Texas Electrical Sign Contractor license lookup — free

An Electrical Sign Contractor license covers companies that install and maintain electric signs — a narrower carve-out from the general Electrical Contractor license, built for businesses that specialize in sign work rather than general wiring. Sign companies need it to legally bid and contract that work, and property owners or GCs hiring a sign installer can use the number to confirm the business is actually authorized for it. Because it's a business-level license, letting it lapse affects every job the company has in progress, not just one employee's paperwork. Sign contracting is a small enough niche in TDLR's system that owners sometimes overlook the renewal until a permit gets flagged.

Like the general Electrical Contractor license, this one renews annually and carries no continuing education requirement — that exemption applies to contractors across TDLR's electrician program. Renewing late costs $165 within 90 days of expiration and $220 anywhere from 91 days out to three years, with a mailed Executive Director approval request required once the lapse passes 18 months. Past three years expired, the business has to apply as a brand-new contractor instead of renewing. TDLR's enforcement rules for the broader electrician program carry $1,000-$3,500 fines for contracting on an expired license, the same exposure a general Electrical Contractor faces.