Building Departments and Electrical board contact
information for each state is listed below. Not all states offer
a statewide journeyman or master electrician
license. Contact your local building official for
licensing and requirements.
Information about electrical exam formats and reciprocating
licenses can be found in the book The
Electrical License by Tom Henry.
Alabama - State of Alabama Electrical Contractor's Board
610 S. Mc Donough Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-9990
Alaska - Dept.
of Commerce & Economic Development
Division of Occupational Licensing
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Contact (907) 465-8443 if your business names begins with A -
E. Business names with F - N contact (907) 465-8444 Business
names with O - Z contact (907) 465-5372
Arizona - The
State Of Arizona
Registrar Of Contractors
800 West Washington, Sixth Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-1502
Arkansas - State
of Arkansas Contractor's Licensing Board
4100 Richards Road
North Little Rock, AR 72117
(501) 372-4661
California - Department
of Consumer Affairs
Contractors State Licensing Board
9821 Business Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95827
(800) 321-2752
Colorado - The
State of Colorado
Colorado State Electrical Board
1580 Logan, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-2300
Connecticut - The
State of Connecticut
Department of Consumer Protection
Occupational Licensing Division
165 Capitol Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 713-6050
Delaware - Board
of Electrical Examiners
Cannon Building Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4504
Florida - Department
of Business and Professional Regulation
Division of Electrical Contractors
1940 N. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 487-1395
Georgia - Georgia
Construction Industry Licensing Board
Division of Electrical Contractors
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, GA 30303-3465
(478) 207-2440
Hawaii - The State of Hawaii
Contractors License Board
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-3000
Idaho - Division
of Building safety
Electrical Bureau
1090 E. Watertower St.
Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 334-3950
Illinois - Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington St.
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0800
Indiana - City of Indianapolis
Building Inspections
604 N. Sherman
Indianapolis IN 46201
(317) 327-8467
Iowa
- Workforce Development
Division of Labor
1000 East Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5387
Kansas - Division of Facilities Management
1000 S.W. Jackson Suite 500
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3011
Kentucky - Electrical Licensing
Office of Housing, Business, and Construction
101 Sea Hero Drive Suite 100
Frankfurt, KY 40601
(502) 573-2002
Louisiana - State Licensing Board for Contractors
P.O. Box 14419
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(225) 765-2301
Maine
- Electrician's Examining Board
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8610
Maryland - Department of Licensing & Regulation
500 N. Calvert Street Room 302
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 230-6270
Massachusetts - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Registration
239 Causeway Street Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-3074
Michigan - Construction Codes
P.O. Box 30254
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 241-9313
Minnesota - State Board of Electricity
443 Lafayette Road N
St. Paul, MN 55155-4342
(651) 284-5026
Mississippi - State Board of Contractors
215 Windline Drive Suite B
Jackson, MS 39232
(601) 354-6161
Missouri - Codes Administration Department
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 513-1500
Montana
- Montana State Electrical Board
301 South Park 4th Floor
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 841-2309
Nebraska - State Electrical Division
800 South 13th Ave. Suite 109
P.O. Box 95066
Lincoln, NE 68509-5066
(402) 471-3550
Nevada - State Contractors Board
9670 Gateway Drive Suite 100
Reno, NV 89521
(702) 688-1141
New Hampshire - Electrical Safety & Licensing
Division of Fire Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
(603) 223-4289
New Jersey - State of New Jersey
State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
P.O. Box 45006
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 504-6410
New Mexico - The State of New Mexico
Construction Industries Division
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 476-4700
New York - State Department of Labor
Division of Safety & Health
License & Certification Unit
Building 12, Room 161
Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-2735
North Carolina - State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
P.O. Box 18727
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 733-9042
North Dakota - State Electrical Board of North Dakota
P.O. Box 7335
Bismarck, ND 58507
(701) 328-9522
Ohio - Ohio Construction Industry Examining
Board
P.O. Box 4009
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 644-3493
Oklahoma - Construction Industry Board
Electrical Division
2401 N.W. 23rd St. Suite 5
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
(405) 271-5217
Oregon - Construction Contractors Board
700 Summer St N.E. Suite 300
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-4621
Pennsylvania - Construction Regulation Dept. of General Svcs.
Public Works- Headquarters Bldg.
18th & Herr St., Room 104
Harrisburg, PA 17125
(717) 787-6371
Rhode Island - State of Rhode Island
Professional Regulation's Unit
1151 Pontiac Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-8580
South Carolina - State of South Carolina
Licensing Board for Contractors
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 896-4686
South Dakota - South Dakota State Electrical Commission
308 S. Pierre
c/o 1320 E. Sioux
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-3573
Tennessee - State Of Tennessee
Department of Commerce and Insurance, Board for Licensing Contractors
500 James Robertson Parkway Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37243-1150
(615) 253-4076 Fax (615) 532-2868
Texas
- Department of Licensing and Regulation
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-6599
Utah - Division Of Occupational &Professional Licensing
160 East 300 South 1st Floor Lobby
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 530-6628
Vermont - State Of Vermont
Department of Labor and Industry
Attn: State Electricians Licensing Board
1311 U.S. Route 302 Berlin Suite 600
Barre, VT 05641-2351
(802) 479-7561
Virginia - Commonwealth of Virginia
Dept. of Professional & Occupational Regulation
9960 Maryland Dr.
Richmond, VA 23233
(804) 367-8511
Washington - Department of Labor and Industries
P.O. Box 44000
Olympia, WA 98504-4000
(360) 902-5800
West Virginia - State Fire Marshall
1207 Quarrier St. 2nd Floor
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-2537
Wisconsin - Safety & Building Division
201 East Washington Ave. P.O. Box 7082
Madison, WI 53707-7082
(608) 261-8500
Wyoming - Department of Fire Prevention and
Electrical Safety
Herschler Building 1 West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7993
