Title 34 — Title 34

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Electrical Contractors Act” and shall be construed and implemented to promote the purposes and policies set forth in this chapter. History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §1; Act 2010-540, p. 932, §1.)

A suspended license is subject to expiration and must be renewed or restored as provided in this chapter during the term of suspension. History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §10.)

The board is empowered to establish and charge reasonable fees for the administration of examinations, issuance of all active and inactive licenses, and supplying information to applicants, licensees, and the general public. Such fees shall be commensurate with the cost of fulfil…

Every person holding a license issued by the board shall display it in a conspicuous manner at his or her principal place of business. History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §12.)

(a) No person shall engage in the electrical contracting business or perform work as a master or journeyman electrician unless such person shall have received a license from the board or from the county or municipality where the electrical contracting work is being performed; pro…

Terms and Compensation of Members; Rules for Appeals. Repealed by Act 2010-540, p. 932, §3, effective July 1, 2010. History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §14.)

Electrical contracting involves activities affecting the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Such activities, when engaged in by a person who is not licensed, are a public nuisance and harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare. The board or …

(a) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, it shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter regulating electrical contracting, and any person convicted of such violation shall be punished as a Class A misdemeanor. (b) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provi…

There is hereby established a separate fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors Fund. All money derived under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Suc…

This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing the employment of statewide electrical inspectors. History: (Act 2010-540, p. 932, §2.)

The “Alabama Electrical Contractors Act” is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding homeowners and other property owners and tenants against faulty, inadequate, inefficient, or unsafe electrical installations and to protect the life, health, and property of homeowners and other p…

The following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them used in this chapter, for the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors. (2) DIRECTOR. The Executive Director …

(a) The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors is created. (b) A person to be eligible for appointment to serve on the board shall be a citizen and resident of Alabama. Each person appointed to the board from each congressional district shall be actively engaged in the electrica…

The members of the board shall receive up to three hundred dollars ($300) per day with a limit of 15 days per year while performing their official duties, in addition to the same per diem and mileage as provided to state employees. History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921 p…

(a) By rule, the board shall make provisions to do all of the following: (1) Prepare or approve all examinations of applicants for licenses for electrical contractors and journeyman electricians. (2) Determine the qualifications of electrical contractors to engage in the business…

(a) All applicants for licensure as an electrical contractor or journeyman electrician must submit a completed application, application fee, and supportive documentation of qualifications before taking an examination approved by the board. The board shall examine applicants at le…

Status. (a) All licenses shall expire annually or at other times designated by the board. All applications for renewal of licenses shall be filed with the director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the annual renewal fee prescribed by the board. (b) The board is author…

An expired license for an electrical contractor which has expired for failure to renew may only be restored within five years from the date of expiration after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee and satisfaction of all continuing education requirements. The…