License Requirements
- Applicants for examination must meet the following requirements for the following examination(s):
LIMITED LICENSE TO:
WATER PUMPS: A limited electrician in water pumps shall have 135 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice shall be restricted to electrical work between branch circuits and power supplies.
OUTDOOR SIGNS (INCLUDING SIGN LIGHTING): A limited electrician in outdoor signs, including sign lighting shall have 135 hours of limited electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice do not include branch circuit wiring.
GASOLINE DISPENSING: A limited electrician in gasoline dispensing shall have 135 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice shall be restricted to electrical work between the branch circuit and the power supply.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS (INCLUDING OUTDOOR LIGHTING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS):A limited electrician in traffic signals, including outdoor lighting of traffic signals, shall have 135 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience.
HOUSE WIRING: A limited electrician in house wiring shall have 225 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 4,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice shall be restricted to one-family and two-family dwellings, including modular and mobile homes.
REFRIGERATION: A limited electrician in refrigeration shall have 270 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 6,000 hours of experience. Graduates of a Maine vocational-technical institute electrical program in refrigeration approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution shall be credited with 4,000 hours of experience upon graduation. Privileges of practice shall be restricted to all associated wire from the loadside of distribution.
LOW ENERGY: A limited electrician in low energy, including fire alarms, shall have 270 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 4,000 hours of experience. Any person having a limited license in fire alarms or experience in the installation of low-energy electronics, as defined by the National Electrical Code, prior to June 14, 1987 shall automatically be licensed as a limited electrician in low energy. (4,000 hours of experience in the installation of low-energy electronics will still have to be documented.) NOTE: The Electricians' Examining Board, at their May 2003 meeting, voted to requirea person installing low voltage landscape lighting to be licensed as a Limited to Low Energy electrician.
CRANE TECHNICIAN: A limited electrician as a crane technician shall have 135 hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. Privileges of practice covers the installation of electrical equipment and wiring used in connection with cranes, monorail hoists, hoists and runways.
Applicants for a license as a Crane Technician by Grandfathering:
- Any persons having experience in the installation of cranes and hoists, as defined by the National Electrical Code, prior to September 18, 1999, qualifies to be licensed as a crane technician.
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