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Electrical Licensing Boards - North Carolina

North Carolina Statewide NEC Adoption
2020 NEC effective 11/1/2021
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License Requirements
Reciprocity
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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...
Renewal
- Annual; licenses expire one year after the date of issuance.
North Carolina Electrical Continuing Education Required: The NC Board has required that at least 50% of the required continuing education hours are earned in a live, instructor-led class. You need 8 hours to renew your license, 4 hours can be taken online and the other 4 hours must be classroom hours.
New Qualified Individuals: PER 21 NCAC 18B .1101 (a) Upon becoming a qualified individual, as defined in G.S. 87-41.1, all qualifiers shall complete a free, four-hour Laws and Rules Course conducted by Board staff within 12 months after becoming a qualified individual or 90 days prior to becoming a qualified individual. Completion of the Laws and Rules Course pursuant to this requirement, shall satisfy 4 of the required contact hours of continuing education for the initial renewal of the individual’s qualification.
PLEASE NOTE: You can take more than one course listed below, and apply the extra hours to future years, but you must earn 4 hours in an approved classroom format course every year.
For online webinar "classroom credit" courses, there are multiple providers listed on the States website: here We also recommend this provider who uses Mike Holt material for his Zoom classes Electrical Code Professional
North Carolina Electrical License Renewal: North Carolina licensees must renew every year by their renewal date. Verify which date you renew on directly with the board. You can renew your license on the Board website.
Please note that the content provided on these 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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