California HVAC License Reciprocity & Transfer
What it takes to transfer an HVAC contractor license you already hold in another state into California. This page covers license transfer only — not how to get licensed from scratch.
Transferring an existing license into California
The route differs by origin state, so it is shown separately for each one below. Processing time: processing time not published by the board.
By origin state
From Florida → California
Full requirementsFull New Application Required — No Reciprocity or Exam Waiver Available for C-20
$450 in fees · exam required
From Ohio → California
Full requirementsFull New Application Required — No Reciprocity or Exam Waiver Available for C-20
$450 in fees · exam required
From Texas → California
Full requirementsFull New Application Required — No Reciprocity or Exam Waiver Available for C-20
$450 in fees · exam required
Not yet researched
We haven't published sourced requirements for transferring an HVAC contractor license into California from: New York. Rather than guess, we leave these out until we can cite the board directly — check with the California board in the meantime.