Electrician licenses in
Idaho
Idaho licenses electricians statewide.
Search Idaho electrician licenses (opens official site)
Official search run by Idaho Electrical Board (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses) at edopl.idaho.gov.
What the license should say
In Idaho you'll see one of these on an electrician's card, bid or truck:
- Electrical contractor
- Business or person that installs wiring or equipment; must show $300,000 liability insurance.
- Master electrician
- Individual; plans, lays out, designs or supervises electrical installations.
- Journeyman electrician
- Individual; performs or supervises the physical work of installing wiring.
- Residential electrician
- Individual; limited to one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses and multifamily up to three stories.
- Limited electrical installer
- Individual; limited to a special category adopted by the board.
Hiring a company, not a person?
An electrical contractor license; it is unlawful to act as an electrical contractor or limited electrical contractor without a state license.
Doing it yourself
A property owner performing noncommercial electrical work in the owner's primary or secondary residence is exempt from licensing under Idaho Code 54-1016.
Before you hire
- Contractor licensing in Idaho (small-job limits, bonds, permits)
- How to check a license in Idaho, step by step
- Before-you-hire checklist (one page, free PDF)
- File a complaint about an electrician (opens official site)