Reciprocal Agreement between PA and NJ

[HotWire367]

Does anyone know if NJ will honor a residential license from PA?
I have been licensed in PA for 5 yrs and live on the NJ border.
The NJ license would really help me as I am originally from there, and have many contacts.
If there is not a reciprocal agreement would NJ honor my 5yrs. licensure in PA and allow me to test out?
By that I mean do my five yrs licensed here count as the necessary requirements to qualify for the NJ test?

Thanks

 

[infinity]

Reciprocal agreement? Nope. You will have to take the NJ test and get an NJ license. I do believe that your experience in PA would count towards the requirement to sit for the NJ test. You should check with these guys:


http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/electrical.htm


Good Luck.

 

[HotWire367]

Trevor thanks for the response and the link.

I will check it out and let you know what the verdict is......Dave

 

[mdshunk]

There's no "PA license" anyhow. There's about a 1,000 local licenses (many of which will reciprocate), but no state license. I'm not sure what sort of license it is you think you have that you're hoping will reciprocate in NJ.

 

[HotWire367]

Marc, my "license" in the state of PA shows that I am qualified to pull a permit for up to a 3 family dwelling through the city of Allentown,PA. It is for residential electrical work. Please don't try and dumb down my license, as you refer to the fact that there are over 1,000 licenses in the state. I am quite aware of the honor system in PA. My real question was will NJ consider over 5 yrs licensed here qualify as "time served", in order to take the NJ test.

Thanks, Dave

 

[mdshunk]

Please don't try and dumb down my license,...

I'd never do such a thing. I was just pointing out on a national forum what a crazy system it is we work under.

 

[HotWire367]

Marc, somewhere in my files I have a paper showing who will honor my license. Of all places the state of Conn. will honor it. How Conneticut is related to a license here is beyond my grasp. But like you said, it is a crazy system!....:grin:

 

[celtic]

My real question was will NJ consider over 5 yrs licensed here qualify as "time served", in order to take the NJ test.

NJ might accept your "time served" in other jurisdictions in order to be eligible to take the test:
Qualifications of Applicants

If you meet the qualifications, you might be eligible....but I do not know what your qualifications are or if the State will accept your qualifications.


IMHO, you would better off getting the answer from the State:

Inquiries or complaints about electrical contractors should be sent to:
Ms. Barbara A. Cook, Executive Director,
Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors,
P.O. Box 45006, Newark, N.J. 07101,
(973) 504-6410.

More info here:
http://www.nj.gov/lps/ca/nonmedical/electrical.htm

 

[HotWire367]

Thanks Celtic,
I contacted the licensing board and I just have to apply to the board of examiners. Once they determine if I meet the qualifications, I should hopefully be able to take the test. Based on what I told the lady over the phone, I should be O.K........now I just have to set up a date and hopefully pass........:smile: .......Thanks for the info, very helpful.........Dave