Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Goddard, KS?

Q: Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Goddard, KS?

Kansas has no statewide general contractor license for this work, so local and trade rules decide. Goddard: no city business license. Contractors must hold an MABCD license (sedgwickcounty.org/mabcd/contractor-licensing); Goddard Community Development (316-794-2441, 118 N. Main) issues permits for work in city limits.

Handyman License Requirements in Goddard, KS

By Ray Duke, Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Kansas rules checked November 2, 2026 · Goddard local rules checked November 2, 2026

Goddard: no city business license. Contractors must hold an MABCD license (sedgwickcounty.org/mabcd/contractor-licensing); Goddard Community Development (316-794-2441, 118 N. Main) issues permits for work in city limits.

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Goddard requirements

Source link: goddardks.gov · sedgwickcounty.org · sedgwickcounty.org · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

None found on official sources

Office: City of Goddard Community Development

"Goddard doesn't have a business license for work being done in Goddard."

Source: goddardks.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

Required

Name: MABCD contractor license (Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department, Wichita/Sedgwick County)
Trigger: Any contractor pulling permits for work inside Goddard city limits; permits issued by Goddard

"Goddard will process all permits for work being completed inside the city limits of Goddard. A contractor must be licensed with the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department."

Source: goddardks.gov · checked November 2, 2026

County: Sedgwick County

The Kansas rule

Regulator: None for general contracting (local). Roofing: Kansas Attorney General, Roofing Registration Unit (Kansas Roofing Registration Act).

No statewide general license

Kansas

No state licensing threshold. Roofing registration applies to every 'roofing contractor' providing commercial or residential roofing services for a fee. No dollar floor was verified.

What counts toward it: other: no state threshold

"Online Articles of Organization:...................... $85 Paper Articles of Organization:....................... $90 (Rev. 2/27/26)"

Source: sos.ks.gov · sos.ks.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

Roofing contractors only: a roofing contractor registration certificate from the Kansas AG. Certain general contractors are exempt per the 2015 HB 2254 criteria.

Source: ag.ks.gov · ag.ks.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Forming an LLC in Kansas

State filing fee: $85.