Section 305.41. Electrical contractors.

 

(1)   General.

(a) Pursuant to s. 101.862 , Stats., no person or entity, as of April 1, 2013, may engage in the business or offer to engage in the business of installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring unless the person or entity holds a license or certification issued by the department as a licensed electrical contractor, except as provided under s. 101.862 (4) , Stats.

(b) For the purposes of section unexpired electrical contractor certifications issued prior to April 1, 2013 shall be considered licenses.

(2)   Application for licensure. A person applying for an electrical contractor license shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and a license fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(c) A statement certifying compliance with worker's compensation requirements under ch. 102 , Stats. , and unemployment compensation requirements under ch. 108 , Stats.

(3)   Qualifications for licensure. The person applying for an electrical contractor license shall be the owner of the contracting business, a partner in the contracting business applying on behalf of the partnership, or the chairman of the board or chief executive officer applying on behalf of the contracting corporation.

(4)   Responsibilities.

(a) A licensed electrical contractor shall utilize the appropriately licensed or registered individuals to construct, install, repair or maintain electrical wiring.

(b) For any electrical installation that requires a uniform building permit under s. SPS 320.08 , a person who holds an electrical contractor license may not commence installation of electrical wiring until a permit is issued for the installation.

(c) A licensed electrical contractor may not contract with another person or entity to engage in construction business activities unless the person or entity holds a credential under s. SPS 305.30 (1) (a) or (b) .

(d) A person or entity that holds a electrical contractor license shall include his or her license number on all construction bids and contracts.

(5)   Renewal.

(a) A person may renew his or her license as an electrical contractor.

(b) An electrical contractor license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (3), Register, March, 1998, No. 507 , eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) (a) 2., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 03-075 : renum. (3) to be (3) (a), cr. (3) (b) Register June 2004 No, 582, eff. 8-1-04; CR 08-110 : cr. (3) (c) Register September 2009 No. 645 , eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-028 : r. and recr. Register August 2010 No. 656 , eff. 9-1-10; correction in (2) (a), (b), (4) (b), (c), (5) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .

Note

Due to 2013 Wisconsin Act 4 , the April 1, 2013, date in this section is extended to April 1, 2014. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Due to 2013 Wisconsin Act 4 , the April 1, 2013, date in this section is extended to April 1, 2014. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 2007 Wisconsin Act 63 changed the nomenclature from electrical certifications to electrical licenses. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 101.862 (4) , Stats., exempts the following: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (a) A residential property owner who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring on premises that the property owner owns and occupies as a residence, unless a license or registration issued by the department is required by local ordinance. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (b) A person engaged in maintaining or repairing electrical wiring within a facility or on premises owned or leased by the person or by an entity for which the person is an agent. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (c) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for elevators and escalators. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (d) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining equipment or systems that operate at 100 volts or less. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (e) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining an electronic system designed to monitor a premises for the presence of an emergency, to issue an alarm for an emergency, or to detect and summon aid for an emergency. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (f) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring of transmission facilities, as defined in s. 196.01 (12) , 2011 stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (g) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining manufactured equipment or a manufactured system that is designed to provide a function that is not primarily electrical in nature if the installation, repair, or maintenance does not involve the modification or installation of conductors beyond the disconnecting point or beyond the last junction, pull, or device box, whichever is nearer to the point where the person is performing the installation, repair, or maintenance. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (h) A person engaged in installing electrical wiring for components of a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2) , or a manufactured building, as defined in s. 101.71 (6) , while the manufactured home or the manufactured building is at or in the facility at which it is being manufactured. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (i) A person employed by an electricity provider, or a subcontractor of an electricity provider, who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring for equipment that is installed in the normal course of providing utility services by the electricity provider. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (j) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring that provides lighting or signals for public thoroughfares and for public airports. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (k) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining electric lines on the utility side of substations and other distribution facilities owned or operated by customers or members of electricity providers. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (L) A person employed by an electricity provider, or a subcontractor of an electricity provider, who installs, repairs, or maintains primary voltage electric facilities that are owned by the electricity provider's customers or members and that operate at greater than 600 volts. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (m) A person employed by an electricity provider, or a subcontractor of an electricity provider, who restores service during an emergency. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note: As of April 1, 2014, the department will no longer issue or renew a certification for electrical contractor-restricted. The department will issue an electrical contractor license to those individuals who hold an electrical contractor-restricted certification prior to April 1, 2014. The issuance of the license will indicate the same expiration date as the current restricted-certification. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Chapters SPS 320 to 325 apply to one- and 2-family dwellings and manufactured dwellings. The department's uniform building permit is issued either by the municipality in which the dwelling is located or by a UDC inspection agency where the municipality does not administer the Uniform Dwelling Code. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section SPS 305.30 was repealed by CR 14-010 , Register August 2014 No. 704 , effective 9-1-14. Future rule-making by the department will correct the no longer valid reference. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1