How to read these records

Credential

The state's word for a license, permit, registration or certification. Each has a code — a prefix for the kind and a number — and belongs to one agency: Consumer Protection, Public Health, Agriculture, Banking, and others.

Active

A credential is shown as active when the state file marks it active with one of these statuses: active, active in renewal, active under review, active by provisional, approved, qualified. Inactive, closed, lapsed and denied credentials are only counted, by kind.

One record per business

The state file has no business number. Credentials are grouped when the business name and the ZIP code are the same. Two locations of a chain are two records; one business spelled two ways is two records.

What is not here

Individuals of any kind; product registrations (cannabis, pesticide, brands); securities and investment filings; disciplinary actions. A registration as home improvement contractor is not a proof of skill or insurance.