Utah Sign Installation (S440) Contractor License
The Sign Installation (S440) Contractor License allows you to do the following work:
- Installation of electrical or non-electrical signs and graphic displays
Signs and graphic displays:
- Lighted and unlighted signs
- Permanent highway marker sign
- Illuminated awning
- Electronic message center
Sculpture or a graphic representation:
- Animated, moving or stationary device used for advertising or identification purposes
- Logo and trademark
- Building Trim
- Lighting with neon
- Decorative fixtures
- Non-electrical signs and graphics displays:
- Outdoor sign that does not have electrical lighting or other electrical requirements
Electrical trade work is not included.
How to Get the Sign Installation (S440) Contractor License in Utah?
- Fill out the trade application form or:
- apply online on My License E-Government
- Complete an approved 25-hour pre-licensure course from one of the following Utah-approved providers:
- Attain a General Liability Insurance Certificate with the minimum required coverage of $100,000 for each incident and $300,000 in total and where DOPL is listed as certificate holder
- Register your business entity with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
- Obtain a Federal Employee Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Acquire the following if the applicant has employees:
- Certificate of worker’s compensation insurance with the DOPL as the certificate holder
- Unemployment registration from the Utah Department of Workforce Services
- State withholding tax registration from the Utah State Tax Commission
- Obtain the following if the applicant does not have employees:
- Send the corresponding documents to:
DOPL
Heber M. Wells Building
160 East 300 South
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741 - Expect a response from the department in a 4 to 6-week period
