Wichita contractor license lookup: MABCD licenses, Kansas roofer registration and the permits

Which license each job needs in Wichita

MABCD's roofing and siding permit form asks for the contractor's "KS Roofer Registration Number" and contractor license number. The Attorney General's directory sorts roofers into statuses (read 26 October 2026):

How to run the lookup in five minutes

1. Ask for the MABCD license number and, for a roofer, the Kansas roofer registration number.
2. Search MABCD: open the Online LookUp, choose Lookup Contractor License and enter the number or name.
3. Roofer: search the Roofing Registration Directory by business name or registration number and look for In Good Standing.
4. Insurance: MABCD's Do I Need a Permit? page says to call 316-660-1840 to see "if that contractor is licensed and insured".
5. Look up the house: the same LookUp's Lookup Plan Review or Permit searches by permit number, applicant or address; the Wichita building permit search guide has the details.

Doing the work yourself

From MABCD's Do I Need a Permit? page: "You must own and occupy the home." When you apply you either name a licensed subcontractor for each required trade or "Schedule the homeowner's exam for each trade you wish to perform"; fail the exam and a licensed subcontractor does that trade's work. "If you own the home but do not live in the home, you MUST use a licensed contractor to do the work." And if a contractor asks you to get the permit, MABCD says to say no: "This is a red flag."

What our Wichita pages add

MABCD's LookUp answers "is this firm licensed". Our Wichita page shows what MABCD permits on City of Wichita property, October 2024 to September 2026:

Roofing permits more than tripled from the first year to the second. The Kansas Attorney General has warned that storm damage can attract unregistered contractors, so the two-number check above matters most in a year like this. 80% of the 54,579 permits were on homes, and 98% of those issued October 2024 to September 2025 were finished. The permit statistics page has the months, and permits by ZIP code the areas. Local permit rules: roofing, electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits. Statewide rules: How to check a contractor's license in Kansas.

What this lookup does not tell you

The permit file we use names no contractor, so we cannot show who did a job or match firms to licenses. MABCD's permits for unincorporated Sedgwick County and the small cities around Wichita are in the same system but not in our counts. A license says the firm may do the work, not how its last job went.