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Handyman License Requirements in Moline, IL

By , Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Illinois rules checked November 2, 2026 · Moline local rules checked November 2, 2026

Moline General Contractor Registration is issued by the Building/Inspections Division (Community & Economic Development, City Service Center, 1830 6th Ave, 309-524-2030; buildingpermits@moline.il.us): $75 annual (Jan 1-Dec 31), $5,000 continuous bond on City form, certificate of insurance ($100k property damage / $300k injury), workers' comp or sworn no-employee statement, and IL roofing license if roofing. Info: https://www.moline.il.us/429/General-Contractor. Separate city business license is category-based; contact Customer Service 309-524-2070 (not all businesses need one).

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Moline requirements

Moline General Contractor Registration is issued by the Building/Inspections Division (Community & Economic Development, City Service Center, 1830 6th Ave, 309-524-2030; buildingpermits@moline.il.us): $75 annual (Jan 1-Dec 31), $5,000 continuous bond on City form, certificate of insurance ($100k property damage / $300k injury), workers' comp or sworn no-employee statement, and IL roofing license if roofing. Info: https://www.moline.il.us/429/General-Contractor. Separate city business license is category-based; contact Customer Service 309-524-2070 (not all businesses need one).

Source link: moline.il.us · moline.il.us · moline.il.us · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

Our check could not confirm this from an official page, so we don't state it. Ask the city or county office.

Local contractor or handyman license

Required

  • Name: City of Moline General Contractor Registration
  • Trigger: Contractors doing permitted work in Moline (registration needed to obtain permits / Contractor ID); $75 annual fee (calendar year), $5,000 license/permit bond on city form, liability insurance ($100k property / $300k injury), workers' comp or no-employee statement; state roofing license for roofing
"$5,000 License / Permit Bond ... $75.00 Registration Fee - Annual fee payable to 'City of Moline' - Calendar year is January 1 to December 31"

Source: moline.il.us · checked November 2, 2026

County: Rock Island County

The Illinois rule

Regulator: None for general contracting. Trades: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - roofing contractors; Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - plumbers/plumbing contractors. HRRA enforced via Consumer Fraud Act (Attorney General / private action).

No statewide general license
Illinois

No license threshold. HRRA Sec. 10: definition excludes 'maintenance, service, or repairs under $500'. Sec. 15: written contract/work order required 'Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000'. Sec. 20: consumer-rights pamphlet for all contracts; signed acknowledgment only for contracts 'over $1,000' ('$1,000 or under' = pamphlet, no acknowledgment).

What counts toward it: other: no licensing threshold. HRRA contract rules: written contract required for work 'over $1,000' (total cost incl. parts and materials); 'home repair and remodeling' definition excludes 'maintenance, service, or repairs under $500'.

""Home repair and remodeling" means the fixing, replacing, altering, converting, modernizing, improving, or making of an addition to any real property primarily designed or used as a residence other than maintenance, service, or repairs under $500."

Source: ilga.gov · ilga.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

No state GC registration. Plumbing contractors register with IDPH under 225 ILCS 320. Roofing contractors licensed by IDFPR (no handyman/small-job carve-out verified).

Source: dph.illinois.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Forming an LLC in Illinois

State filing fee: $150.

Source: ilsos.gov · checked November 2, 2026

What to do, in order

  1. Read the Illinois rule and confirm with None for general contracting. Trades: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - roofing contractors; Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - plumbers/plumbing contractors. HRRA enforced via Consumer Fraud Act (Attorney General / private action)..
  2. Line up the Moline items listed on this page.
  3. Get your insurance and rate in place before the first paid job.

Nearby places

Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.