37-68-304. Master electricians -- application -- qualifications -- contents of examination -- fees. (1) An applicant for a master electrician's license shall furnish written evidence of being a graduate electrical engineer of an accredited college or university and of having 1 year of legally obtained practical electrical experience or that the applicant is a graduate of an electrical trade school and has at least 4 years of legally obtained practical experience in electrical work or has had at least 5 years of legally obtained practical experience in planning, laying out, or supervising the installation and repair of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electrical light, heat, and power.
     (2) An applicant for a license as a master electrician shall file an application on a form furnished by the department, submit appropriate fees, and satisfactorily pass an examination prescribed by the board. The board shall, not less than 30 days prior to a scheduled examination, notify each applicant that the evidence submitted with the applicant's application is sufficient to qualify to take the examination or that the evidence is insufficient and is rejected. If the application is rejected, the board shall set forth the reasons in the notice to the applicant. The place of examinations must be designated by the board, and examinations must be held at least once a year and at other times as, in the opinion of the board, the number of applicants warrants.
     (3) The examination must consist of at least 30 questions designed to fairly test the applicant's knowledge and the applicant's technical application in the following subjects:
     (a) the national electric code;
     (b) cost estimating for electrical installments;
     (c) procurement and handling of materials needed for electrical installations and repair;
     (d) reading blueprints for electrical work;
     (e) drafting and layout of electrical circuits; and
     (f) knowledge of practical electrical theory.
     (4) The board shall determine by rule the fees to be charged an applicant for each examination or reexamination. The fees must be commensurate with costs.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 275, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2807(1); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 196, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 467, L. 2005.