Electrical Licensing Boards - Utah

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Utah Statewide NEC Adoption
2020 for Commercial (7/1/2021); 2014 NEC (2015 IRC) for one- and two-family dwellings (7/1/2016)

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

  • Successful completion of an approved apprenticeship program AND 4 years of supervised work experience as a licensed apprentice electrician OR
  •  8 years and 16,000 hours of supervised legal practical experience in wiring, installing, and repairing electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, and power.

Application Form

Reciprocity

Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, or Wyoming

Exam Testing Company

You will not be allowed to test unless your application has been submitted and approved by DOPL. Examination registration and testing is done by ProV (800) 733-9267.

Testing NEC Edition

2020

Exam Details

Code: 80 questions, 180 minutes
Theory: 50 questions, 100 minutes
Practical: 5 items (pass), 90 minutes

You are required to understand all Utah laws and rules pertaining to your practice as an electrician. The following applicable laws and rules are available on the Internet:

  • Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Act
  • General Rules of the Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
  • Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act
  • Electricians Licensing Rule

Exam Information

Candidate Booklet

Recommended Study Resources

Renewal

November 30 of every even numbered year. Under Utah's renewal system, all licenses in each profession expire as a group on the same day every two years. Renewal Application

License Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from an EAC/ABET accredited electrical engineering program AND
  • 1 year practical electrical experience as a licensed apprentice electrician OR
  • Associate of applied sciences degree from an approved electrical trade school AND 2 years of practical electrical experience as a licensed journeyman electrician OR
  • An official certificate of completion from an approved electrical trade school AND 4 years of practical electrical experience as a licensed journeyman electrician.

NOTE: You do not have to take the practical section of the exam if you previously passed the Journeyman Electrician practical section of the Utah Electrical Licensing Examination.

Application Form

Reciprocity

Idaho, Oregon, or Wyoming

Exam Testing Company

You will not be allowed to test unless your application has been submitted and approved by DOPL. Examination registration and testing is done by ProV (800) 733-9267.

Testing NEC Edition

2020

Exam Details

Code: 80 questions, 180 minutes
Theory: 50 questions, 100 minutes
Practical: 7 items (pass), 120 minutes

You are required to understand all Utah laws and rules pertaining to your practice as an electrician.

The following applicable laws and rules are available on the Internet:

  • Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Act
  • General Rules of the Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
  • Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act
  • Electricians Licensing Rule

Exam Information

Candidate Booklet

Recommended Study Resources

Renewal

November 30 of every even numbered year. Under Utah's renewal system, all licenses in each profession expire as a group on the same day every two years. Renewal Application

Board

Utah Department of Commerce 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Board Link

Board Phone

(801) 530-6628

Board Fax

(801) 530-6511

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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