Electrical Licensing Boards - North Carolina

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North Carolina Statewide NEC Adoption
2020 NEC effective 11/1/2021

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

There are 10 different classifications of electrical contracting licenses. Each license has a specific scope and limitation of work allowed. After successfully passing a qualifying examination applicants for electrical contracting license in any of the license classifications must submit a completed application for the license classification desired.

Unlimited Classification:

  • 7 years of experience, of which at least five years shall be primary experience. The balance of experience may be primary, secondary or both.

Limited Classification: 

  • 4 years of experience, of which at least two years shall be primary experience. The balance of experience may be primary, secondary or both.

License Classifications 

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Reciprocity

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Exam Testing Company

The Board has contracted with PSI Services LLC, a national testing company that provides a variety of licensing and certification services to regulatory agencies, to administer and score the computer based examinations. 800-733-9267

Testing NEC Edition

2020

Exam Details

Electrical Contracting Examinations are based on the contents of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Law (General Statutes Chapter 87, Article 4 and Title 21, North Carolina Administrative Code Chapter 18B), National Electrical Code, NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management-North Carolina Electrical Edition, and the National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA72).

Electrical Contracting (L, I and U): 100 questions, 6 hours (open book)

All Classifications: Licensing Law/Business & Project management.

NOTE: Examination questions concerning the Electrical Contractors Licensing Law and the Board's Rules for the Implementation of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Law are designed as CLOSED BOOK questions. Also, examination questions in connection with the Business and Project Management for Contractors North Carolina Electrical Contractors' Edition are designed as CLOSED BOOK questions. Furthermore, examination questions in connection with the National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA72) are designed as CLOSED BOOK questions. That is, no examinee will be allowed to refer to any part of these documents during the examination.

Candidate Booklet

Recommended Study Resources

Renewal

Annual; licenses expire one year after the date of issuance.

Board

North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors 505 N. Greenfield Parkway, Suite 100 Garner, NC 27529

Board Phone

(919) 733-9042

Board Fax

(800) 691-8399

Board Email

information@ncbeec.org

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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