STATE LICENSE
RequiredGeorgia State Board of Conditioned Air Co…
Georgia calls HVAC 'conditioned air' and licenses it through the State Board of Conditioned Air Contractors, a division of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board at the Secretary of State. Class I is restricted to systems up to 175,000 BTU of heating and 60,000 BTU of cooling; Class II is unrestricted.
Two requirements set HVAC apart from Georgia's other construction boards: EPA Section 608 certification (Type II or higher) is part of every license application, and the company itself must hold a no-fee business registration tied to a full-time qualifying licensee — the registration number goes on vehicles, ads, and invoices. If the qualifying licensee leaves, the company must stop contracting.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
The license is statewide under the State Construction Industry Licensing Board; local offices issue the mechanical permits and inspections per job and require the state license to do so. Local occupation tax registration applies where the business is based.
The local offices section below names the exact permit desk for every Georgia county on file.
Each row names the issuing authority, cost, timeline, citation, and status behind the requirement — verified against the official source.
Published fees from the issuing authorities, as of September 2026. Local permit fees vary by project and jurisdiction — the basis is stated where a flat number does not exist.
Unlike the GC board, the conditioned air board imposes no insurance or bond for licensure — market and local requirements still apply.
The business registration lives on a full-time qualifying licensee. If that person leaves, the company must cease conditioned air contracting.
Conditioned air expires November 30 of odd-numbered years — a different date than Georgia's electrical (June, even) and plumbing (November, even) cycles.
A practical sequence for a new HVAC contractor in Georgia. Actual agency processing times are noted in the ledger above.
Each item names the issuing authority, cycle, and citation.
Statutory consequences with their citations — not estimates, not “commonly cited” guesses.
A license is required before performing conditioned air services; the board publishes cease-and-desist orders against unlicensed practice.
On severance of the qualifying licensee, the company must cease conditioned air contracting until a replacement qualifies.
Unpermitted mechanical work is enforced by the local building office — stop-work orders and re-inspection.
Inside city limits, the city office listed here issues the permit; the county office serves unincorporated areas. Every office links to its official page.
Every fact in this file was checked against these official sources on September 2026.
Pending verification: PSI exam fee (set at registration, not published officially) · Exact statutory penalty text — the state's official O.C.G.A. portal was unreachable on the research date · Application-fee discrepancy: current GOALS guide says $110; the board's 2022 fee schedule PDF says $40
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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