Delaware Administrative Code
Title 24 - Regulated Professions and Occupations
Department of State
Division of Professional Regulation
1400 - Board of Electrical Examiners
Section 1400-10.0 - Exceptions
Universal Citation: 24 DE Admin Code 1400-10.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
10.1 No license is required for performing electrical work by the following persons or entities:
10.1.1 Any of the following individuals
working in a manufacturing or industrial facility:
10.1.1.1 An electrical engineer who is
recognized by their company as the person responsible for facility repairs,
maintenance, or electrical additions, and who is registered with the Board, or
a professional electrical engineer who is registered with the Board and who is
licensed and listed on the Delaware Association of Professional
Engineers;
10.1.1.2 An electrical
engineer or electrical engineering technician, recognized by the manufacturing
or industrial company as qualified, working in a laboratory environment
conducting basic research and development;
10.1.1.3 An "in-house" electrical engineer,
electrical engineering technician, or other person conducting research and
development building and testing a custom panel designed by the company and not
commercially available, provided that such exception shall not extend to the
permanent installation of the equipment;
10.1.1.4 For purposes of subsection 10.1.1,
the phrase "registered with the Board" shall require the engineer to provide
the Board with a written document briefly explaining the nature of the
electrician's responsibilities. In addition, the registering engineer shall
provide evidence satisfactory to the Board which demonstrates competency to
properly supervise journeyperson electricians.
10.1.2 The Department of Transportation, or a
contractor, for work performed by or under the supervision of the Department of
Transportation for the installation, erection, construction, reconstruction, or
maintenance of drawbridges and traffic control devices.
10.1.3 Persons working beyond the main
breaker or fuse of 200 amps or less in a structure used exclusively for
agriculture.
10.1.4 Persons
performing the work of any light or power company, electric or steam railway
company, telegraph, high voltage certified testing agency or telephone company
when the work is part of the plant or service used in rendering authorized
service to the public such as power delivery by an electric company. This
exception ends at the point of service, termination box, or demarcation
point.
10.1.5 A homeowner who has
obtained a homeowner's permit provided by law.
10.1.6 A communication and low voltage
contractor that installs, services and maintains all types of communication and
low voltage systems which are energy limited. These systems include telephone
systems, sound systems, cable television systems, closed circuit video systems,
satellite dish antennas, instrumentation and temperature controls, low voltage
landscape lighting, directional boring, networking systems, communication
systems, and security and burglar systems. Low voltage fire alarm systems are
specifically not included in this section.
10.1.7 Fire Alarm Signaling Licensees issued
by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
10.1.8 Persons working for the organization
Habitat for Humanity or on USDA Rural Development Self Help Housing Projects.
The work still needs to be inspected by a licensed electrician.
10.1.9 Factory trained, authorized and
employed representatives; provided such persons do only maintenance, start up,
commissioning and repair work directly on their factory manufactured equipment
and may not supervise non-licensees as part of such work.
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