The verification of a professional's license can be emailed or mailed to a requestor using the
A license number is needed for this request. There is no charge for this service. Simply fill in all required fields and select whether you want the verification emailed or mailed.
This site is a primary source for verification of license credentials.
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division, presents Licensee Lookup information as a service to the public. The Division relies upon information provided by licensees to be true and correct, as required by statute. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a licensee knowingly to provide erroneous information to the Division.
The Department of Labor and Industry makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content of this website. Assessing the accuracy and reliability of information obtained from this website is solely the responsibility of the user. If you have questions regarding information found within this Licensee Lookup website, please contact the specific licensing board directly.
Please note that some disciplinary actions against licensees may not appear immediately on the website. Appeals, effective dates of orders and other administrative processes may delay posting on the website. Please contact the specific licensing board directly if you require discipline information that occurred prior to July 1, 1996.
A mailing list of licensees by license type may be downloaded and purchased through the Business Standards Division Licensee Lookup Portal Please note: There are not email or phone numbers in the list. There is a cost for the list.
This website tab was previously listed as the Professional Licensees List. It was renamed to help end users.
Per page | $0.35. (Staff time spent on copying is included in the per-page charge.) |
Records recalled from offsite storage | Actual cost |
Staff time to prepare materials for copying | $17.83 per hour1 |
If the request is for an extraordinarily large volume of printed material, the Department may have copies made by Print and Mail Services. | Actual cost |
1Based on mid-point 2016 salary survey for Band 3 Administrative Assistant
Staff time for copying electronic files | $17.83 per hour after first half hour1 |
Electronic media | Actual cost |
Mainframe and mid-tier processing charges, including processing time, transmission time, and report writing charges | Actual cost |
1Based on mid-point 2016 salary survey for Band 3 Administrative Assistant
Legal review and/or redaction of information | $66.26 per hour after first half hour2 |
2Based on mid-point 2016 salary survey for Band 8 Attorney
Custom computer programming by non-SITSD employee | $31.95 per hour after first half hour3 |
Research and/or analysis whether involving paper or electronic records | $30.38 per hour after first half hour4 |
E-mail export | $127.78/hour |
Other State Information Technology Services Division services | At cost per rate schedule. See http://sitsdservicecatalog.mt.gov/Services |
3Based on mid-point 2016 salary survey for Band 6 Computer Programmer
4Based on mid-point 2016 salary survey for Band 6 Management Analyst
The Board is abating renewal fees for this renewal period only. This abatement is valid during the established renewal period and is not in effect after the renewal deadline (6/30/22) or applied to late renewal fees. After the deadline, all fees will revert to the current published fees.
Our services are available through remote delivery. We are available to assist customers through our online public portal at EBIZ.MT.GOV/POL (Professional and Occupational Licenses) and EBIZ.MT.GOV (for Permits). For other services, please contact us via email at DLIBSDWEBHELP@MT.GOV or by phone (406) 841-2300.
For additional assistance please feel free to contact the board office at (406) 841-2360
Be aware that there are scams that specifically target licensees.
Fraudsters may pretend to be government employees, claiming that there is a problem with your professional license or that they have questions about your practice.
In some cases they find publicly available license information, such as your name, and then call your place of business pretending to be licensing board staff, attempting to elicit personally identifiable information.
Department of Labor and Industry employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
We may call you in some situations, but will never do the following over the phone:
The following scenarios should raise suspicion:
Learn more about fraud prevention and reporting at https://dojmt.gov/consumer/identity-theft/
This is not a unified application for a single license.To be licensed as an Engineer-Surveyor (ES) in Montana, you must complete the applications for both:
*Professional Engineer
*Professional Land Surveyor
This means you must submit all required documentation for each license type. Each application will be reviewed separately and will be evaluated on its own merits.
The Board reviews applications for ALL applicants seeking dual licensure as Professional Engineer and Professional Land Surveyor, including those who already have one license and are seeking the other; there are no exceptions. The Board also requests that applicants for dual licensure appear before the Board at the time their application(s) are reviewed.
All applicants for licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor must pass this exam. The Board uses a computer-based exam administered through ISO-Quality Testing, Inc. or “IQT.” (Website: http://www.isoqualitytesting.com)
IQT has testing centers across the United States, including Montana locations. Please visit the IQT website for more information on testing locations.
A new list of "sources for questions" has been created for this exam and is available for examinees to use in their pre-exam preparations. Click here to access it.
Once an applicant has been approved by the Board to sit for the Montana exam, the Board office will inform IQT, which then will make contact with the applicant and begin the registration process. The examinee then will coordinate with IQT regarding test date and location.
Examinees will be informed of their results (pass/fail) by the Board following the exam.
To all Applicants: Make sure you are using the correct and current version of application forms
At its May 2013 meeting, the Board directed the Department to only accept applications made on the most current application forms available. This is important since the 2015 Legislature amended statutes governing licensure and the Board made changes to its administrative rules in 2016. The applications on this website are updated regularly to reflect current statutes, rules and Board policies.
Click here for some additional tips for applicants.
If you have recently taken an exam administered by NCEES, Click here to learn about your “Next Steps.”
Note: Hand-written applications may be returned by the Board as incomplete.
Engineer Interns and Land Surveyor Interns now must renew their certificates every two years by June 30. In November 2014, the board adopted new rules that made EI and LSI certificates valid for two years. The change also made those certificates renewable. If you are unsure of your certificate’s issue date, renewal date or status, visit https://ebiz.mt.gov/pol and look up your certificate on the free Licensee Lookup service.