> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cslid.nascla.memorang.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Midwest

> 12 jurisdictions where regulation ranges from prequalification-only to full licensure.

The Midwest includes 12 jurisdictions where state-level regulation ranges from nearly nonexistent (Illinois, Missouri) to registration-based systems (North Dakota) and prequalification-heavy models (Indiana, Ohio, Kansas). Several Midwestern states regulate construction primarily at the local level, with state involvement limited to highway prequalification and specialty trades like electrical and plumbing.

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  <Card title="Illinois" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/illinois">
    No state-level general contractor licensing; regulation limited to public works and roofing.
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  <Card title="Indiana" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/indiana">
    Prequalification required for highway and public works as prime contractor or subcontractor above **\$300,000**.
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  <Card title="Iowa" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/iowa">
    State licensing and registration for contractors, plumbers, mechanical, electrical, explosives, alarm, and fire protection.
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  <Card title="Kansas" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/kansas">
    Highway contracts require DOT prequalification; no general state contractor license.
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  <Card title="Michigan" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/michigan">
    State licensing may be required for residential and commercial construction, remodeling, or alteration.
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  <Card title="Minnesota" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/minnesota">
    Residential building and remodeling licensed at state level; local municipalities enforce the State Building Code.
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  <Card title="Missouri" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/missouri">
    Only electrical work regulated at state level; all other trades regulated locally.
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  <Card title="Nebraska" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/nebraska">
    State regulates electrical work for road construction and out-of-state contractors on contracts above **\$2,500**.
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  <Card title="North Dakota" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/north-dakota">
    Registration required for all construction exceeding **\$4,000** per project.
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  <Card title="Ohio" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/ohio">
    Prequalification required for all highway work; no general state contractor license.
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  <Card title="South Dakota" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/south-dakota">
    State licensing required for electrical, plumbing, and asbestos abatement.
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  <Card title="Wisconsin" icon="map-pin" href="/docs/jurisdictions/wisconsin">
    Prequalification may be required for public works construction.
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