SECTION 158:40-7-1. Unlimited electrical license  


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  • (a)   Applicants for an unlimited electrical contractor examination must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and must verify at least twelve thousand (12,000) hours (6 years) experience on-the-job in electrical construction work. At least six thousand (6,000) of the hours of experience must be verified in commercial/industrial work. Experience must be obtained while employed by a licensed electrical contractor. No more than two thousand (2,000) of verified actual classroom hours of formal electrical education may be counted toward the experience requirement. Applicants must submit proof of two (2) years' experience as an unlimited licensed electrical journeyman prior to making application for the unlimited electrical contractor's license.
    (b)   Applicants for an unlimited electrical journeyman examination must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and must verify eight thousand (8,000) hours (4 years) on-the-job experience in the electrical construction trade, as defined in 90.2 National Electrical Code, under the supervision of a journeyman or contractor. Experience must be obtained while employed by a licensed electrical contractor. Four Thousand (4,000) of the hours of experience must be verified in commercial/industrial work. No more than two thousand (2,000) of verified actual classroom hours of formal electrical education may be counted toward the experience requirement.
    (c)   A licensed residential electrician may work as an apprentice electrician on commercial/industrial jobs in order to qualify experience for an unlimited license exam.
    (d)   A licensed residential electrician may work as an apprentice under the unlimited license category.
[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 726, eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2341, eff 8-25-11; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1539, eff 7-11-13; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 907, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1625, eff 9-11-15]