58-55-301. Definitions.
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Effective 1/1/2027
58-55-301. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)"Apprentice electrician" means an individual who is learning the electrician trade under the immediate supervision of a master electrician, residential master electrician, journeyman electrician, or a residential journeyman electrician in accordance with this chapter.
(a)"Electrical trade" means the performance of electrical work involving the installation, construction, alteration, change, repair, removal, or maintenance of facilities, buildings, or appendages or appurtenances.
(b)"Electrical trade" does not include:
(i)transporting or handling electrical materials;
(ii)preparing clearance for raceways for wiring;
(iii)work commonly done by unskilled labor on an installation under the exclusive control of electrical utilities;
(iv)work involving cable-type wiring that does not pose a shock or fire-initiation hazard;
(v)work involving class two or class three power-limited circuits as defined in the National Electrical Code; or
(vi)minor electrical work incidental to a mechanical or service installation when wiring is extended to no more than 10 feet from an existing outlet or disconnect and does not exceed 120 volts and 20 amperes.
(3)"Journeyman electrician" means an individual who performs the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
(4)"Journeyman lineman" means an individual who builds and maintains an electrical power system, performs work on transmission lines or distribution lines from power plants to customers and has completed a 7,000 hour certified apprenticeship program.
(5)"Licensed electrician" means an individual who is licensed as an apprentice electrician, a journeyman electrician, a master electrician, a residential journeyman electrician, or a residential master electrician.
(6)"Master electrician" means an individual who plans and supervises the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment.
(7)"Residential journeyman electrician" means an individual who wires, installs, and repairs electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes for a residential project.
(8)"Residential master electrician" means an individual who plans and supervises the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes for a residential project.
(9)"Residential project" means a residential building primarily wired with nonmetallic sheathed cable that follows the National Electrical Code.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 42 , 2026 General Session