STATE LICENSE
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No Kansas statute licenses framing contractors. Johnson County is the notable local program: its DW Wood Framing license covers wood framing and rough carpentry — subflooring, siding, decks, wood-framed walls and roofs, doors, windows, and sheathing — at a $100 application fee plus $225 per year, with ICC exam 846/KGJ listed for the class.
In Wichita/Sedgwick County, MABCD licenses general contractors in Classes A–D rather than framing specifically, and Lawrence licenses through its city contractor classes. Framers working as subcontractors under a licensed GC should confirm whether the locality requires their own license.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
No state layer. Johnson County licenses wood framing as the DW class for its participating cities; MABCD and Lawrence license by general contractor class; building permits and framing inspections are local.
The local offices section below names the exact permit desk for every Kansas 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.
Few Kansas jurisdictions license framing as its own trade; Johnson County's DW class does.
Johnson County licenses are valid one year; late renewal costs $75 per type after February 1.
Four months from last work on residential property to file (K.S.A. 60-1102); subs must send the owner warning (K.S.A. 60-1103a).
A practical sequence for a new framing contractor in Kansas. 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.
Johnson County cities, MABCD (Wichita/Sedgwick County), and Lawrence condition permits on an active local license of the matching class; penalties are set by each local code, not by state statute.
A lien statement on residential property must be filed within four months after the last labor or materials; commercial claims get five months only if a notice of extension is filed within the first four.
Contractors selling to consumers are suppliers under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act; a court may impose civil penalties for each violation, up to $20,000 for willful violation of a court order.
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: Johnson County's ICC 846/KGJ framing exam listing and 8-hour annual CE requirement come from our Johnson County office research, not re-read for this record · Whether framing subcontractors working under a licensed GC need their own MABCD or Lawrence license · Which Johnson County cities require the county contractor license — no official county page lists participating cities (Overland Park's requirement is documented in our Johnson County office record)
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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