§ 905 - Application; examinations and fees
§ 905. Application; examinations and fees
(a) Each applicant for a license shall submit to the board, on forms furnished by it, a written application containing such relevant information as the board may require, accompanied by the required examination fee. The examination fee shall be established by the board but shall be no greater than the cost associated with administering the examination. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 502(a), if the examination is conducted by an outside testing service, the required examination fee may be paid directly to the testing service.
(b) Examinations shall be conducted in writing and shall include a practical skills examination. The examination shall cover theoretical and practical aspects of electrical work, together with pertinent laws and rules. In addition, the master electrician's examination shall contain questions on the installation of lightning rods, fire alarms and fire detection systems.
(c) An applicant who fails the examination may, upon payment of the required fee, retake the examination.
(d) Three-year electrical license fees shall be:
For a masters license (initial and renewal) $120.00;
For a journeyman's license (initial and renewal) $ 90.00;
For a type-S journeyman's license (initial and
renewal) per field $ 90.00;
For a certificate for framing $ 10.00.
(e) If a license is allowed to lapse, it may be renewed within one year of its expiration date by the payment of $25.00 in addition to the renewal fee.
(f) The fee for replacement of a lost or damaged license shall be $20.00. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1979, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1999, No. 49, §§ 142, 143; 2001, No. 65, § 3.)