State licensing guides · Verified May 2026
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ME1.5kMaine license requirements
VT1kVermont license requirements
NH1.5kNew Hampshire license requirements
WA1.6kWashington license requirements
ID1.6kIdaho license requirements
MT2kMontana license requirements
ND1.5kNorth Dakota license requirements
MN1.6kMinnesota license requirements
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NY1kNew York license requirements
MA1kMassachusetts license requirements
RI1kRhode Island license requirements
OR1.7kOregon license requirements
UT1.2kUtah license requirements
WY2kWyoming license requirements
SD1.5kSouth Dakota license requirements
IA2.1kIowa license requirements
IN1.5kIndiana license requirements
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NJ1.2kNew Jersey license requirements
CT1.5kConnecticut license requirements
CA1kCalifornia license requirements
NV1.6kNevada license requirements
CO1.5kColorado license requirements
NE2.1kNebraska license requirements
MO1.5kMissouri license requirements
KY1.5kKentucky license requirements
WV1.8kWest Virginia license requirements
VA1kVirginia license requirements
MD1.5kMaryland license requirements
DE1.5kDelaware license requirements
DC1.5kDistrict of Columbia license requirements
AZ1.6kArizona license requirements
NM1.6kNew Mexico license requirements
KS1.5kKansas license requirements
AR1.5kArkansas license requirements
TN1.5kTennessee license requirements
NC1.5kNorth Carolina license requirements
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OK1.5kOklahoma license requirements
LA1.5kLouisiana license requirements
MS1.5kMississippi license requirements
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HI1.8kHawaii license requirements
TX1kTexas license requirements
FL1.2kFlorida license requirements
AK1.6kAlaska license requirements
Standard NIC route36 states
NIC, 1,800+ hrs5 states
NIC, no practical2 states
State-specific exam8 states
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The landscape · All 51
Use NIC theory43
Non-NIC state exam8
Practical eliminated2
≥ 1,800 hrs (cosmo)5
CE required to renew4