The general assembly hereby declares that the state electrical board shall be specifically involved in the testing and licensing of electricians and shall provide for inspections of electrical installations where local inspection authorities are not providing the service to the standards required by this article 115. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB […]
Articles 1 and 20 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 115. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 843, § 1, effective October 1.
As used in this article 115, unless the context otherwise requires: “Apprentice” means a person who is required to be registered as such under section 12-115-115 (3)(a), who is in compliance with the provisions of this article 115, and who is working at the trade in the employment of a registered electrical contractor and is […]
There is hereby established a state electrical board, which consists of nine members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, who must be residents of the state of Colorado. The governor shall strongly consider appointing an electrician who works primarily in the residential sector to at least one of the four seats […]
This article 115 is repealed, effective September 1, 2032. Before the repeal, the state electrical board, including provisions relating to qualified state institutions of higher education, is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 845, § 1, effective October 1; entire […]
The state electrical board and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred, effective July 1, 1978, by a type 1 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article 1 of title 24, to the department and allocated to the division. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB […]
The board, annually in the month of July, shall elect from its membership a chair and vice-chair. The board shall meet at least annually and at such other times as it deems necessary. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. In addition to all other powers and […]
The director of the division may appoint a program director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution to work with the board in carrying out its duties under this article 115. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 848, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s […]
No person shall engage in or work at the business, trade, or calling of a journeyman electrician, master electrician, or residential wireman in this state until the person has received a license from the division upon written notice from the board or the program director, acting as the agent thereof, or a temporary permit from […]
Master electrician. An applicant for a master electrician’s license shall furnish written evidence that: The applicant is a graduate electrical engineer of an accredited college or university and has one year of practical electrical experience in the construction industry; The applicant is a graduate of an electrical trade school or community college and has at […]
For all applicants seeking work experience credit toward licensure, the board shall give credit for electrical work that is not required to be performed by or under the supervision of a licensed electrician if the applicant can show that the particular experience received or the supervision under which the work has been performed is adequate. […]
No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association shall advertise in any manner or use the title or designation of “master electrician”, “journeyman electrician”, or “residential wireman” unless qualified and licensed under this article 115. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 852, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: […]
The board shall issue an electrical license by endorsement in this state to any person who is licensed to practice in another jurisdiction if the person presents proof satisfactory to the board that, at the time of application for a Colorado license by endorsement, the person possesses credentials and qualifications that are substantially equivalent to […]
The board or the program director or the director’s agent, as provided in the rules promulgated by the board, shall issue temporary permits to engage in the work of a master electrician in cases where an electrical contractor no longer has the services of any master electrician as required under this article 115 and shall […]
Any person may work as an apprentice but shall not do any electrical wiring for the installation of electrical apparatus or equipment for light, heat, or power except under the direct supervision of a licensed electrician. A licensed electrician shall not directly supervise more than three apprentices at a job site. An electrical contractor, journeyman […]
Employees of public service corporations, rural electrification associations, or municipal utilities generating, distributing, or selling electrical energy for light, heat, or power or for operating street railway systems, or telephone or telegraph systems, or their corporate affiliates and their employees or employees of railroad corporations, or lawfully permitted or franchised cable television companies and their […]
As established pursuant to section 12-20-105, fees shall be charged by the board for the following: Master electrician’s license or permit; Renewal of master electrician’s license; Journeyman electrician’s license or permit; Renewal of journeyman electrician’s license; Examination for master electrician; Examination for journeyman electrician; Electrical contractor registration; Renewal of electrical contractor registration; Residential wireman’s license […]
Publications of the board circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 858, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-23-114 as it existed prior […]
The director of the division is hereby authorized to appoint or employ, with the power of removal, competent persons licensed under this article 115 as journeymen or master electricians as state electrical inspectors. The director is also authorized to appoint or employ, with the power of removal, for the purpose of inspecting one-, two-, three-, […]
An individual required to have electrical inspection under this article 115 shall apply to the board for an electrical permit, except where an incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education has a building department that meets the minimum standards of this article 115 and that processes applications […]
