An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0784
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: STEVENS, JACKSON, CLARK, FREDETTE, GILBERT, GOODE, MARTIN, MORRISON, O'BRIEN, WINSOR
Amends: 32 MRSA §1202

Legislative Document 
No. 784 
H.P. 591 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs 
under Limited Licenses 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STEVENS of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: CLARK of Easton, FREDETTE of Newport, GILBERT of Jay, GOODE of 
Bangor, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MORRISON of South Portland, O'BRIEN of Lincolnville, 
WINSOR of Norway. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1202, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 112, Pt. A, §5, 
is further amended to read: 
C.  For a limited electrician's license, a person must meet the following requirements.  
(1)  A limited electrician in water pumps must have 135 hours of electrical 
education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an 
accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice 
are restricted to electrical work between the branch circuits and power supplies.  
(2)  A limited electrician in outdoor signs, including sign lighting, must have 135 
hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or 
from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of 
practice do not include branch circuit wiring.  
(3)  A limited electrician in gasoline dispensing must have 135 hours of electrical 
education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an 
accredited institution and 2,000 hours of experience. The privileges of practice 
are restricted to electrical work between the branch circuit and the power supply.  
(4)  A limited electrician in traffic signals, including outdoor lighting of traffic 
signals, must have 135 hours of electrical education as approved by the 
Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 hours 
of experience.  
(5)  A limited electrician in house wiring must have 225 hours of electrical 
education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an 
accredited institution and 4,000 hours of experience. Privileges of practice are 
restricted to one-family and 2-family dwellings, including modular and mobile 
homes. Any person having a limited license in mobile homes prior to the 
effective date of this section is automatically licensed as a limited electrician in 
house wiring. 
(6)  A limited electrician in refrigeration must have 270 hours of electrical 
education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an 
accredited institution and 6,000 hours of experience.  Graduates of a Maine 
community college electrical program in refrigeration approved by the 
Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution are credited with 
4,000 hours of experience upon graduation.  Privileges of practice are restricted 
to all associated wire from the loadside of distribution. 
(7)  A limited electrician in low energy, including fire alarms, must have 270 
hours of electrical education as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or 
from an accredited institution and 4,000 hours of experience. Any person having 
a limited license in fire alarms or experience in the installation of low-energy 
electronics prior to the effective date of this section qualifies to be licensed as a 
limited electrician in low energy. 
(8)  A crane technician must have 135 hours of electrical education as approved 
by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution and 2,000 
hours of experience.  Any person having work experience in the installation of 
cranes and hoists, as defined by the National Electrical Code, prior to the 
effective date of this subparagraph, qualifies to be licensed as a crane technician.  
This covers the installation of electrical equipment and wiring used in connection 
with cranes, monorail hoists, hoists and runways. 
(9)  A limited electrician in home electrical repairs must meet basic electrical 
experience and knowledge requirements established by the Electricians' 
Examining Board by rule. Privileges of practice are restricted to limited home 
electrical repairs, as defined by the Electricians' Examining Board by rule.  Rules 
adopted under this subparagraph are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A and must be provisionally adopted no later than 
January 15, 2012. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes requirements for a limited license for persons who wish to do 
basic home repairs of electrical systems.