661—500.2(103) Definitions. The following definitions apply to all rules adopted by the electrical examining board.
“Approved by the board” means the approval of any item, test or procedure by the electrical examining board by adoption of a resolution at a meeting of the board, provided that the approval has not been withdrawn by a later resolution of the board. A list of any such items, tests, or procedures that have been approved by the board is available from the board office or from the board website.
“Complete criminal record” means the complaint and judgment of conviction for each offense of which the applicant has been convicted, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a felony or a misdemeanor, and regardless of the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.
“Conviction” means a finding, plea, or verdict of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding, even if the adjudication of guilt is deferred, withheld, or not entered. “Conviction” includes Alford pleas and pleas of nolo contendere.
“Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
“Directly relates” or “directly related”  means either that the actions taken in furtherance of an offense are actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of the profession; or that the circumstances under which an offense was committed are customary to the profession.
“Disqualifying conviction” or “disqualifying offense”  means a conviction directly related to the practice of the profession.
“Division” means the building and construction bureau of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
“Documented experience” means experience which an applicant for licensing has completed and which has been documented by the applicant’s completion and submission of a sworn affidavit or other evidence requested by the board.
“Eligibility determination” means the process by which a person who has not yet submitted a completed license application may request that the board determine whether one or more of the person’s convictions are disqualifying offenses that would prevent the individual from receiving a license or certification.
“Emergency installation” means an electrical installation necessary to restore power to a building or facility when existing equipment has been damaged due to a natural or man-made disaster or other weather-related cause. Emergency installations may be performed by persons properly licensed to perform the work, and may be performed prior to submission of a request for permit or request for inspection. A request for permit and request for inspection, if required by rule 661—552.1(103), should be made as soon as practicable and, in any event, no more than 72 hours after the installation is completed.
“Final agency action” means the issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. If an action is subject to appeal, “final agency action” has occurred when the administrative appeal process provided for in 661—Chapter 503 has been exhausted or when the deadline for filing an appeal has expired.
“Full-time” means a minimum of 1,700 hours of work in a one-year period.
“Issuing jurisdiction” means the duly constituted authority in another state that has issued a professional license, certificate, or registration to a person.
“Registered apprenticeship program” means an electrical apprenticeship program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor or an electrical apprenticeship program registered with a state agency whose registration program is accepted by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in lieu of direct registration with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
“Residential electrical work” means electrical work in a residence in which there are no more than four living units within the same building and includes work to connect and work within accessory structures, which are structures no greater than 3,000 square feet in floor area, not more than two stories in height, the use of which is incidental to the use of the dwelling unit or units, and located on the same lot as the dwelling unit or units.
“Transferring jurisdiction” means the specific issuing jurisdiction on which an applicant relies to seek licensure in Iowa by verification under this chapter.
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