§ 22-143. Master and journeyman electrician examination.

(a)

Required.

(1)

Except as provided in this section, each applicant desiring to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a master or journeyman electrician shall first make application for a certificate of competency, satisfy the contractor licensing manager of his character and integrity, pass a written examination prepared, proctored and graded by an approved testing agency, and receive a certificate of competency.

(2)

Applications shall include:

a.

The applicant's name and address.

b.

A record of the previous experience of the applicant in the field of electrical contracting.

c.

Whether the applicant has ever been licensed or had a professional or vocational license refused or revoked, or has surrendered or failed to renew a license when either informal or formal complaints were made against him.

(3)

All examinations for journeyman electricians shall consist of theoretical and practical questions to determine the applicant's familiarity with rules and regulations governing electrical construction as defined in the National Electrical Code and/or this article.

(4)

Applicants for journeyman electrician shall submit satisfactory evidence that they have completed the minimum number of years of experience, or a combination of experience and education as follows:

a.

Verification of completion of the fourth year of participation in a registered apprenticeship program which includes four years' work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered electrical contractor; or

b.

Completion of two years' attendance in a registered apprenticeship program which includes two years' work experience and an additional three years' practical work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered electrical contractor; or

c.

Six years' practical work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered electrical contractor.

(5)

The examination for master electrician may be taken only by a journeyman electrician who provides satisfactory evidence that he has successfully passed an examination for journeyman electrician, and has worked in the trade as a journeyman electrician engaged in applicable construction activities under direct supervision of a state certified or registered electrical contractor for a minimum of two years. Proof of work experience shall be in the form of a notarized letter signed by the state certified or registered electrical contractor he worked for. Such examination shall be of the same general nature as that for journeyman electrician but shall be more broad and technical in scope, and shall cover details of construction additional to those covered by the National Electrical Code or the provisions of this section, but which relate to standard practice pertaining to the qualifications of a master electrician. A separate business and law examination is also required regarding details of an administrative and business nature, which shall be prepared, proctored and graded by an approved testing agency.

(b)

Reciprocity. An initial certificate of competency as a master or journeyman electrician shall be issued without further examination to any person who has taken and passed a written examination for such trade or occupation (including the examination for master electricians on business and law) prepared, proctored and graded by an approved testing agency, and who holds a valid certificate of competency from a city or county which has an electrical ordinance with jurisdiction and control over installation, extending and maintaining a system of electrical wiring for light, heat, power or advertising, and all appurtenances thereto or all apparatus or equipment used in connection therewith, similar to that of Volusia County certificates of competency for such trades. To secure such a certificate, the applicant shall furnish to contractor licensing a photocopy of a current competency certificate, and a letter of reciprocity from the chief administrator's office of the city or county issuing such certificate, stating that the applicant has taken and passed the appropriate approved testing agency examinations.

(Ord. No. 2005-14, § 1, 10-6-05; Ord. No. 2007-51, § II, 12-6-07)