Unlicensed people may not hold themselves out as electrical contractors, master electricians, or electricians, and may not do those jobs unless directly supervised on-site by a licensed electrician or master electrician.
227A.020 Prohibitions -- Local licensing programs. (1) A person who is not licensed as an electrical contractor shall not represent himself or herself to the public as an electrical contractor or use any terms, titles, or abbreviations which express or imply that the person is a licensed electrical contractor. (2) A person who is not licensed as a master electrician shall not represent himself or herself to the public as a master electrician or use any terms, titles, or abbreviations which express or imply that the person is a licensed master electrician. (3) A person who is not licensed as an electrician shall not represent himself or herself to the public as an electrician or use any terms, titles, or abbreviations which express or imply that the person is a licensed electrician. (4) A person who is not licensed as an electrical contractor, electrician, or master electrician shall not engage in any activities or perform any of the duties usually performed by an electrical contractor, electrician, or master electrician unless the unlicensed person is under the direct supervision of a licensed electrician or master electrician who is present on the site where the work is being performed. (5) An authorized local licensing program in existence on June 24, 2003, may contract with the department to become an agent of the department for purposes of the issuance and renewal of licenses issued pursuant to KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140. The department may also contract with local governments that want to become authorized licensing programs. (6) KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140 shall supersede all ordinances or regulations regulating electricians, master electricians, and electrical contractors of any city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government. This provision shall not affect city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government regulations relating to zoning requirements or occupational payroll taxes pertaining to electricians, master electricians, and electrical contractors. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 430, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003.