661—502.1 (103) License categories and licenses required.
	 502.1(1) The following categories of license are established:
	  a.   	 Electrical contractor.
	  b.   	 Master electrician, class A.
	  c.   	 Master electrician, class B.
	  d.   	 Journeyman electrician, class A.
	  e.   	 Journeyman electrician, class B.
	  f.   	 Apprentice electrician.
	  g.   	 Special electrician.
	  h.   	 Unclassified person.
	  i.   	 Inactive master electrician.
	 502.1(2) A person who holds any class of license issued by the board, other than a class B license, may perform the work authorized by that license anywhere within the state of Iowa. A person who holds a special electrician license may perform the work which is authorized by that license endorsement. A person who holds a class B license may perform the work authorized by that license except in a political subdivision which, by local ordinance, has, pursuant to Iowa Code section 103.29, subsection 4, as amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 159, restricted or barred such work by a person who holds a class B license.
	 502.1(3) A person who does not have a current valid license shall not perform work as an electrician or as an unclassified person. A person shall not perform work which requires licensing and which is not specifically authorized under the license issued.
Exception 1:  A person who holds a current valid license issued by a political subdivision may perform work as an electrician or unclassified person within the corporate limits of the political subdivision which issued the license.
Exception 2:  A person may work for up to 100 continuous days as an unclassified person prior to obtaining a license. Any documented time during which a person has worked as an unclassified person prior to January 1, 2008, or any time during which a person has worked as a licensed unclassified person shall be credited to any applicable experience requirement. Any time during which a person works as an unclassified person without a license on or after January 1, 2008, shall not be counted toward any such experience requirement, except that a person may receive credit for time worked as an unclassified person on or after January 1, 2008, without a license if the person has applied for a license.
Exception 3: Electrical installations in buildings, including residences or facilities which are being constructed as part of a course of instruction by an accredited educational institution, may be performed by a person who is not licensed. Such installations are subject to the requirements for permits and inspections pursuant to 661—Chapter 552.
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