jeff43222 said:
My friend lives in the sticks. He's not in a town. He asked me to upgrade his service panel, and when we looked into the whole permit/inspection thing, we discovered that there's no such thing in his area. The only AHJ is the sheriff.
Not quite. Wisconsin doesn't have statewide licensing for electricians. They do have a state "credential," but it's not a license. Licensing is still entirely up to local governments. However, if you have a state credential, no local government can deny you their corresponding license by claiming you aren't qualified for it. You still have to pay for the local license, though. Some cities say the only way you can qualify for a local license is by having a state credential, while others issue licenses more liberally. I don't have a Wisconsin state credential, but I was issued a master license in one city after the chief inspector saw my Minnesota license. That city doesn't have an EC license.
To upgrade a service panel is not the the same as doing new building construction , even in that rural area of your friends you will not be able to wire a new home without uniform building codes inspections enforced by the state, that includeds electrical, plumbing, HVAC there are no exceptions anymore on this matter.
Now as far as the state licenses go, its what I posted before , once you have a state journeymans card or master you don't need to apply for any license at any town in the state ........your journeymans or masters card supercedes all this local nonsense .
For example if I am working in LaCrosse I need to be state licensed , there are no local licensed issued ........now if I am working in lets say Sparta wis. and I believe they have a local license requirement as long as I have a state license they can't ask me to pay extra or take their 10 question test , as long as I have my state J-mans card they can't require anymore from me nor can they deny we to work in their community.
You have posted before that Wisconsin does not have state licenses and that anyone can just walk in and work here !!
A lot of what you say is half truths and personnel opinion .
To set the record straight you must be able to verifiy 5 years experience in the electrical construction trade with a minimum 1000 hours per year . I believe they will credit 2000 hours of this time from an approved school and related classes. Or serve a state indentured appenticeship program which you then don't have to take the state testing.
Also maintenance or some factory postion that does electrical work does not qualify one taking the state exam.
The journeymans test is 100 questions based on the NEC 2005 and Wisconsin comm. articles , you need 70% for a passing grade .
Upon passing you are then issued a state ID number and are registered as a certified Journeyman electrician with the state of wisconsin.
You have done your best in the past to down play the value of this state certification and mince words to have people believe this is not a license and there are no requirements here to work as a electrician but all you have to do is fall off the back of a turnip truck and you can open up shop , give it a break would ya.
