of pipes, fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, or apparatus necessary for supplying natural gas or propane”
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