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Texas HVAC check worksheet

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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Credential family: Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor licenses issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read together with the license class and endorsement.

Instructions and meanings below come from this authority’s own published sources, reviewed field by field on the dates shown. They apply to this board and credential only. Official result pages can change or be dynamic; always read the live official result directly.

Why this authority is listed

These official sources support the authority listed here. Lookup instructions and licensing rules cite their own sources where available.

Check sequence

Six steps, in order

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  1. Prepare and run the official search

    Evidence reviewed

    Use the correct official search with an input it accepts.

    Open the official search below. Enter the person or business’s name or number only on that website; this worksheet never asks for it.

    Open official license lookup

    Opens the authority’s website. Coming back here does not mark this step done.

    TDLR’s search accepts a numeric license number, a personal name in last-name, first-name order, or a business name. Optional license-type and city filters are available. If searching by expiration date, use month, day and four-digit year without separators (MMDDYYYY). The page is labeled Active Licenses only, so it does not provide an all-status search.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/Retrieved 2026-09-05

  2. Match the person or business to the record

    Site guidance

    Confirm the record you are reading is the one you were given.

    Compare the exact name on the official result with the name on the estimate, contract, card or invoice. Treat a similar, partial or business-versus-personal name difference as unresolved until the person or business explains it.

  3. Confirm the credential type and scope

    Evidence reviewed

    Read which credential the record describes, not just whether one exists.

    Note the credential type, class, rank, classification or category exactly as the record shows it. A different credential from the same authority is not interchangeable.

    Read the license class and endorsement as well as whether the credential is current. TDLR says these determine the work the contractor may perform, the applicable examination, and the required insurance. Class A permits work on units of any size. Class B is limited to cooling systems of 25 tons or less and heating systems of 1.5 million BTUs per hour or less. Endorsement E covers Environmental Air Conditioning; R covers Commercial Refrigeration and Process Cooling and Heating; C combines E and R. Environmental air conditioning concerns temperature, humidity, cleanliness, ventilation and circulation for human comfort, including central heating and cooling. Process cooling or heating instead addresses production requirements or equipment operation. These are the official credential-scope definitions; this guide has not queried an individual license record or assumed that every field appears in the public result layout.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrstate.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05

  4. Read the result and any renewal notice

    Evidence reviewed

    Interpret the exact label using this board’s reviewed meanings.

    Record whether the search returned an active record. If a renewal notice or paperwork shows one of the reviewed labels below, select it to read its meaning.

    What did the official result show?

    Renewal categories and license restrictions

    These reviewed labels describe TDLR renewal categories and restrictions, not statuses displayed by the active-only search. Use them when a renewal notice or the licensee’s paperwork shows the label.

    Open a label to read its reviewed meaning for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Without JavaScript, open the one you selected.

    Expired — 90 days or less

    TDLR’s contractor-renewal category permits late renewal at one and one-half times the normal renewal fee. The contractor may not engage in air-conditioning and refrigeration contracting while the license is expired.

    Next: Confirm the current situation with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before relying on this label; renewal categories describe expiration handling, not a current-work authorization.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-renew.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05
    Expired — at least 18 months, less than three years

    TDLR’s contractor-renewal category requires executive-director approval and a fee of twice the normal renewal fee. The official page links the required expired-license renewal request form; contracting with an expired license is prohibited.

    Next: Confirm the current situation with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before relying on this label; renewal categories describe expiration handling, not a current-work authorization.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-renew.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05
    Expired — more than 90 days, less than 18 months

    TDLR’s contractor-renewal category permits late renewal at twice the normal renewal fee. The license remains expired until renewed, and the agency says not to engage in contracting with an expired license.

    Next: Confirm the current situation with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before relying on this label; renewal categories describe expiration handling, not a current-work authorization.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-renew.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05
    Nonrenewable

    TDLR’s FAQ describes this as a renewal restriction requiring resolution with the Attorney General’s Child Support Division and a release received by TDLR before renewal. An existing license may not be used after its expiration date; the nonrenewable notice does not extend it. For this child-support restriction, the FAQ gives 365 days from expiration to obtain the release and apply for late renewal, after which it says the license cannot be late renewed.

    Next: Confirm the current situation with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before relying on this label; renewal categories describe expiration handling, not a current-work authorization.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrfaq.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05
    No matching record was found

    TDLR labels this search Active Licenses only, so it is not a complete historical-license search. If a license is not found, the page directs users to Customer Service at (800) 803-9202. Check the input format before asking for help: license-number searches accept numbers only, expiration dates use MMDDYYYY, and individual names use Last, First order. The form also provides optional license-type, city and county filters. Those separate fields and the active-only scope matter when comparing a missing result with an older credential or a different name or location.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/Retrieved 2026-09-05

    Next: Re-check the input format and search scope described above, then ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. A missing result is a question for the authority, not a finding about the person or business’s licensing.

    My result uses a label that is not listed here

    We have not reviewed that label for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Do not borrow a meaning from another board or guess. Use the authority’s own glossary or ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation what the label means before relying on the record.

    I could not reach or use the official search

    The official search may be temporarily unavailable or may have changed. Try again later or contact Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Leave this worksheet unresolved; an unavailable search says nothing about the person or business.

  5. Check where the credential applies

    Evidence reviewed

    Confirm the credential covers the place and kind of work.

    Compare the credential’s documented scope with where and what the work will be. Multistate or local limits are described below.

    TDLR identifies Georgia and South Carolina as reciprocal states for air-conditioning and refrigeration contractor licensing. A Texas license holder applying to either state should request a letter of good standing from TDLR and obtain the receiving state’s forms and requirements directly. A Georgia or South Carolina license holder applying into Texas should follow TDLR’s Out of State Applicants instructions. TDLR also says it accepts air-conditioning and refrigeration experience from states or municipalities with licensing requirements substantially equivalent to Texas; this experience provision should not be read as a reciprocal agreement with every state. Within Texas, the FAQ distinguishes municipal registration fees from building permit fees: municipalities may not charge registration fees to TDLR-licensed air-conditioning and refrigeration contractors under the cited provision, but may collect building permit fees.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrfaq.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05

  6. Note follow-up checks

    Evidence reviewed

    Record what still needs an answer from the authority or the licensee.

    Insurance, bonding and disciplinary history are separate questions. This site has no reviewed evidence on them for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; a license record does not prove insurance.

    For a Texas air-conditioning and refrigeration license holder seeking reciprocity with Georgia or South Carolina, TDLR’s FAQ says to contact TDLR and request a letter of good standing. Contact the receiving state directly for its reciprocal application forms and license requirements. This is the documented outbound verification route for those two reciprocal states; the FAQ section does not state a fee, turnaround time or delivery method for that letter. Applicants coming into Texas from Georgia or South Carolina are directed to TDLR’s separate Out of State Applicants guidance.

    Sourcehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrfaq.htmRetrieved 2026-09-05
    Insurance
    Ask the person or business for a current certificate of insurance and confirm it with the insurer. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records reviewed here do not show insurance.
    Bonding
    Ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation whether a bond is required for this credential and where it can be confirmed. No reviewed evidence on this site covers it.
    Disciplinary history
    Ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation how it publishes public disciplinary actions. This site does not collect or republish disciplinary records.

Worksheet

What you report having checked

Worksheet date . Self-reported by the person using this page. It records no name, license number, address or result page, and it is not a verification of anyone.

Prepare and run the official search
Not yet reported
Match the person or business to the record
Not yet reported
Confirm the credential type and scope
Not yet reported
Read the result and any renewal notice
Not yet reported
Check where the credential applies
Not yet reported
Note follow-up checks
Not yet reported
Official result
No result recorded

7 items still unresolved

Still to answer

  • Insurance: Ask the person or business for a current certificate of insurance and confirm it with the insurer. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records reviewed here do not show insurance.
  • Bonding: Ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation whether a bond is required for this credential and where it can be confirmed. No reviewed evidence on this site covers it.
  • Disciplinary history: Ask Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation how it publishes public disciplinary actions. This site does not collect or republish disciplinary records.

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Provenance

Official sources used in this worksheet