Electrical Licensing Boards - South Carolina

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South Carolina Statewide NEC Adoption
2020 NEC effective January 1, 2023

State Licensing Board Contact Information

Board
  • Synergy Business Park Kingstree Building 110 Centerview Drive Columbia, SC 29210
Board Link
  • South Carolina Board Website
Board Phone
  • (803) 896-4300
Board Fax
  • (803) 896-4525
Board Email
  • contactllr@llr.sc.gov

License Requirements

  • Mechanical Contractor
  • Electrical (EL) Financial Statement on the Entity Exam Qualifying Party Name Technical and Business Management/Law Score Sheets, or, a Letter of Good Standing from a qualifying state (see Waiver Agreement). Experience Affidavit
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Application Form

  • The take home exam is submitted with the license application to the Contractors' Licensing Board after passing the exams through PSI. Applications/Forms

Reciprocity

  • Alabama, Georgia (non-restricted), Mississippi, North Carolina (intermediate or unlimited), Pennsylvania (Reading, PA only), Tennessee (TE).

Exam Testing Company

  • Submit the exam registration form located in the Candidate Information Bulletin (CIB) to register for your Technical and Business Management/Law exams to PSI (800) 733-9267

Testing NEC Edition

  • 2020 NEC effective September 1, 2023

Exam Details

    • Electrician Exam: 80 questions, 4 hours
    • Business Management/Law exam: 50 questions, 2 hours
    • S.C. Code of Law Take Home Exam (included in the application packet )

    The SC Board will waive the technical examination for Master Electrical if an applicant passed these exams through the Municipal Association of South Carolina after 1990.

Candidate Booklet

Recommended Study Resources

Renewal

  • Biennial (i.e. 11/01/06-10/31/08). Renewal

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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