# General Contractor (registration) — General contractor license requirements and dollar thresholds by US state

For General Contractor (registration), state is Washington; licensing authority is Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I); surety bond is $30,000 for general contractors; insurance required is $200,000 in public liability and $50,000 property damage, or $250,000 combined single limit; application/license fee is $150.20, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **License type:** General Contractor (registration) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Licensing authority:** Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Surety bond:** $30,000 for general contractors _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Insurance required:** $200,000 in public liability and $50,000 property damage, or $250,000 combined single limit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Application/license fee:** $150.20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Washington State requires all construction contractors to register with L&I. State law also requires construction contractors to be bonded and insured to protect the public.

## Source

- https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/contractors/register-as-a-contractor/

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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