2005 Idaho Code - 54-1002 — LICENSE ESSENTIAL TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS -- LICENSURE AUTHORITY EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 10
                    ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN
    54-1002.  LICENSE ESSENTIAL TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS -- LICENSURE AUTHORITY
EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
company, firm, association or corporation, to act, or attempt to act, as an
electrical contractor or special electrical contractor in this state until
such person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation, shall
have received a license as an electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the
division of building safety.
    (2)  It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a journeyman
electrician in this state until such person shall have received a license as a
journeyman electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions
of this act, by the administrator of the division of building safety,
provided, however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's
license pursuant to this chapter may act as a journeyman electrician.
    (3)  It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a specialty electrician
in this state until such person shall have received a license as a specialty
electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of this act,
by the administrator of the division of building safety, provided however,
that any person who has been issued a master electrician's license or a
journeyman electrician's license pursuant to this act may act as a specialty
electrician.
    (4)  Licensure of electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, master
electricians, specialty electricians, specialty electrical contractors and
registration of apprentice electricians shall be within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state pursuant to this chapter and no local jurisdiction
shall have the authority to require additional licensure or to require payment
of any fees in order for any licensee to engage in the electrical construction
trade within the local jurisdiction or to issue licenses to persons licensed
under this chapter which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter
or rules promulgated by the division of building safety. The state shall
investigate all local infractions and state violations of this chapter and
prosecute the same. The local jurisdictions will assist the state by
requesting investigations within their jurisdictions. Nothing in this chapter
shall restrict a city or county from imposing stricter public safety rules,
notwithstanding any provision of Idaho Code.