The Details
What you need
All renewal applications require a completed DOL CORI form.
Occupational board licensing and permitting functions available in ePlace.
- Cosmetology and Barbering
- Electricians
- Home Inspectors
- Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Veterinary Medicine
- Office of Private Occupational School Education
For all other occupational board licensing and permitting functions, please visit: Renew your occupational board license with eLIPSE.
Office of Public Safety and Inspections Board 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)
If you need to renew or don't see your Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) license, visit Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI).
Fees
Licensees must also submit payment for the renewal fee electronically. There is a convenience fee for all online transactions charged by our e-payment vendor. Online credit card transactions incur a 2.39%, debit card transactions incur a 2.09% convenience fee and ACH/EFT (electronic checks) transactions incur a fee of $0.35.
How to renew
Log in to the ePLACE portal to renew your license. If you don't have an account, you must create one. View detailed instructions.
If it's your first time logging in, you will have to link your existing license to the account:
- Select Home
- Select "Link your license, permit, or certificate" under "What would you like to do?"
- Select Link Your License/Permit/Certificate to Your Account" and select the circle next to "Link your license/permit/certificate to your portal account"
- Select the "Continue" button at the bottom of the page
- For agency, select DPL (Division of Professional Licensure)
- For Record Identification Code: enter your Record ID (Example:1234-PL-M1)
- For Authorization Code: enter your authorization code (Example: 1234567899)
- Select Continue
- Review your information and select Continue
For returning visitors and those who have linked their licenses to their accounts:
- Select "Manage Licenses, Permits, and Certificates"
- In the right column next to your license, select the "Renew" link
- Enter your information and select Continue
For help using this portal, call the ePLACE Help Desk Team at (844)-733-7522 weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You may call our Welcome Center at 617-701-8895 any time between 9:00am- 5:00pm. Our welcome center staff will guide you through the process.
You may visit our Welcome Center at One Federal Street, Suite 600, Boston MA 02110 between 9:00am- 5:00pm. Our welcome center staff will guide you through the process via our agency kiosks or your personal laptop/mobile device.
To apply by mail or email, or if you need reasonable accommodation, please reach out to the board for next steps via the email or phone number below.