IMPORTANT NOTES: 

• Please DO NOT use the Online License Renewal Service if you have already filed your renewal application by mail or in person.
• To use the Online License Renewal Service, you must enter a valid DCA License Number of the Home Improvement Contractor for whom you work as a Home Improvement Salesperson. If you are also a Home Improvement Contractor, you may enter your Home Improvement Contractor License Number. If the Contractor’s DCA license is not current as of July 16, 2009, you will not be able to use the online service.
• If you need to change your business address/address of your employer, you will not be able to use the online service.
• Submitting your renewal application online does not mean that your license is automatically renewed. 
• Home Improvement Salesperson licenses will expire October 31, 2009. You may not operate as a Home Improvement Salesperson after October 31, 2009 unless you have received your new license. Operation without a current license is subject to penalties.

To file your renewal application online, follow the six easy steps below. To process payment of your online renewal, you will need to use a major credit card. Please note that you will be charged a non-refundable  $1.00 *Service Fee* in addition to the $50 License Renewal Fee in order to process your online application.   

Six Easy Steps to File Your Home Improvement Salesperson
License Renewal Application Online:

Step 1:  Log on  

• Enter your CAMIS Number (located in your license renewal letter) and Individual License Number on the first screen of DCA’s Online License Renewal Service to get started. If you don't know your CAMIS number, please call 311 and ask for the service "Online Payment Assistance-DCA License Renewal." You will be transferred to DCA.

Step 2:  Confirm Your License Details and Contact Information  

• If your telephone number is different from the number preprinted in the License Details box, please enter the correct telephone number in the “New Telephone No.” field.
• Please enter your e-mail address to receive confirmation that your online license renewal application was successfully submitted.
• If your home address is different from the address preprinted on the online form, please select “No” and update your home address following the steps provided.
• If your mailing address is different from the address preprinted on the online form, please select “No” and update your mailing address following the steps provided.

Step 3:  Enter Employer Information and Answer Background Questions

• Fill in the name, license number, and address of your employer. Reminder: If the Contractor’s DCA license is not current as of July 16, 2009 or if you need to change your business address/address of your employer, you will not be able to use the online service.
• Complete the background questions by checking the appropriate boxes.  

Step 4:  Affirm Legal Requirements

• If you are the licensee, affirm the legal requirements and enter your First and Last names in the "Licensee" fields.
• If you are preparing the renewal application for the licensee, affirm the legal requirements, enter the licensee's First and Last names in the "Licensee" fields, and enter your First and Last names in the "Preparer" fields.  In addition, please specify your relationship to the licensee.

Step 5:  Submit Information and Enter Payment Details

• Please review all information to ensure it is correct, then click the "Submit" button ONCE ONLY. You will be directed to the payment page.
• Enter your payment information and click the “Submit” button ONCE ONLY.

Step 6:  Print Confirmation Number and Itemized Receipt

• A confirmation number and itemized receipt will appear at the end of the process. Print a copy for your records. 
• Once you have submitted your renewal application, you will receive a notification from DCA within 15 days. Please do NOT submit your license renewal application by mail or in person once you have successfully submitted your application online. Submitting duplicate applications will create delays in renewal of your license.

Finished reading the instructions?  Now you're ready to submit your renewal application.

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