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Electrical Licensing Boards - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Statewide NEC Adoption
2020 effective 2/1/2022.
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License Requirements
Journeyperson
- 8,000 hours (4 years) experience as a registered apprentice.
- A Certificate B shall be granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation. The certificate shall specify the name of the person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a journeyperson electrician.
Reciprocity
None
Exam Testing Company
- Completed application forms must be sent to: RI Dept. of Labor and Training, Professional Regulation Unit, PO Box 20247, Cranston, RI 02920-0943. Forms will be processed on a first come, first serve basis.
Testing NEC Edition
- 2011
License Requirements
- All Electrical Contractor/Masters Tests require verification of experience in their respective trade for at least six (6) years and must possess a journeypersons license.
- Electrical Journeypersons License must be valid for at least two (2) years prior to applying for a contractor's examination.
Exam Testing Company
- Completed application forms must be sent to: RI Dept. of Labor and Training, Professional Regulation Unit, PO Box 20247, Cranston, RI 02920-0943. Forms will be processed on a first come, first serve basis.
Testing NEC Edition
- 2011
License Requirements
Continuing Education Requirements
IMPORTANT: We do not have an approved course at this time.
Rhode Island Electrical Continuing Education Required: 15 hours on current National Electrical code and/or the ICC national codes. Contact the state directly if you are unsure which NEC update you need to complete for your renewal. 2020 NEC (Effective 02/01/2022)
Rule 5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education.
- (c) The course of study to be conducted over the fifteen-clock-hour (15) period shall be approved by the board of examiners of electricians. Course providers may include, but not be limited to, vocational schools, association seminars, labor training programs, employee training programs, and private instructors or inspectors and must also be approved by the building commissioner's office. Instructors or inspectors shall be Rhode Island licensed electrical contractors employed by or about to be employed by the providers and be board approved.
- (d) The mandatory continuing education requirement is limited to Class A and Class B electricians
- (e) Out-of-state residents who hold a Rhode Island electrical license are allowed to submit a fifteen-hour (15) continuing education credit from their state if it meets the Rhode Island requirements and their state recognizes the Rhode Island continuing education certificates.
- (f) Upon completion of the fifteen-clock-hour (15) course, an approved uniform certificate of completion shall be issued. Licensees are required to submit this verification of completion for license renewal. The continuing education credits shall be included in the currently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code and the International Code Council (ICC) national codes.
Rhode Island Electrical License Renewal: Electrical licenses expire on the birthday of the license holder every 2 years. Renew licenses on board website here.
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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