NJ Lic for work in NY state?

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Hello All,
I have a NJ lic and a GC asking me to do work in NY state.
Is anyone familiar with this scenario? Will my NJ Lic be accepted in NY state?

There will be a couple of jobs a week in different towns in Orange cnty.

Thank you.
 
From what I am told Orange County will allow licensed NJ electrical contractors to work there provided they pull permits. But, don't take my word for it - make a call to be sure. If you get any work in Rockland County that's a "horse of a different color". Don't bother trying, they will not allow you to pull a permit not to mention that most of the contractors in that county are union contractors and they protect their territory. If you're doing small residential work you might get away with working there a time or two without a permit. But, if you get caught you'll probably get fined. I used to sub-contract work there for a friend of mine (under his license) who did mostly fire alarm systems. At the time I had magnetic signs on my truck that I pulled off when I was on the job and replaced before I drove back into NJ.
 
Thank you for the heads up Goldstar.
I think I will check with the AHJ in each town as I go along here.
The pay for the jobs is fine, but I don't need to be collecting any fines.
 
Every county in ny has its own license and most if not none of them reciprocate another states license. NYS is yet to have a state wide licence and therefor we are forced to be licensed in several countys if we wish to work in them.
 
Orange County NY does not require a license for electrical work. If your dog can pull wire, he can work in Orange County NY.

Rockland County which is next to Orange County does not reciprocate, has a test you will not pass, so figure on someone else doing work there if you have the opportunity to work there.

There are plenty of counties in NY that do not require a license and some that do. Some of the counties that do not require licenses, the local municipality in that county may.
 
Spoke with the building dept. in Wallkill, NY (Orange Cnty).
You folks are correct, no license needed to do the work or to pull the permit. Inspection will be done according to NEC and NY State requirments. (Not sure how they differ from the NEC).

Thanks for the info
 
NYS's Residential Building Code has some differences from the NEC, but most people, even after 3 1/2 years of this code are pretty much unaware of it. If you are doing residential work, with the service to the house being 400 amps and smaller, you will need to reference the NYSRBC, if the residential service is larger than 400 amps, you will reference the 1999 NEC in its entirety. If the work is 3 family or more, or is not residential, you also will refer to the NEC. Good Luck.

NYS should be referencing the 2005 NEC in about 6 months.
 
It's amazing that some towns in NY are incredibly strict, and in the next town over there are no requirements whatsoever.
:?

I realize this is because of NY's "home rule" constitution, but it must get ridiculous????
 
Does anyone know why NYS has such a lousy system? Seems to me that it's all based on money. Requiring licenses on county and local levels seems to be more about cash than safety. Who is benefiting from a patchwork of licensing requirements and fees?
 
There are alot of local GC's who do their own electrical work. They are POLITICALLY CONNECTED either in their County or even the State. Because of this, the politics of the beast have kept NY from a statewide license. It has even kept the small municipalities from making moves, as they cannot get past these situations.
One of the biggest obstacles is, the opponents to the licensing will tell the general public that the costs will rise tremendously if licensing passes. The fear of more money stops most of the legislation stone cold.

Welcome to NY
 
infinity said:
Does anyone know why NYS has such a lousy system?
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Pierre obviously knows better than me, but as I said earlier I read that it's because NY is a "home rule" state. Pierre, does this factor into the equation as well? :?:
 
Its still baffles me how costs override safety concerns of consumers.

As a side note a customer just called to ask me why I charge $75 per hour when his painter only charges $35.

My point exactly.

Most customers only seem to care about the bottom line $$$.
 
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