Division of Occupational Licensure: Check a license

The Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL), through its boards and offices, licenses and regulates more than 500,000 individuals, businesses, and schools to engage in over 100 trades and professions in Massachusetts.

Check to see if a business or individual has a valid DOL license or permit using one of our online portals below.

Check an Occupational Board License

The move to our new licensing system, eLIPSE, has begun for the following boards:

• Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities
• Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
• Board of Examiners of Sheet Metal Workers

All licensing functions for these boards are now disabled in ePLACE. The new eLIPSE system is expected to be available on Monday, May 18th at 8am. 

For the previously migrated boards below, licensing functions in the eLIPSE platform will be disabled until Monday, May 18th at 8am. 

• Board of Public Accountancy
• Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing
• Board of Registration of Architects
• Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
• Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters
• Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers
• Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons 

Note: All other users should continue using ePLACE until further notice. 

Check an Occupational Board License (ePLACE) 

Check an Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) License

List of OPSI Licenses:

• Amusements / Challenge Courses / Climbing Walls
• Board of Building Regulations and Standards
• Board of Elevator Regulations
• Building Official Certification Committee
• Construction Supervisor License 
• Elevator Examiners
• Hoisting
• Horse Drawn Carriage
• Massachusetts State Athletic Commission
• Motion Picture Operator
• Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, and Sprinkler Fitters
• Recreational Tramway Board
• Regulated Activities (Special Licensing)

Check an Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) License 

Additional Resources

• Choosing a licensed professional
• Frequently asked questions about occupational licensing
• All professional licenses and permits