Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

1. An applicant for a class A journeyman electrician license shall have successfully completed an apprenticeship training program registered by the office of apprenticeship of the United States department of labor in accordance with the standards established by that department or…

1. The board may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential electrician license, and may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential master electrician license. a. A residential electrician license or residential master electrician license, if established by the boar…

1. The board shall by rule provide for the issuance of special electrician licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited class or classes of electrical work, which class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each licensee shall have experience, acceptable to th…

A person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may plan, lay out, or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for components of alarm systems that operate at seventy volt/amps (VA) or less, only if the person is certified to conduct such work pursuant to chapter…

1. A person shall be licensed by the board and pay a licensing fee to work as an apprentice electrician while participating in an apprenticeship training program registered by the office of apprenticeship of the United States department of labor in accordance with the standards e…

1. Examinations for licensure shall be offered as often as deemed necessary by the board, but no less than one time per quarter. The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. The examinations given by the board shall be the Experior …

1. A member of the board shall not disclose information relating to the following: a. Criminal history or prior misconduct of an applicant. b. Information relating to the contents of an examination. c. Information relating to examination results other than a final score except fo…

In order to renew a class A master electrician license, class B master electrician license, class A journeyman electrician license, or class B journeyman electrician license issued pursuant to this chapter , the licensee shall be required to complete eighteen contact hours of con…

1. Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire every three years, with the exception of licenses for apprentice electricians and unclassified persons, which shall expire on an annual basis. All license applications shall include the applicant’s social security number, w…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Commercial” refers to a use, installation, structure, or premises associated with a place of business where goods, wares, services, or merchandise is stored or offered for sale on a wholesale or retail basis. 2. “Commercial” refers to a residence onl…

1. An electrical examining board is created within the department. The board shall consist of eleven voting members, all of whom shall be residents of this state. Except for the board member enumerated in subsection 2 , paragraph “e” , members shall be appointed by the governor a…

1. Individuals performing electrical work in a capacity for which licensure is required pursuant to this chapter shall be employed by the authority or company obtaining a permit for the performance of such work, and shall possess a valid license issued by the board. 2. Upon the d…

To the extent that any other state which provides for the licensing of electricians provides for similar action, the board may grant licenses, without examination, of the same grade and class to an electrician who has been licensed by such other state for at least one year, upon …

The provisions of this chapter shall not: 1. Apply to a person licensed as an engineer pursuant to chapter 542B , licensed as an architect pursuant to chapter 544A , licensed as a landscape architect pursuant to chapter 544B , licensed as a manufactured or mobile home retailer or…

The inspection and enforcement provisions of this chapter shall apply to the following: 1. All new electrical installations for commercial or industrial applications, including installations both inside and outside of buildings, and for public use buildings and facilities and any…

1. The board shall establish by rule standards for the certification and decertification of electrical inspectors appointed by the state or a political subdivision to enforce this chapter or any applicable resolution or ordinance within the inspector’s jurisdiction, and for certi…

1. At or before commencement of any installation required to be inspected by the board, the licensee or property owner making such installation shall submit to the department a request for inspection. The board shall prescribe the methods by which the request may be submitted, wh…

If the inspector finds that any installation or portion of an installation is not in compliance with accepted standards of construction for health safety and property safety, based upon minimum standards set forth in the local electrical code or the national electrical code adopt…

1. A copy of each condemnation or disconnection order shall be served personally or by regular mail upon the property owner at the property owner’s last known address, the licensee making the installation, and such other persons as the board by rule may direct. 2. The electrical …

1. No electrical installation subject to inspection under this chapter shall be newly connected or reconnected for use until the electrical inspector has filed with the electrical utility supplying power a certificate stating that the electrical inspector has approved such energi…

1. A political subdivision performing electrical inspections prior to December 31, 2007, shall continue to perform such inspections. After December 31, 2013, a political subdivision may choose to discontinue performing its own inspections and permit the board to have jurisdiction…

1. Appointments to the board, other than the state fire marshal or a representative of the state fire marshal’s office, shall be for three-year staggered terms and shall commence and end as provided by section 69.19 . The most recently appointed state fire marshal, or a represent…

1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the work of employees of municipal utilities, railroads, electric membership or cooperative associations, investor-owned utilities, rural water associations or districts, or telecommunications systems to be inspected while …

1. An inspection shall be made within three business days of the submission of a request for an inspection as provided in section 103.25 . When necessary, circuits may be energized by the authorized installer prior to inspection but the installation shall remain subject to condem…

1. All state electrical inspection fees shall be due and payable to the board at or before commencement of the installation and shall be forwarded with the request for inspection. Inspection fees provided in this section shall not apply within the jurisdiction of any political su…

1. Any person aggrieved by a condemnation or disconnection order issued by the department may appeal from the order by filing a written notice of appeal with the board within ten days after the date the order was served upon the property owner or within ten days after the order w…

1. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal filed pursuant to section 103.33 , the chairperson or administrative staff of the board may designate a hearing officer from among the board members to hear the appeal or may set the matter for hearing before the full board at its next schedu…

The board, by a simple majority vote of the entire board, may suspend for a period not exceeding two years, or revoke the certificate of licensure of, or reprimand any licensee who is found guilty of any of the following acts or offenses: 1. Fraud in procuring a certificate of li…

Proceedings for any action under section 103.35 shall be commenced by filing with the board written charges against the accused. Upon the filing of charges, the board shall conduct an investigation into the charges. The board shall designate a time and place for a hearing, and sh…

Any person who is not legally authorized to practice in this state according to this chapter , who practices, or in connection with the person’s name, uses any designation tending to imply or designate the person as authorized to practice in this state according to this chapter ,…

A person who violates a permanent injunction issued pursuant to section 103.37 or presents or attempts to file as the person’s own the certificate of licensure of another, or who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the board in obtaining a certificate of licensure, or w…

1. In addition to any other penalties provided for in this chapter , the board may by order impose a civil penalty upon a person who is not licensed under this chapter and who does any of the following: a. Is employed in a capacity in which the person engages in or offers to enga…

The director shall hire and provide staff to assist the board in administering this chapter . 2007 Acts, ch 197, §14, 50 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1560 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §57

The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of licensure granted. 2007 Acts, ch 197, §15, 50

1. The board shall: a. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and in doing so shall be governed by the minimum standards set forth in the most current publication of the national electrical code issued and adopted by the national fire protection association, and amendments to the co…

All licensing, examination, renewal, and inspection fees under this chapter shall be deposited in the licensing and regulation fund created in section 10A.507 . 2007 Acts, ch 197, §17, 50 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1561 ; 2023 Acts, ch 108, §36

1. No person, except a person licensed as an electrical contractor, shall engage in the business of providing new electrical installations or any other electrical services regulated under this chapter . 2. Except as provided in sections 103.13 and 103.14 , no person shall, for an…

1. An applicant for an electrical contractor license shall either be or employ a licensed class A or class B master electrician, and be registered with the state of Iowa as a contractor pursuant to chapter 91C . 2. A contractor who holds a class B master electrician license shall…