Public Record Scores

Here's what Florida says about your contractor. I just made it readable.

Every licensed contractor in Florida has a public record with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. License status, duration, disciplinary history, compliance — it's all there. But it's buried in a government database that nobody searches, formatted in a way nobody understands.

Public Record Scores translate that raw state data into a single number: 0 to 100.

161,000+

licensed Florida contractors scored from DBPR public records. Every score is derived from government data — not reviews, not ads, not who paid the most.

What Goes Into a Score

P.R.S. is calculated algorithmically from five dimensions of a contractor's public record:

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License Status Active, current, and in good standing. Expired, suspended, or revoked licenses score lower — because they should.

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License Duration How long they've held their license. A 20-year track record tells a different story than 6 months.

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Disciplinary Record Complaints, violations, fines, suspensions — all public record. Clean records score higher. That's not an opinion. That's the data.

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License Classification Certified vs. registered. State-certified contractors meet a higher bar — P.R.S. reflects that distinction.

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Compliance History Consistent renewals. Continuing education. Insurance maintenance. The boring stuff that separates professionals from liabilities.

For Homeowners

You can't tell the difference between a contractor with a clean 20-year record and one with five violations by looking at their truck. That data exists — it's public — but it's locked behind government search portals that nobody uses.

P.R.S. puts it in front of you before you make a call. Not a review from someone's cousin. Not a rating you can buy. The state's own data, scored and readable in seconds.

Check it before you hire. It's free. It's always been free.

What P.R.S. Is

A Transparency Tool

Derived entirely from DBPR public records
Algorithmically calculated — no human bias
Updated as new data becomes available
Free on every contractor profile

What P.R.S. Is Not

Not a Recommendation

Not an endorsement or guarantee
Does not account for work quality or pricing
Cannot be purchased or manipulated
Not a substitute for your own due diligence

For Contractors

Your P.R.S. is your public record. It already exists — the state published it. The only question is whether homeowners see it in a government database they'll never visit, or on your Call Charlie profile where it actually matters.

If your record is clean, your score reflects it. Twenty years of compliance, zero disciplinary actions, active and insured — that's a high P.R.S., and homeowners can see exactly what it means.

If your record has issues, you already know. P.R.S. doesn't create problems — it surfaces what's already public. The difference is that now it's readable.

Data Source & Methodology

All P.R.S. data originates from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to Florida Statutes § 119.01 (Public Records). Scores are recalculated periodically as DBPR updates its records.

P.R.S. methodology is proprietary to Call Charlie. The scoring algorithm is not influenced by advertising, profile claims, or any paid feature. A contractor's score is determined exclusively by their public record.

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Every contractor profile on Call Charlie includes a Public Record Score. Search by name, license number, or city.

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