Licensing of master electricians, journeymen electricians, low voltage technicians, limited technicians; temporary permits; reciprocal licenses; master electrician of record for only 1 electrical contractor; technician of record for only 1 low voltage or limited electrical contractor.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-9-126
in effect(a) Applicants for master electrician, journeymen electrician, low voltage technician and limited technician licenses shall apply to the chief electrical inspector on a form furnished by the department and accompanied by the required examination fee. The form shall state the applicant's full name, his address, the extent of his experience and other information required by the department. An applicant who complies with the rules of the board, is qualified, successfully completes the examination and pays the required license fee shall be issued the proper license by the chief electrical inspector which bears the date of issue. A master license, low voltage technician license and limited technician license shall expire on July 1 in the third year following the year of issue. A journeyman license shall expire on January 1 in the third year following the year of issue. Credit for time spent in any electrical school shall be given to master electricians, journeyman electricians, low voltage technicians or limited technicians for time spent in classes up to a total of two (2) years, or four thousand (4,000) hours, on the work experience requirements.
(b) Each master electrician, journeyman electrician, low voltage technician or limited technician licensed under this act may renew his license by paying fifty percent (50%) of the proper license fee to the state of Wyoming. Master and journeymen electricians shall provide proof of attendance at not less than sixteen (16) hours of training in the National Electric Code or in advances in the electrical industry meeting criteria established by the department on or before the date his license expires. At least eight (8) of the required sixteen (16) hours of training shall specifically cover the National Electrical Code. An electrician or technician who applies for renewal of his expired license within forty-five (45) days after its expiration and is otherwise entitled to renewal of his license shall have his license renewed by paying an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(c) The department shall issue temporary permits to engage in the work of a journeyman electrician, low voltage technician or limited technician to a person who applies, furnishes satisfactory evidence of experience to qualify for the examination and pays the required fee. Temporary permits shall continue in effect not longer than one hundred fifty (150) days and may be revoked by the department at any time.
(d) The department may issue a reciprocal license to any applicant for a journeyman electrician, master electrician, low voltage technician or limited technician license if the applicant has obtained an out-of-state or foreign license through an examination which is equal to or exceeds the Wyoming journeyman electrician's, master electrician's, low voltage technician's or limited technician's examination.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(g) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026
Source: Public.Resource.Org WY StatutesURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-wy/transforms/wy/ocwy/r78/gov.wy.code.title.35.htmlFetched: 6/28/2026