Electrical Licensing Boards - Kentucky

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Kentucky Statewide NEC Adoption
2017 NEC effective Jan. 1, 2019.

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

  • Electrician
  • Proof of passing test results.
  • Notarized proof of six years experience-either four years of work experience and completion of an approved training program (at least 576 hours of classroom training) or an additional two...
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Testing NEC Edition

  • 2017

Exam Details

  • Open Book, 4 hours; 80 questions

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Renewal

  • Annual on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month.

License Requirements

  • Proof of passing test results.
  • Notarized proof of eight years experience-either six years of work experience and completion of an approved training program (at least 576 hours of classroom training) or an additional two...
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Testing NEC Edition

  • 2017

Exam Details

  • Open Book, 5 hours; 100 questions

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Renewal

  • Annual, on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month.

License Requirements

  • Proof of passing test results.
  • Certificate of Liability Insurance (min of $500,000 general liability).
  • Workers' compensation or notarized waiver. When contracting with the public to perform electrical work an electrical contractor license is required. Only licensed electrical contractors may request electrical permits.

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Testing NEC Edition

  • Kentucky Contractors Business And Law Reference Manual, 5th Edition

Exam Details

  • Open Book. Business & Law: 1.5 hours; 30 questions

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Renewal

  • Annual, renewed on or before last day of licensee's birth month. For electrical contractor licenses issued to corporations, partnerships, or business entities without a birth month, the renewal month shall be the month the license was issued.

Board

  • Dept. of Housing, Buildings & Construction Kentucky Electrical Licensing 500 Mero St, First Floor Frankfort, KY 40601

Board Phone

  • (502) 573-1797

Board Fax

  • (502) 573-1598

Board Email

  • elec@ky.gov

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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