Under O.C.G.A. § 43-41-17, specialty contractors who offer or contract to perform or
undertake or perform for an owner limited, specialty, or specific trade contractor work
do not have to hold a license as a residential or general contractor if they are performing
work within their specialty. However, nothing in Chapter 41 shall permit a specialty
contractor to perform work that falls within the licensing requirements of Chapter 14 of
Title 43 where such specialty contractor is not duly licensed under such chapter to
perform such work.
The State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors has been directed by
January 1, 2008, to identify specialty categories and scopes of work, allowing those
specialties to contract directly with an owner without being a licensed residential or
general contractor.
• Anyone who is included on this list who is working for a licensed residential or
general contractor under a valid permit is exempted from having to hold a
residential and general contractor license of his or her own. However, such
individual must ensure that he or she complies with any legal requirements (such
as those found in Chapter 14 of Title 43) for his or her specialty trade.
• The State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractor recognizes that
limited service contractors can coordinate multiple specialty trades within the
scopes of work listed below.
• Traditional specialty contractors will not be required to carry a residential or
general contractor license but will be required to comply with all applicable
national, state, and local codes and ordinances.
The following list is under development and subject to change. If upon review, you
believe an additional category of work falls within your scope of work please submit
comments or considerations in writing to:
State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
O.C.G.A §§ 43-41-1 through 43-41-17 can be viewed in its entirety at
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/contractors
Acoustic Treatments
Acoustical Ceilings
Aluminum Framed and Glass Storefronts
Athletic Equipment
Asphalt Paving
Automatic Doors
Awnings
Cabinets and Countertops
Carpet, VCT & Base
Casework
Caulks & Sealants
Ceramics & Hard Tiles
Chutes
Cold Formed Metal Framing
Concrete Cast in Place
Concrete Formwork
Concrete Precast
Concrete Tilt Up
Cornice Work
Dampproofing and Waterproofing
Dams
Decorative Metals
Demolition
Doors, Frames & Hardware
Drywall
EIFS and Stucco
Elevators
Engineered Retaining Walls which includes:
• Mechanically Stabilized Earth Structures
Equipment Lifting and Transportation
Erosion and Sedimentation Controls
Escalators
Fencing
Fireproofing
Flagpoles
Flat Roofing
Finish Carpentry
Fire Equipment
Fireplaces
Foodservice Equipment
Fuel System Installation
Glazing
Grading
Grouting
Gutters and Downspouts
Insulation
Laboratory Equipment
Landscape and Irrigation
Library Equipment
Lifts
Light Gauge Metal Studs
Loading Dock Equipment
Lockers and Locker Room Benches
Masonry
Operable Partitions
Overhead Doors
Paint Booth Installation
Painting and Special Coatings
Parking Control Equipment
Piles and Caissons
Postal Specialties
Pre-engineered Special Purpose Rooms & Vaults
Pre-engineered Metal Buildings
Recreational Equipment
Reinforcing Steel
Rough Carpentry
Scaffolding
Seating which includes:
• Pre-fabricated seating
• Pre-fabricated bleachers
• Pre-fabricated press boxes
Sheet Metal Roofing
Shelving and Bins which includes:
• Pre-fabricated mezzanines
Shingles and Shakes
Siding
Signage
Site Furnishings
Skylights
Sliding & Coiling Doors
Structural Metal Framing
Structural & Miscellaneous Steel which includes:
• Stairs and railings
Terrazzo
Theater Equipment
Toilet Compartments & Accessories
Visual Display Boards
Wall Finishes
Window Treatments
Windows
Wood Flooring
Traditional Specialty Contractors
