§ 59-1692. Application and construction.

A.  The provisions of the Electrical License Act shall not apply to:

1.  Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing outlets or minor working parts of electrical fixtures;

2.  Maintenance work for state and federal institutions;

3.  The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and renovation by a public utility regulated by the Corporation Commission;

4.  Public service corporations, telephone and telegraph companies, rural electric associations or municipal utilities;

5.  The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and renovation of telephone equipment or computer systems by a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or information systems industry when such activities involve work exclusively for communication of data, voice, or for other signaling purposes; except fire alarm systems, security systems and environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a telecommunications system; or

6.  The installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of water supply pumps, provided such work is performed from the output side of a fused disconnect or breaker box.

B.  Nothing in the Electrical License Act shall be construed to require:

1.  Employment of a licensed electrical contractor, journeyman electrician or electrical apprentice except as required by local ordinances and resolutions;

2.  Any regular employee of any firm or corporation to hold a license before doing any electrical work on the property of the firm or corporation whether or not the property is owned, leased or rented except as may be required by local ordinances and resolutions; or

3.  An individual to hold a license before doing electrical work on his own property or residence except as may be required by local ordinances and resolutions.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 337, § 13.  Amended by Laws 1984, c. 145, § 2, emerg. eff. April 17, 1984; Laws 1997, c. 67, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.