Editorial Policy

Sourcing

CLR relies on primary sources: official state licensing board portals, state codes and statutes, board rules and bulletins, and the published materials of the testing services contracted to administer state examinations. We do not source regulatory requirements from blog posts, marketing pages, or third-party aggregators.

Verification cadence

Every state and trade page is scheduled on a 90-day review cycle. On each completed review, the editor opens the primary sources listed in the page footer and confirms that the published numbers, statutes, and procedures still match the current official source. The "Verified" date reflects the most recent successful source check; if the next-review date passes, the guide is marked "Review due" rather than being given a new date without a completed check.

High-volatility pages are reviewed faster when needed. Fee changes, bond increases, exam-vendor changes, board portal migrations, and reciprocity revisions do not wait for a calendar quarter if they materially change what a reader needs to do next.

Corrections

Articles and data studies also enter the editorial review queue 90 days after publication or their last substantive update. Recomputed tables do not constitute a new source check: numerical tables use the guide dataset, while prose claims, comparisons, and exceptions need their own review. Cost comparisons disclose the pathway, included fees, missing amounts, and excluded expenses. Corrections are recorded on the affected page.

Reader-submitted corrections are checked against the relevant official source set. When a correction is verified, we update the page and refresh its visible review date.

Our working target is 2 business days for triage, with verified corrections applied on the next publishing pass. Correction requests that identify a mismatch with a live board fee table, application packet, or statute are triaged first because they have the highest risk of causing real-world filing mistakes.

Independence

CLR accepts no payment from licensing boards, exam administrators, surety companies, insurance carriers, training schools, or trade associations in exchange for coverage, placement, or editorial influence. Display advertising, where enabled, is programmatic and separated from the editorial process; advertisers do not review, approve, or influence licensing coverage.

How we write

We summarize board requirements in plain English, but we do not simplify away the actual legal trigger. If a state uses different rules for residential work, commercial work, qualifiers, corporations, LLCs, municipal registration, or exam waivers, that distinction stays in the page. Where a board rule is ambiguous, we default to the exact published language in the cited source set rather than filling the gap with assumptions.

Disclaimer

Information published on CLR is provided for reference only and does not constitute legal, tax, or professional advice. Licensing law changes frequently. Always verify the current requirements directly with the relevant state board before taking action.