§ 906. Examinations not required

(a) A license for an individual who is licensed by another state or who has received designation by the U.S. Armed Forces as a 12R Electrician or equivalent shall be issued without examination as provided pursuant to this section on payment of the required fee.

(b) A master's or journeyman's license, as the case may be, shall be issued to a person to whom a master electrician's license or a journeyman electrician's license has been previously issued by another state, whose standards are equivalent to those of this State, if under the laws or regulations of the state issuing the license a similar privilege is granted to electricians licensed under the laws of this State.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a journeyman's license shall be issued to a service member or veteran who:

(1) submits a complete application and any documentation required by the Board;

(2) has received designation by the U.S. Armed Forces as a 12R Electrician or equivalent; and

(3) has completed a minimum of 8,000 hours and four years of active duty field work as a 12R Electrician or equivalent.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) "Service member" means an individual who is an active member of:

(A) the U.S. Armed Forces;

(B) a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces;

(C) the U.S. Coast Guard; or

(D) the National Guard of any state.

(2) "Veteran" means a former service member who received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from active duty not more than two years prior to submitting an application for licensure. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2017, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)