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Washington, D.C. renewal & CE rules

Cycle, continuing education, bond & insurance, and where to file — free and plain-English.

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Home Improvement Contractor (HIC endorsement) HIC✓ Verified

Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretySurety bond is part of the DLCP HIC endorsement package per agency guidance; current bond amount is board-pending.
InsuranceHIC: $50,000 BI per person / $100,000 per accident / $10,000 property damage per accident (board-published schedule).
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: DC requires no continuing education for HIC or GC/CM licensees.
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
  • Your HIC license / registration number
  • Current general-liability insurance certificate
  • Bond / surety on file
  • The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.

General Contractor / Construction Manager (GC/CM endorsement) GC/CM✓ Verified

Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
  • Your GC/CM license / registration number
  • The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.

Home Improvement Salesperson (HIS) HIS✓ Verified

Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
  • Your HIS license / registration number
  • The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.

What GC Prep knows about Washington, D.C. — honestly

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The rules on this page (cycle, CE, bond/insurance). Researched + maintained by us; updated as the boards change them. Free for everyone.
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Renewal-deadline reminders if you track a license here (email + in-app at 90 / 30 / 7 days).
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Auto-import of your CE — partial. Washington, D.C. doesn't expose a public per-contractor CE feed. Pro can read your uploaded certificates and pull from select providers; coverage rolls out provider-by-provider.
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Bond / insurance carrier sync — not in v1. Pro will read an uploaded COI or bond PDF and watch its expiry.
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Filing on your behalf — not in v1. We pre-fill what the renewal needs; you submit it.
Rules data verified 2026-06-23 · source links checked monthly for accuracy.
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