Electrician licenses in
Michigan
Michigan licenses electricians statewide.
Search Michigan electrician licenses (opens official site)
Official search run by Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes, Licensing Section (Electrical) at aca-prod.accela.com.
What the license should say
In Michigan you'll see one of these on an electrician's card, bid or truck:
- Electrical contractor
- Business; required to do business as an electrician and must have an associated master electrician.
- Master electrician
- Individual; responsible for code compliance of all the contractor's installations.
- Electrical journeyman
- Individual; works for a master electrician and electrical contractor.
Hiring a company, not a person?
Electrical contractor license; the business must hold or employ a master electrician license, and one master can associate with only one contractor
Doing it yourself
A homeowner may install, alter or repair electrical equipment in a single-family home and its outbuildings that they own and occupy or will occupy, with a permit from the local enforcing agency (MCL 339.5737(3)(g))
Before you hire
- Contractor licensing in Michigan (small-job limits, bonds, permits)
- How to check a license in Michigan, step by step
- Before-you-hire checklist (one page, free PDF)
- File a complaint about an electrician (opens official site)
Keep this handy
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