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 Orange County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 9. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
 Article III. ELECTRICAL CODE
 Division 3. CONTRACTORS, JOURNEYMEN, ETC.
 SubDivision II. Certification

  § 9-118. Same—Eligibility.  

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  • (a)

    No person shall be deemed qualified to take the master electrician examination until proof of a minimum of two (2) years' experience as a licensed journeyman electrician, residential journeyman electrician or master electrician in the county or another jurisdiction has been submitted to the board of adjustments and appeals.

    (b)

    An applicant for the journeyman electrician examination must have completed a four-year apprenticeship program or document at least six (6) years of equivalent work experience.

    (c)

    An applicant for the residential journeyman examination must have completed a four-year apprenticeship program or document at least six (6) years of equivalent work experience.

    (d)

    No person shall be deemed qualified to take the electrical sign contractor's examination until proof of a minimum of two (2) years' experience as a sign electrician, journeyman electrician, or master electrician in the county or another jurisdiction has been submitted to the building codes board of adjustments and appeals.

    (e)

    No person shall be deemed qualified to take the low voltage contractor examination or the alarm system II contractor examination until proof of at least two (2) years' experience as a low voltage system installer has been submitted. An individual holding a state-certified unlimited low voltage license shall not be required to obtain a certificate of competency and may perform unlimited low voltage construction work upon registering his/her state license with the county.

    (f)

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, any certified master electrical contractor or any state-certified burglar and fire alarm contractor 1 may install low voltage construction upon recording his/her state license with the county. The scope of this article does not include fire alarm installations in the county.

(Code 1965, § 6-356; Ord. No. 86-6, § 6, 3-17-86; Ord. No. 87-28, § 4, 7-21-87; Ord. No. 90-20, § 8, 9-10-90; Ord. No. 97-27, § 17, 12-30-97; Ord. No. 2000-12, § 4, 6-6-00; Ord. No. 2001-26, § 1.W., 12-18-01)