STATE LICENSE
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No Indiana statute licenses framers or carpenters. In the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, construction work requires a listed contractor (Code § 875-101), so a framing company contracting directly there needs the BNS license, a $10,000 bond, and $500,000 liability coverage.
Framing is structural work, so it is permitted and inspected locally; residential jobs over $150 also need a written home improvement contract.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
Indiana has no statewide contractor license outside plumbing, so the license question is answered where the work is: the Consolidated City of Indianapolis (BNS, Revised Code Chapter 875) runs a real licensing program with bonds and insurance; Allen County's Building Department licenses building, residential, home-improvement, and sub-contractors for the Fort Wayne area; and cities like Lafayette and counties like Monroe run their own electrical boards. The Attorney General's own guidance is that licensing requirements vary from community to community.
The local offices section below names the exact permit desk for every Indiana 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 October 2026. Local permit fees vary by project and jurisdiction — the basis is stated where a flat number does not exist.
Whether a framing subcontractor working under a licensed Indianapolis GC needs its own listing is not spelled out on the BNS page — confirm with BNS.
Allen County's Building Department issues sub-contractor licenses alongside building and residential licenses.
Indianapolis notes that corporations must carry workers' comp covering at least the owner, or file a WCB exemption certificate.
A practical sequence for a new framing contractor in Indiana. 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.
Construction work in the Consolidated City without a BNS listing.
Residential work over $150 without a compliant written contract.
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 October 2026.
Pending verification: Whether Indianapolis requires a separate BNS listing for subcontractors working under a licensed GC · Allen County sub-contractor license fees and requirements
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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