| Certificate A, Electrical contractor's license |
| Electrical contractor's license. Certificate A shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation, qualified under this chapter, engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, fire alarm and safety communication systems and other electrical appliances, excluding low voltage wiring for heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment. |
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Applicants for Contractor's Certificate A, AF, E & SCF must have had at least 12,000 hours (6 years) experience and have held a Rhode Island B, BF, F or CF license for two years.
Applicants filing for Class A, E, AF or SCF Certificates must be at least twenty one (21) years of age. |
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| Fees: |
License fee: $120
Exam fee: $75 |
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| CE Requirement: |
No license under this chapter shall be renewed unless the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians, that he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education pursuant to and in compliance with the mandatory continuing education program established under this section. |
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| Renewal: |
Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $120 |
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| Certificate B, Journeyperson electrician's license |
| "Journeyperson electrician" means a person doing any work of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, and other appliances. |
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Those applying for Journeypersons License must have at least 8,000 hours (4 years) experience as a registered apprentice.
Restrictions: A holder of a Certificate B is not entitled to do any work of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate A, of a Certificate C, or a Certificate D, or unless the holder of a Certificate B is also registered as an electrical contractor and holds a certificate. |
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License fee: $36
Exam fee: $75 |
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No license under this chapter shall be renewed unless the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians, that he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education pursuant to and in compliance with the mandatory continuing education program established under this section. |
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| Renewal: |
Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $36 |
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| Certificate C, Limited premises license |
| A Certificate C shall be issued to manufacturing and industrial firms who regularly employ one or more electricians for installation and when the work performed by those individuals is limited to maintenance and repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contains a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality. |
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Restrictions: Electricians regularly employed by firms or holders of a Certificate C may install and maintain any electrical wiring, conduits, and appliances, or make any repairs that are required in and on the property of those firms; provided, that a permit has been approved and issued by the municipality to ensure that all code and safety policies are upheld, and that electricians holding journeyperson's licenses are complying with this chapter. Class C certificates are not valid for new external construction projects on a firm's premises exceeding two thousand (2,000) square feet. |
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| Fees: |
License fee: $120
Exam fee: $75 |
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| Renewal: |
Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $120 |
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| Certificate D, Limited maintenance license |
| A Certificate D shall be issued to municipalities, schools, hospitals, colleges, or other non-manufacturing firms or establishments who regularly employ one or more licensed electricians (journeyperson/Class B) when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the maintenance of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The applicant mustcontain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality. |
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| Fees: |
License fee: $120
Exam fee: $75 |
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| Renewal: |
Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $120 |
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| Certificate SCF, Electrical sign contractor's license |
| "Electrical sign contractor" means a corporation, firm, or person who, by the employment of electrical sign installers, performs the work of installing, altering, and servicing electrical signs. |
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| Requirements: |
Applicants for Contractor's Certificate A, AF, E & SCF must have had at least 12,000 hours (6 years) experience and have held a Rhode Island B, BF, F or CF license for two years.
Applicants filing for Class A, E, AF or SCF Certificates must be at least twenty one (21) years of age.
Restrictions: A holder of a Certificate SCF is limited to electrical sign contracting only. |
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| Fees: |
License fee: $120
Exam fee: $75 |
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Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $120 |
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| Certificate CF, Electrical sign installer's license |
| "Electrical sign installer" means a person engaged in installing, altering, and servicing electrical signs. |
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A Certificate CF shall be granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulations. The certificate shall specify the name of the person authorized to install, maintain, work on, and repair electrical signs.
8,000 hours as a registered apprentice
Restrictions: A Certificate CF is required for the actual installation of the electrical sign. |
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| Fees: |
License fee: $36
Exam fee: $75 |
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| Renewal: |
Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years. Renewal fee: $36 |
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| Certificate M, Limited maintenance journeyperson license |
| A certificate M is granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation, and who is regularly employed by a Rhode Island Class C or Class D license holder as specified in §§ 5-6-10 and 5-6-10.1. The certificate specifies the name of the person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a limited journeyperson maintenance electrician. |
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| Requirements: |
Class M journeyperson electricians may qualify to take the journeyperson "B" electrician examination upon registering as a fourth year apprentice and becoming employed by a properly licensed Class A electrical contractor for that period of time. |
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Exam fee: $75 |
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Certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years |
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| Apprentices |
| "Apprentice" means a person participating, through employment, in an approved schedule requiring not less than 2,000 hours of on-the-job work experience supplemented by related instruction and who is a party of an apprenticeship agreement registered with the Council. |
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This chapter does not forbid the employment of one properly limited registered apprentice electrician working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed journeyperson electrician. Additionally, this chapter does not forbid the employment of: (1) one properly registered apprentice oil burnerperson working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed oil burnerperson; (2) one properly registered apprentice fire alarm installer working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed fire alarm installer; or (3) two (2) properly registered apprentice electrical sign installer working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrical sign installer; or (4) one properly registered apprentice maintenance electrician working with and under the direct personal supervision of a valid Class C or Class D license holder.
Indentured apprentice electricians are required to work a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) hours over a period of time of not less than four (4) years and successfully complete one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an indentured apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for the journeyperson "B" electrician examination.
Indentured apprentice maintenance electricians are required to work a minimum of six thousand (6,000) hours over a period of time of not less than three (3) years and successfully complete a one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an indentured apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for the journeyperson "M" electrician examination.
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| Fees: |
License fee: $20 |
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| Renewal: |
Annually; Renewal fee: $20 |
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