STATE LICENSE
RequiredKansas Attorney General — Roofing Registr…
Since July 1, 2013, K.S.A. 50-6,123 bars anyone from acting as a roofing contractor — including subcontractors and nonresidents who solicit or perform commercial or residential roofing for a fee — without a registration certificate from the Attorney General. The application must include a certificate of liability insurance of not less than $500,000, proof of workers' compensation coverage (or an exemption affidavit), and any required Department of Revenue tax clearance (K.S.A. 50-6,125).
Certificates expire June 30 every year. The statute caps the application and renewal fees at $500 and the late fee at $300; there is a 30-day grace period, and an unrenewed certificate is revoked after July 31 (K.S.A. 50-6,132). The registration number must appear on every state or local roofing permit application (K.S.A. 50-6,127), and local roofing licenses in Johnson County, Wichita/Sedgwick County, and Lawrence stack on top.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
The AG registration is a statewide floor that every roofer needs; it does not replace local licensing. Johnson County (DR), MABCD (Roofing and/or Siding — the AG registration number is required to license), and Lawrence (Class D, $1,000,000 GL) each license roofers, and K.S.A. 50-6,127 requires the registration number on every local roofing permit and compliance with all local ordinances.
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.
Every certificate expires June 30. Renew within the 30-day grace period or pay a late fee; after July 31 the certificate is revoked and reinstatement costs up to $500 more.
An unregistered roofing contractor may not bring or maintain a court claim related to its roofing business (K.S.A. 50-6,123(a)(2)).
A general contractor is exempt if roofing is 50% or less of total project cost with no door-to-door sales, or if it subs all roofing to a registered roofer and keeps the sub's certificate on site (K.S.A. 50-6,122(e)).
A practical sequence for a new roofing 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.
Acting as a roofing contractor without a valid certificate, or while it is suspended or revoked, triggers the Consumer Protection Act civil penalty in addition to other relief.
An unregistered contractor may not bring or maintain any court claim related to the roofing business.
A certificate not renewed before July 31 is revoked; reinstatement requires a fee of up to $500 plus the registration fee.
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: The Attorney General's current registration fee: AG application and renewal forms (seen only as search excerpts — ag.ks.gov blocks automated fetches) list $250 initial and renewal, $125 for initial applications approved January–April, and a $250 late fee; the statute only caps the fee at $500 · The Kansas Administrative Regulation that sets the roofing fee schedule (cited on AG forms as K.A.R. 16-8-6 in search excerpts; regulation text not retrieved) · Whether the act exempts owners doing roofing on their own property (the exemption appears in AG materials seen only as search excerpts; not found in K.S.A. 50-6,122 as read) · MABCD and Lawrence license fee amounts for this class (MABCD's licensing page lists no amounts; a 2024 MABCD application form was seen only as a search excerpt)
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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