# Licensing

URL: /systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/licensing · Id: `floorRow:licensing`

> Licensing holds an Offer from sale until every Credential, registration, or entity of record it needs is held and counsel has read it.

Licensing holds an [Offer](/business/nouns/offer) from sale until every [Credential](/business/nouns/credential), registration, or entity of record it needs is held and counsel has read it.

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wakes | An Offer, or a new state and outcome it serves, needs a Credential before its first Order. |
| Process | [Screening](/workflows/processes/screening) |
| Signs | [Legal Lead](/agents/legal/legal-lead), [Legal Team](/agents/legal) |
| Sources | state licensing and registration laws for each licensed step; IRS e-file and IVES participation rules; state registered-agent requirements |