STATE LICENSE
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Utah licenses concrete contractors as the S260 Asphalt and Concrete Contractor specialty, which since 2019 absorbs the former form-setting, gunite, resurfacing, and asphalt paving classifications. The scope covers mixing, placing, finishing, injecting, resurfacing, and sealing concrete and asphalt, forms and shoring, reinforcing bar placement, and related excavation and grading.
As a specialty, S260 needs no exam or experience — a 25-hour pre-licensure course, $1M/$2M liability insurance, and workers' compensation coverage or a waiver. Some other specialties (S220 carpentry, S330 landscape) may do concrete only as incidental work.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
State licensing preempts local contractor licenses (§ 58-55-301(1)(c)); driveway approaches and public right-of-way work need local permits.
The local offices section below names the exact permit desk for every Utah 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.
The 2019 consolidation folded asphalt paving, gunite, form setting, and resurfacing into S260.
DOPL rule lists concrete cutting among activities that do not require a contractor license.
Piers, foundations, and excavation sit in S310 Foundation, Excavation, and Demolition.
A practical sequence for a new concrete contractor in Utah. 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.
Engaging in a construction trade or acting as a contractor without the appropriate license (or an exemption) is unlawful conduct; DOPL may cite instead of prosecuting, and citations escalate.
A contractor may not sue in a Utah court to collect compensation for licensed work without alleging and proving it was licensed when the contract was made and when the claim arose.
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: Current text of the R156-55a-301 scope of practice for this classification (adminrules.utah.gov renders client-side and could not be retrieved); scope wording here comes from the 2019 consolidation rulemaking (DAR File No. 43747), and the classification name from DOPL's 2026 application · That concrete cutting remains on the R156-55a-301 list of activities exempt from licensure (confirmed in the 2019 rule text only) · Coverage amount and form of the public liability insurance a handyman must affirm on projects over $3,000 (set by DOPL rule; not retrieved)
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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