Florida electrician insurance requirements
What Florida law and licensing authorities require of electricians — insurance, bonds, and workers' compensation. 1 of 2 rows below carry a machine-verified quote from an official source; the rest say so honestly. Last checked 2026-09-05.
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county rules — always confirm with the linked official source.
| License-tied insurance not machine-verifiable — check the official source | Florida licenses electrical contractors under a separate part of chapter 489 whose board rules were not machine-fetchable on build day (the state rules portal serves only rule metadata, not text). Check with the Florida Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board (DBPR) for the current insurance conditions. |
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| Workers' compensation verified 2026-09-05 | Construction-industry employers: required with one or more employees (owner-officers count). Outside construction: required with four or more employees. Source: Florida CFO, Division of Workers' Compensation — coverage requirements exact wording on the official page“Construction Industry Employers with one or more employees, including the owner of the business who are corporate officers or Limited Liability Company (LLC) members, must have workers' compensation coverage.” “Non-Construction Industry Employers with four (4) or more employees, including business owners who are corporate officers or Limited Liability Company (LLC) members, must have workers' compensation coverage.” |
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