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

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

Kansas has no statewide general contractor license for this work, so local and trade rules decide. Johnson County, KS: no county general business license (cities issue their own). The Johnson County Contractor Licensing division (jocogov.org/department/contractor-licensing) licenses contractors for unincorporated areas and all participating cities, e.g. Gardner requires it of every contractor and sub. Building permits in unincorporated areas come from county Building Codes.

Handyman License Requirements in Johnson County, KS

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

Johnson County, KS: no county general business license (cities issue their own). The Johnson County Contractor Licensing division (jocogov.org/department/contractor-licensing) licenses contractors for unincorporated areas and all participating cities, e.g. Gardner requires it of every contractor and sub. Building permits in unincorporated areas come from county Building Codes.

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Johnson County requirements

Source link: jocogov.org · jocogov.org · jocogov.org · checked November 2, 2026

County business license

None found on official sources

Name: No countywide general business license; business licenses are city-by-city
Office: Individual cities

"The Building Codes division of Planning, Housing and Community Development issues permits for building projects in unincorporated Johnson County."

Source: jocogov.org · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

Required

Name: Johnson County Contractor License (Contractor Licensing division, Planning, Housing and Community Development; 11 license types)
Trigger: Construction, alteration, repair or demolition in unincorporated Johnson County and in participating cities (e.g. Gardner requires it of all contractors and subs)

"Contractor Licensing is a division of the Department of Planning, Housing and Community Development and is responsible for issuing and tracking 11 types of construction contractor licenses. The purpose ... is to protect the public welfare by assuring that those undertaking the construction, alteration, repair or demolition of structures are qualified"

Source: jocogov.org · checked November 2, 2026

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.