§ 43-09-11 — Qualifications

An applicant for an electrician's license must have the following experience and training:
1. For licensure as a master electrician, an applicant must have completed one year's
experience as a licensed journeyman electrician.
2. For licensure as a journeyman electrician, an applicant must have:
a. Completed eight thousand hours' experience in installing and repairing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment, which experience may not be obtained in less
than three years.
b. Effective for an applicant who registered with the board as an apprentice after
January 31, 2008, completed at least one of the following:
(1) Successfully completed apprenticeship training approved by the board and
completed eight thousand hours' experience in installing and repairing
electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment.
(2) Successfully completed an appropriate course of study, which may not be
less than two years or the equivalent of two years, at a board-approved
institution of higher education and completed eight thousand hours'
experience in installing and repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, and
equipment. The board may determine equivalent hours of education that
may be applied as a credit against the eight thousand hours' experience
requirement under this paragraph.
3. For licensure as a class B electrician, eighteen months' experience in farmstead or
residential wiring.
4. For licensure as a power limited electrician:

a. Hold a valid board-recognized tradesman certification; or
b. Possess the necessary work experience and training, as approved by the board.