- -4 years (a minimum of 8,000 hrs) of work experience as an apprentice electrician making electrical installations under the constant supervision of a qualified journeyman electrician and four (4) years (a minimum of 576 hrs)...
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Electrical Licensing Boards - Idaho
Idaho Statewide NEC Adoption
2023 NEC effective 7/1/24
Stay up to date with your state's Code activity by visiting the NEMA website, or NFPA. Please check with your State Board. Licensing requirements do change, and this site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.
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License Requirements
Reciprocity
- Montana, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.
Exam Testing Company
- Applicants must take and pass the applicable NASCLA examination prior to applying for licensure. Before scheduling your exam, you will need to log into DOPL Online Services at to create a customer account. Get...
Testing NEC Edition
- 2017 or 2020
Exam Details
- 300 minutes; 100 questions
Renewal
- Triennial expiring 3 years from the date of issue.
License Requirements
- In order to be approved for the Idaho Master Electrician examination, you must have worked as a licensed journeyman electrician for a period of not less than four (4) years.
Reciprocity
- Utah, Wyoming
Exam Testing Company
- Applicants must take and pass the applicable NASCLA examination prior to applying for licensure. Before scheduling your exam, you will need to log into DOPL Online Services at to create a customer account. Get...
Testing NEC Edition
- 2017 or 2020
Exam Details
- 270 minutes; 100 questions
Renewal
- Triennial expiring 3 years from the date of issue.
License Requirements
- -At least one (1) full-time employee who holds a valid master electrician license issued by the Electrical Bureau. Licensed electrical contractors who are current and active prior to July 1, 2008, shall not be required...
Reciprocity
- None
Exam Testing Company
- DBS will review your application. If it is approved, you will receive a test packet in the mail and will be registered to test on the ICC website.
Renewal
- Annual, expiring one year from the date of issue unless renewed, revoked or suspended.
Board
- Idaho Electrical Bureau Division of Building Safety 11341 W Chinden Blvd, Bldg. 4 Boise, ID 83714
Board Link
Board Phone
- 208-334-3950
Board Fax
- 208-810-2840
Board Email
- customer.service@dbs.idaho.gov
Continuing Education Requirements
Idaho Electrical Continuing Education Required: Idaho electrical licenses, Master and Journeyman, must complete 24 hours of Idaho approved continuing education. Of the 24 hours, a minimum of 8 must be Code Update. The remaining 16 hours can cover any combination of topics including Code Update, Code Related, Industry Related.
New: Apprentice registrations with an expiration date of 7/31/21 require eight (8) hours of NFPA 70E training and sixteen (16) hours of code-update training, code-related training, or industry-related training to renew their apprenticeship registration.
Idaho Electrical License Renewal: Continuing education must be completed by the last day of the month of the anniversary of the license issue date, every three years.
As required by Idaho, we will submit your CE hours automatically. State submissions are completed on Thursday.
Please note that the content provided on the following pages is for your information and convenience and may have been modified by the state since it was last updated here. It is the ultimate responsibility of each licensee to verify that they are meeting the requirements of their state for licensing and renewal, and for the edition of the NEC on which their test is based.
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