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What do you need in your county or state? I checked with Arizona and you get a licence there and it covers the whole state.
I Florida you have to get each county licence to work in that county. I've heard others say you do not even need a licence to do signwork in the area. I liked the idea of the state licence the best.
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In NY state, the licensing varies from town to town. No license is needed state wide. Some cites/towns require them to do installs. My town doesn't require any. The next town up, Saratoga Springs, requires a license.(I think it costs about $400 and you have to prove you have $1M liability insurance coverage.) In some towns, for a booth in a trade show you have to show proof of at least $500K liability insurance.
Diane Balch
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I hold a Lee County Contractors license, but have to have a seperate license to do work in the cities of Sanibel/Captive, Cape Coral, Fort Myers and now possibly Fort Myers Beach. All of which are in Lee County!
It's a money thing IMO...
Cher.
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Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on mIRC Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc. Cape Coral, Florida 239-574-4713 VSignsNgraphics@aol.com Posts: 987 | From: Cape Coral, FL USA | Registered: Aug 2000
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i lived in sarasota county, they sent letters to all sign people who didnt have a contractors license to CEASE AND DESIST doin business unless you have a building contractors license. in pensacola, you got a county, city, and historical committe to go thru.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Op, do you mean a sign contractors licence?
I called a bunch of shops up one day and found out many in my area don't have sign contractors licence. Meaning they can't pull a permit. There are other liceneces that cover signmaking without pulling permits. Some shops only do truck and boat lettering or some print shop also do signs and banners.
I just wish it was a "state licence" so you don't have to go to every county and town you do work in and get a separate licence.
Stupidity at it's finest.
-------------------- Rob Thomas 3410 Ketcham Ct Beautiful Springs FL 34134 Posts: 965 | From: Bonita Springs, Florida USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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In Michigan you only need a license for installing electric signs. To get the license, you have to apprentice for 2 years under a licensed installer before you can take the test.
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the letter said "building contractor", and i think it was manily because of all the underground stuff they have in sarasota. cant dig a hole without hitting something. here in pecola you need to have a county business lisence, if your want to work in the city, you need one from them, and then the city has a historical district, and if you do anything in that, you need their approval.
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