Master of record / renting your license out

[roger]

Here is an excerpt from the NC laws.

87-43. Electrical contracting defined; licenses.

Electrical contracting shall be defined as engaging or offering to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any electric work, wiring, devices, appliances or equipment. No person, partnership, firm or corporation shall engage, or offer to engage, in the business of electrical contracting within the State of North Carolina without having received a license in the applicable classification described in G.S. 87-43.3 from the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors in compliance with the provisions of this Article, regardless of whether the offer was made or the work was performed by a qualified individual as defined in G.S.87-41.1. In each separate place of business operated by an electrical contractor at least one listed qualified individual shall be regularly on active duty and shall have the specific duty and authority to supervise and direct all electrical wiring or electrical installation work done or made by such separate place of business. Every person, partnership, firm or corporation engaging in the business of electrical contracting shall display a current certificate of license in his principal place of business and in each branch place of business which he operates. Licenses issued hereunder shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer of the Board, under the seal of the Board. A registry of all licenses issued to electrical contractors shall be kept by the secretary-treasurer of the Board, and said registry shall be open for public inspection during ordinary business hours.

 

[gene6]

In MA the 'licensee of record' has to be on the corporate documents as an officer, which opens up all kinds of liability, like reach thru for unpaid IRS payroll taxes/fines.

 

[Hv&Lv]

Here’s the one that I was talking about..

87-47. Penalties imposed by Board; enforcement procedures.​

(a1) The following activities are prohibited:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in electrical contracting without being licensed.
(2) Selling, transferring, or assigning a license, regardless of whether for a fee.
(3) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person, partnership, firm, or corporation to offer to engage or to engage in electrical contracting.
(4) Being convicted of a crime involving fraud or moral turpitude.
(5) Engaging in fraud or misrepresentation to obtain a certification, obtain or renew a license, or practice electrical contracting.
(6) Engaging in false or misleading advertising.
(7) Engaging in malpractice, unethical conduct, fraud, deceit, gross negligence, gross incompetence, or gross misconduct in the practice of electrical contracting.
(a2) The Board may administer one or more of the following penalties if the applicant, licensee, or qualified individual has engaged in any activity prohibited under subsection (a1) of this section:
(1) Reprimand.
(2) Suspension from practice for a period not to exceed 12 months.
(3) Revocation of the right to serve as a listed qualified individual on any license issued by the Board.
(4) Revocation of license.
(5) Probationary revocation of license or the right to serve as a listed qualified individual on any license issued by the Board, upon conditions set by the Board as the case warrants, and revocation upon failure to comply with the conditions.
(6) Revocation of certification.
(7) Refusal to certify an applicant or a qualified individual.
(8) Refusal to issue a license to an applicant.
(9) Refusal to renew a license.

 

[tortuga]

This state does not have a "master electrician" license, simply a contractor's license

Sorry i missed that part.

I would work a rotation shift as a superintendent on site 50% of the time.

And that part too.

I bet its fine.

 

[Eddie702]

As long as your lawyer looks at it and makes sure you are protected I think it would be fine

 

[kwired]

This may very well be no big deal at all and completely common practice. I worked on some utility scale PV projects in Georgia with my former partner and some of his guys from NY state. I think I was the only one with an electrical license (WA and MA). The "permit holder" we harder ever saw him.

Here you would have needed at least one journeyman or higher license holder on the job and the rest at least need to be on apprentice registry. If enough apprentices you may need additional journeymen to meet the required ratio - can't remember off top my head what that number is.