Reciprocal License
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jeff43222
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Usually the way it works is the reciprocating state will allow you to get their license without having to take their exam, but you still have to pay their fees. The license you get is the same as a "regular" license. Also, you generally can only reciprocate if you got your original license by exam. For example, if you have a license in state A and use that get a reciprocal license in state B, you probably can't get a recipriocal license in state C based on your license in state B. If you do enough research into the licensing laws, you'll find cases where A reciprocates with B, B reciprocates with C, but A and C don't reciprocate with each other.
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- Bremerton, Washington
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- Master Electrician
Its specific by state. For example Oregon & Idaho will only recognize an electrician who is from a recognized apprenticeship program, but Washington will allow on the job experience.
Washington now reciprocates with Texas, they have about 40,000 electricians.
And we in Washington don't allow jumping around to different states to find one with an easier exam.
Washington now reciprocates with Texas, they have about 40,000 electricians.
And we in Washington don't allow jumping around to different states to find one with an easier exam.
resistance
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- WA
I second that Tom! 
Thanks for the info guys i passed my masters exams in New Jersey and Virginia and with those i could recpricate with many state. The thing that i was really asking was if New Jersey recpricates with Delaware and Delaware recpricates with Colorado could i take the Delaware License and get a Colorado if you know what i mean.
brian john
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- Leesburg, VA
Tom:
I have 36 years in the trade, carry a Masters in several states (all by test), have had a journeymans license since I was 20 and a master's license since I was 22. I have OJT, have taught numerous electrical courses, worked for a electrical testing contractor and was NETA cetritifed for several years and read everything I can about our trade, I have also worked as a service rep for a manufacture of ATS's and another manufacture of batteries. But yet I am not elegible for a license in Oregon?
I have 36 years in the trade, carry a Masters in several states (all by test), have had a journeymans license since I was 20 and a master's license since I was 22. I have OJT, have taught numerous electrical courses, worked for a electrical testing contractor and was NETA cetritifed for several years and read everything I can about our trade, I have also worked as a service rep for a manufacture of ATS's and another manufacture of batteries. But yet I am not elegible for a license in Oregon?
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- Bremerton, Washington
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- Master Electrician
Brian: I have heard that you can reciprocate if you have 16,000 hours of on the job training for Oregon but I am not sure.
In Idaho, I have also heard you can take and pass each of the apprenticship exams and then the final and then reciprocate.
In Idaho, I have also heard you can take and pass each of the apprenticship exams and then the final and then reciprocate.
brian john
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- Leesburg, VA
Tom:
When I got my licenses, I had to take city and county test (there were no state test). Many of the counties had in place obstacles to prohibit outsiders from obtain local licenses. The local electrical boards were often controlled by electrical contractors. In some of the rural jurisdictions they still have in place licensing rules that delay or complicate obtaining local business license for outsiders.
I feel training is important as is OJT, but states should have a process that recognizes this with out complications. Heck I don?t care if they have reciprocity, just so I can take a test, without a lot of hoops to jump through.
When I got my licenses, I had to take city and county test (there were no state test). Many of the counties had in place obstacles to prohibit outsiders from obtain local licenses. The local electrical boards were often controlled by electrical contractors. In some of the rural jurisdictions they still have in place licensing rules that delay or complicate obtaining local business license for outsiders.
I feel training is important as is OJT, but states should have a process that recognizes this with out complications. Heck I don?t care if they have reciprocity, just so I can take a test, without a lot of hoops to jump through.
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