§ 35-9-126 — Licensing of master electricians, journeymen electricians, low voltage technicians, limited technicians; temporary permits; reciprocal licenses; master electrician of record for only 1 electrical contractor; technician of record for only 1 low voltage or limited electrical contractor

Wyoming § 35-9-126

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 9: FIRE PROTECTION
• Art. 1: DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION

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(a) Applicants for master electrician, journeymen
electrician, low voltage technician and limited technician
licenses shall apply to the chief electrical inspector on a form
furnished by the department and accompanied by the required
examination fee. The form shall state the applicant's full name,
his address, the extent of his experience and other information
required by the department. An applicant who complies with the
rules of the board, is qualified, successfully completes the
examination and pays the required license fee shall be issued
the proper license by the chief electrical inspector which bears
the date of issue. A master license, low voltage technician
license and limited technician license shall expire on July 1 in
the third year following the year of issue. A journeyman
license shall expire on January 1 in the third year following
the year of issue. Credit for time spent in any electrical
school shall be given to master electricians, journeyman
electricians, low voltage technicians or limited technicians for
time spent in classes up to a total of two (2) years, or four
thousand (4,000) hours, on the work experience requirements.
(b) Each master electrician, journeyman electrician, low
voltage technician or limited technician licensed under this act
may renew his license by paying fifty percent (50%) of the
proper license fee to the state of Wyoming. Master and
journeymen electricians shall provide proof of attendance at not
less than sixteen (16) hours of training in the National
Electric Code or in advances in the electrical industry meeting
criteria established by the department on or before the date his
license expires. At least eight (8) of the required sixteen
(16) hours of training shall specifically cover the National
Electrical Code. An electrician or technician who applies for
renewal of his expired license within forty-five (45) days after
its expiration and is otherwise entitled to renewal of his
license shall have his license renewed by paying an additional
fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(c) The department shall issue temporary permits to engage
in the work of a journeyman electrician, low voltage technician
or limited technician to a person who applies, furnishes
satisfactory evidence of experience to qualify for the
examination and pays the required fee. Temporary permits shall
continue in effect not longer than one hundred fifty (150) days
and may be revoked by the department at any time.
(d) The department may issue a reciprocal license to any
applicant for a journeyman electrician, master electrician, low
voltage technician or limited technician license if the
applicant has obtained an out-of-state or foreign license
through an examination which is equal to or exceeds the Wyoming
journeyman electrician's, master electrician's, low voltage
technician's or limited technician's examination.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(g) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.