North Carolina Administrative Code

21 NCAC 18B .0305 License requirements and exemptions (a) Pursuant to G.S. 87-43.1(7), an electrical contractor's license is not required for: (1) the installation and servicing of electrical appliances or equipment which is being supplied through a cord connected by means of an …

21 NCAC 18B .0306 BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE (a) For the exemption for electrical work done as a bona fide employee of a license under G.S. 87-43.1(3), the following conditions must be met: (1) The restrictions of the employing licensee's license apply to any employee of the licensee. (2…

21 NCAC 18B .0307 CERTAIN ELECTRICAL WORK/MANUFACTURER/PREFABRICATED UNITS (a) A manufacturer of prefabricated units is not required to be licensed by the Board to engage in installing, altering or repairing the electric work, wiring, devices, appliances or equipment in or on its…

21 nCAC 18B .0308 BIDDING PROJECTS PURSUANT TO G.S. 87-1.1 For a Contractor licensed by the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors to qualify to bid either plumbing, heating, fire sprinkler or general contracting projects pursuant to G.S. 87-1.1, the building project …

SECTION .0400 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 21 NCAC 18B .0401 LICENSE APPLICANTS: REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION (a) An applicant for an electrical contracting license in each of the license classifications shall: (1) submit a completed application to the Board on a form provide…

21 NCAC 18B .0402 LICENSE NAME REQUIREMENTS (a) Issuance of License. The name in which a license is issued must be distinguishable upon the records of the Board from the name in which a license has already been issued. If the name requested, after deleting all spaces, punctuation…

21 NCAC 18B .0403 SEPARATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS (a) A separate license certificate and license fee shall be required for each separate place of business with at least one listed qualified individual indicated thereon. No listed qualified individual shall be indicated on more than…

21 NCAC 18B .0404 ANNUAL LICENSE FEES (a) The fee for issuance of license, reissuance of license, or license renewal in the various license classifications shall be as follows: LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE CLASSIFICATION LICENSE FEE Limited $100.00 Intermediate $150.00 Unlimited $200.00 …

21 NCAC 18B .0405 LICENSE RENEWAL DUE DATE (a) License renewal applications and fees are due 30 days prior to the license expiration date. An administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be imposed upon applications received after the expiration date. Applications fil…

21 NCAC 18B .0406 RENEWAL AFTER EXPIRATION OF ANNUAL LICENSE (a) Subject to Rule .0906 of this Subchapter, any licensee whose license has expired or been revoked solely because of failure to apply for renewal may apply and have the license renewed without further examination, and…

21 NCAC 18B .0407 NUMBERING OF LICENSES (a) License numbers will not be related in any way to license classifications. However, each license number shall have a letter suffix added and shown on the license certificate to designate the classification of the license as follows: Lim…

21 NCAC 18B .0408 School, Hospital and Nonprofit Electrical Contractors and separate Employment Consistent with the provisions of G.S. 87-43.2(c), the provisions of Rules .0402(b) and .0403(b) of this Section do not apply to an individual who is employed full-time by a local boar…

SECTION .0500 - LICENSING OPTIONS 21 NCAC 18B .0501 RECLASSIFICATION OF CURRENT LICENSE (a) A licensee may have the license classification lowered from unlimited to intermediate or limited, or from intermediate to limited, by: (1) filing with the Board, in writing, a request for …

21 NCAC 18B .0502 LISTED QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL CHANGING FROM ONE LICENSE TO ANOTHER A listed qualified individual indicated on a current active license may have his name removed from that license and added to another current active license by submitting to the Board: (1) his writt…

21 NCAC 18B .0503 LISTED QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL OBTAINING OWN LICENSE Any listed qualified individual on any license may have his name removed from this license and obtain his own license upon meeting any current licensing requirements he has not previously met and submitting to th…

21 NCAC 18B .0504 qualified individual – listing options after expiration (a) A qualified individual who was formerly but is not now listed on any license may apply for and obtain a license upon meeting all current licensing requirements not previously met and by submitting to th…

21 NCAC 18B .0505 Qualified INDIVIDUAL – initial listing options A qualified individual who has passed the qualifying examination for a license but has never obtained a license nor been a listed qualified individual on any license shall: (1) be eligible to obtain a license in the…

SECTION .0700 - LICENSING RECIPROCITY 21 NCAC 18B .0701 license by reciprocity (a) The Board has entered into reciprocal licensing agreements with contractor licensing boards of several states whereby electrical contractors licensed by the other state boards may obtain a North Ca…

21 NCAC 18B .0705 RECIPROCITY: GEORGIA History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; 87-50; Eff. October 1, 1988; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1995.

21 NCAC 18B .0706 RECIPROCITY: FLORIDA History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; 87-50; Eff. March 1, 1999; Repealed Eff. April 15, 2003.

SECTION .0800 - SPECIAL RESTRICTED LICENSES 21 NCAC 18B .0801 GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) Types. A special restricted electrical contracting license classification is a classification established pursuant to G.S. 87-43.3 or by G.S. 87-43.4. Its purpose is to license persons, partnersh…

21 NCAC 18B .0802 ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL RESTRICTED CLASSIFICATION (a) The Board shall establish a special restricted license classification pursuant to G.S. 87-43.3 when it finds that: (1) the licensees who hold regular electrical contracting licenses are not meeting the need fo…

21 NCAC 18B .0803 SCOPE OF SP-SFD LICENSE (a) The following definitions apply in determination of the scope of work available to the holder of a SP-SFD license: (1) "Ancillary" with reference to the scope of a single family residential dwelling license, is an appurtenance or out-…

21 NCAC 18B .0804 SCOPE OF SP-FA/LV LICENSE (a) Definition. As used in this Chapter, fire alarm, burglar alarm and low voltage wiring systems are defined as: (1) wiring systems of 50 volts or less and control circuits directly associated therewith; (2) wiring systems that have a …

21 NCAC 18B .0805 EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LOW VOLTAGE WIRING SYSTEMS Exemption. Except a fire alarm, burglar alarm or low voltage wiring system as defined in Rule .0804, the installation, maintenance, or repair of low voltage wiring systems may be performed by those not licensed by …

21 NCAC 18B .0806 SCOPE OF SP-EL LICENSE A special restricted elevator electrical contracting license (SP-EL) authorizes the licensee to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring only as an incident to the licensee's elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk, or personnel…

21 NCAC 18B .0807 SCOPE OF SP-PH LICENSE A special restricting plumbing, heating, and air conditioning electrical contracting license (SP-PH) authorizes the licensee to install, maintain, or repair electric wiring or devices only as an incident to the licensee's plumbing, heating…

21 NCAC 18B .0808 SCOPE OF SP-WP LICENSE A special restricted groundwater pump electrical contracting license (SP-WP) authorizes the licensee to install, maintain, or repair electric wiring only as an incident to the licensee's groundwater pump business. Furthermore, the license …

21 NCAC 18B .0809 SCOPE OF SP-ES LICENSE (a) Definitions. As used in this Rule: (1) "Electric sign" means fixed, stationary, or portable self-contained, electrically illuminated utilization equipment that has words or symbols designed to convey information or attract attention. T…

21 NCAC 18B .0810 SCOPE OF SP-SP LICENSE A special restricted swimming pool electrical contracting license (SP-SP) authorizes the licensee to install, maintain, or repair swimming pool bonding work only as an incident to the licensee's business of installing, maintaining, or repa…

SECTION .0900 - VIOLATIONS AND CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS 21 NCAC 18B .0901 APPLICANTS CONVICTED OF CRIMES History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; 87-43.3; 87-43.4; 87-47(a1)(4); Eff. October 1, 1988; Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; April 1, 1995; February 1, 1990; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-2…

21 NCAC 18B .0902 CHARGES AND PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES (a) The authority given to the Board's executive director in this Rule shall include the executive director's authority to delegate to other members of the Board's staff. (b) Charges filed pursuant to G.S. 87-47(a4) shall be ha…

21 NCAC 18B .0903 PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; 87-47; 150B, Article 3A; Eff. October 1, 1988; Amended Eff. February 1, 1990; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1996.

21 NCAC 18B .0904 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES The rules establishing procedures for contested cases adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings as contained in Title 26, Chapter 3 of the North Carolina Administrative Code are hereby incorporated by reference, including…

21 NCAC 18B .0905 JUDICIAL REVIEW History Note: Authority G. S. 87-47; 150B-43; Eff. October 1, 1988; Amended Eff. February 1, 1990; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1996.

21 NCAC 18B .0906 LICENSE INELIGIBILITY AFTER VIOLATION (a) Non-licensee. Any person, partnership, firm or corporation not duly licensed by the Board and found to be engaging or offering to engage in a given electrical contracting project in North Carolina shall be subject to the…

21 NCAC 18B .0907 RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSEES AND QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS (a) "Gross negligence" within the meaning of G.S. 87-47 means such lack of due care as evidences reckless disregard of human life or the safety of the person exposed to its dangerous effects, or creating a cl…

21 NCAC 18B .0908 MALPRACTICE (a) The provisions of the North Carolina Building Code, including the provisions of the National Electrical Code as modified and adopted by the Building Code Council of North Carolina from time to time, is a minimum standard of competence applicable …

21 NCAC 18B .0909 MALPRACTICE FURTHER DEFINED (a) A licensee of the Board shall ensure that a permit is obtained from the local Code Enforcement official before commencing any work for which a license is required by the Board and ensure that a request for final inspection is made…

SECTION .1000 - DESCRIPTION OF FORMS, CERTIFICATES AND PUBLICATIONS 21 NCAC 18B .1001 FORMS PROVIDED BY THE BOARD History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; Eff. November 1, 1988; Amended Eff. February 1, 1995; April 1, 1993; February 1, 1990; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1999.

21 NCAC 18B .1002 CERTIFICATES History Note: Authority G.S. 87-39; 87-42; 87-43; 87-43.1; 87-43.3; 87-43.4; 87-44; Eff. October 1, 1988; Amended Eff. February 1, 1990; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1999.

21 NCAC 18B .1003 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE BOARD History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; Eff. October 1, 1988; Amended Eff. April 1, 1993; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1999.

21 NCAC 18B .1004 OTHER PUBLICATIONS History Note: Authority G.S. 87-42; Eff. October 1, 1988; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1999.

SECTION .1100 - CONTINUING EDUCATION 21 NCAC 18B .1101 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: LISTED QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS (a) Upon becoming a qualified individual, as defined in G.S. 87-41.1, all qualifiers shall complete a free, four-hour Laws and Rules Course conducted by Board st…

21 NCAC 18B .1102 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE SPONSOR APPROVAL (a) Each course sponsor shall submit an application for continuing education course sponsor approval to the Board on a form provided by the Board by March 1 prior to the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) in which th…

21 NCAC 18B .1103 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE APPROVAL (a) Each course sponsor shall submit an application for continuing education course approval to the Board on a form provided by the Board by March 1 prior to the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) in which the course will be…

21 NCAC 18B .1104 CONTACT HOURS (a) Approved courses must be offered for no fewer than two contact hours. (b) Credit shall be granted to the qualified individual only upon completion of an entire course. (c) When a qualified individual has completed more than the required number …

21 NCAC 18B .1105 COMPUTATION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (a) Group Courses: Non-college. Continuing education credit for a group course that is not part of a college curriculum is given based on contact hours. A contact hour is 50 minutes of instruction. Credit is granted only…

21 NCAC 18B .1106 LIST OF APPROVED COURSE SPONSORS AND INSTRUCTORS In July of each year the Board shall post a link on the Board website that shall include: (1) All approved course sponsors and instructors for that fiscal year; and (2) Contact information for all approved course …

21 NCAC 18B .1107 ADVERTISEMENTS BY APPROVED COURSE SPONSORS AND INSTRUCTORS Approved course sponsors and instructors who state in their advertisements, brochures or other course descriptions that a particular course meets the requirement of the North Carolina State Board of Exam…