Quick answer
To verify an electrician’s license in Utah, search the Division of Professional Licensing’s free public Licensee Lookup at secure.utah.gov/llv by license number or business name, then confirm the record shows Profession: Contractor, Status: Active, a future expiration date, an electrical classification that fits your job, and no disciplinary action. It takes about two minutes. St. George Electric Pro matches St. George and Washington County homeowners with independent local electricians.
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Who licenses electricians in Utah
The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), part of the Department of Commerce, licenses both the individual electricians (apprentice, journeyman, master, and their residential variants) and the electrical contractor, the business that pulls the permit and carries the liability. When you hire a company to upgrade a panel or install an EV charger, the license that matters is the contractor license, and that is what the lookup below shows.
Utah’s contractor licensing act defines “contractor” broadly enough to cover anyone who advertises or offers to do the work, not just anyone who does it. That is why licensed companies are usually eager to give you the number: the license is the thing that makes the ad legal.
The lookup, step by step
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Ask the electrician for their Utah contractor license number
Every licensed electrical contractor has one and should give it without hesitation. It looks like an eight-digit number, a hyphen, and a four-digit suffix (for example, 14212391-5501). If they offer a “license” that belongs to a friend, a former employer, or a company with a different name, stop here.
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Open the DOPL Licensee Lookup
Go to https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. It is free, public, and needs no account. The page shows the date its data is current as of; on our check it was the previous day.
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Search by license number, or by name with the wildcard option
Use the “License Number” tab if you have the number. If you only have a business name, use “Name and Profession,” pick the “CONTAINING” (wild card) option, and tick CONTRACTOR under “Narrow Search by Profession.” Note that the license may be held under the owner’s legal business name, not the trade name on the truck.
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Open the record and check the status and expiration
Click the licensee name. You want Profession: Contractor, License Status: Active, and an Expiration Date in the future. “Expired,” “Null and Void,” “Superseded,” or “Active on Probation” each mean a follow-up question at minimum.
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Read the classification line
Under Qualifications, the record lists the classification(s) the contractor holds. Electrical contractors carry an electrical classification; a residential-only one is shown as “E201 – Residential Electrical” and the broader general one as “E200 – General Electrical.” A residential classification is right for a home panel, EV charger, or repair, and wrong for commercial work. The “Qualifier” named beside it is the individual master electrician whose exam qualifies the company.
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Check the disciplinary line
The record shows “Agency and Disciplinary Action.” Clean records say no disciplinary actions within the statutory time frame. If there is a docket or citation number, the linked documents explain it; read them before you decide.
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Ask for proof of insurance separately
The lookup shows the license, not the insurance. For a panel, a service upgrade, an EV charger, or anything that involves opening walls, ask for a current certificate of insurance naming the company.
What a real record looks like
Here is what we saw on September 26, 2026 when we looked up a St. George contractor that publishes its license number on its website, Southern Utah Electric (license 14212391-5501). We are using it because it is a real, public record, not as an endorsement.
Sample DOPL record · read September 26, 2026
- Name
- Southern Utah Electric Inc., Saint George UT 84790
- Profession / type
- Contractor / Contractor
- License number
- 14212391-5501
- Status
- Active · issued 03/25/2025 · expires 11/30/2027
- Disciplinary action
- None within the statutory time frame
- Classifications
- E201 – Residential Electrical; B100 – General Building (with the named qualifier and association dates)
Every line on this card came from the DOPL record itself. The company’s own site is profiled on the licensed electricians comparison.
Two things to notice. The classification line is where you learn the license is residential electrical, which is exactly right for the home jobs on this site. And the record points you to the state’s separate business-entity registry for confirming the company itself is in good standing, a second check worth the extra minute on a large job.
Red flags that mean walk away
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No number, or a number that does not match the company
The record’s name should match the business you are paying. A number that belongs to someone else is not their license.
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Expired or “superseded” status with no active record
Search all results for that name before concluding, since licenses advance to higher levels, but if nothing is active, walk away.
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Won’t pull a permit
Panels, service upgrades, and new circuits are permitted work in St. George City and Washington County. “We can skip the permit and save you money” is the classic unlicensed tell.
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Cash-only, big deposit, no written quote
Licensed contractors write quotes and take normal payment. A large cash deposit before any work is a pattern in fraud complaints everywhere.
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A residential classification quoting commercial work
Not a scam, but a scope mismatch. The classification on the record defines what the license covers.
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“I’m licensed in Nevada / Arizona”
St. George sits near both borders. A Nevada or Arizona contractor license is not a Utah one; the work here needs a Utah DOPL license.
Beyond the license: three more questions
- “Who is pulling the permit?” On a panel, service upgrade, or new circuit in St. George City or Washington County, the answer is the contractor. If the answer is “you can pull a homeowner permit,” they are asking you to take on their liability.
- “Can I see the certificate of insurance?” General liability at minimum. The DOPL record does not show it.
- “Who is actually coming to the house?” A licensed contractor may send a journeyman or an apprentice under supervision, which is normal. What you want is that the company on the license is the company doing the work.
If something goes wrong
DOPL takes complaints against licensees; the “File a Complaint” link is on the lookup site’s footer. Having the license number, the written quote, and the permit record makes a complaint straightforward. Having none of them, because the electrician was unlicensed and skipped the permit, is why this page exists.