--- title: "State licensing boards for local businesses: does AI use it?" description: "State licensing boards license contractors and health professionals and publish free public lookups. The FTC tells homeowners to confirm a contractor's." canonical: https://damex.digital/sources/state-licensing-boards/ last_updated: 2026-10-31 type: sources publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/sources/state-licensing-boards/ # State licensing boards: what customers and AI can check > State licensing boards license contractors and health professionals and publish free public lookups. The FTC tells homeowners to confirm a contractor's licence with the state before hiring, and California's contractor board warns that a licence number alone doesn't prove it's valid. We found no statement that AI engines read these lookups, but a published licence number makes your claims checkable. Published Oct 31, 2026, updated Oct 31, 2026. By Shakhawat Ullah Badhon, Founder, Damex Digital. Example lookup: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/onlineservices/checklicenseII/checklicense.aspx. Cost: Free to look up. Licence fees vary by state and trade. ## What AI engines are documented to use | Engine | What is documented | Proof | Checked | |---|---|---|---| | FTC advice | The FTC tells consumers to check with their state or county government to confirm a contractor's licence and ask for proof of insurance. | [Source](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-avoid-home-improvement-scam) | Oct 31, 2026 | | California CSLB | California's contractor board says seeing a licence number doesn't necessarily mean the licence is valid, and offers an online status check. | [Source](https://www.cslb.ca.gov/consumers/hire_a_contractor/finding_the_right_contractor.aspx) | Oct 31, 2026 | ## Who it matters for - [AI marketing for HVAC companies](https://damex.digital/industries/hvac/) - [AI marketing for plumbing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/plumbing/) - [AI marketing for roofing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/roofing/) - [AI marketing for dental practices](https://damex.digital/industries/dental/) - [AI marketing for electrical contractors](https://damex.digital/industries/electrical/) - [AI marketing for pest control companies](https://damex.digital/industries/pest-control/) - [AI marketing for garage door companies](https://damex.digital/industries/garage-door/) - [AI marketing for chiropractic practices](https://damex.digital/industries/chiropractic/) - [AI marketing for orthodontic practices](https://damex.digital/industries/orthodontics/) - [AI marketing for physical therapy clinics](https://damex.digital/industries/physical-therapy/) - [AI marketing for auto repair shops](https://damex.digital/industries/auto-repair/) ## How to claim and fix it 1. **Find your board.** Look up the board for your state and trade, for example CSLB in California, TDLR in Texas or DBPR in Florida. 2. **Check your own record.** Search your licence and confirm the business name, status and expiry date are current. 3. **Publish the number.** Show your licence number on your service pages and in listings that have a licence field, so customers can check it. 4. **Keep the name matched.** Make sure the name on your licence matches the name on your Google profile and website. ## Keep these fields identical to your Google profile - Business name as licensed - Licence number - Licence status and expiry - Address of record ## How Damex handles it We add your licence number to your service pages and LocalBusiness markup, and check that the name on your licence matches your Google profile. Renewals stay with you. ## FAQs ### Do I need a licence for every job? It depends on your state, your trade and the size of the job. Your state board publishes the rules. ### Can patients check a dentist's licence? Yes. State dental boards publish lookups. California's Dental Board, for example, sends people to the state's licence search. ### Why put my licence number online? Customers are told to check it. The FTC advises confirming a contractor's licence with the state, and a visible number makes that easy. ## Sources 1. [FTC: How to avoid a home improvement scam](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-avoid-home-improvement-scam), checked Oct 31, 2026 2. [CSLB: Finding the right contractor](https://www.cslb.ca.gov/consumers/hire_a_contractor/finding_the_right_contractor.aspx), checked Oct 31, 2026 3. [Texas TDLR: License data search](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/), checked Oct 31, 2026 4. 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