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SENATE BILL 6548
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senator Moore
Read first time 01/26/94. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to regulation of electricians and electrical installations; and amending RCW 19.28.370 and 19.28.610.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 19.28.370 and 1980 c 30 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
The provisions of RCW
19.28.010 through ((19.28.380)) 19.28.360 shall not apply to the
work of installing, maintaining or repairing any and all electrical wires,
apparatus, installations or equipment used or to be used by a telegraph company
or a telephone company that is regulated by the utilities and transportation
commission under chapter 80.36 RCW in the exercise of its functions and
located outdoors or in a building or buildings used exclusively for that
purpose.
Sec. 2. RCW 19.28.610 and 1992 c 240 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
Nothing in RCW
19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall be construed to require that a person obtain
a license or a certified electrician in order to do electrical work at his or
her residence or farm or place of business or on other property owned by him:
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That nothing in RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall be
intended to derogate from or dispense with the requirements of any valid
electrical code enacted by a city or town pursuant to RCW 19.28.010(((2)))
(3), except that no code shall require the holder of a certificate of
competency to demonstrate any additional proof of competency or obtain any
other license or pay any fee in order to engage in the electrical construction
trade: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall not
apply to common carriers subject to Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, nor
to their officers and employees: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing in RCW
19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall be deemed to apply to the installation or
maintenance of telephone, telegraph, radio, or television wires and equipment by
companies that are regulated by the utilities and transportation commission
under chapter 80.36 RCW; nor to any electrical utility or its employees in
the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical wiring, circuits, and
equipment by or for the utility, or comprising a part of its plants, lines or
systems. The licensing provisions of RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall not
apply to:
(1) Persons making electrical installations on their own property;
(2) Regularly employed employees working on the premises of their employer; or
(3) Employees of an employer while the employer is performing utility type work of the nature described in RCW 19.28.200 so long as such employees have registered in the state of Washington with or graduated from a state-approved outside lineman apprenticeship course that is recognized by the department and that qualifies a person to perform such work:
AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing in RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620 shall be construed to restrict the right of any householder to assist or receive assistance from a friend, neighbor, relative or other person when none of the individuals doing the electrical installation hold themselves out as engaged in the trade or business of electrical installations. Nothing precludes any person who is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter under this section from obtaining a journeyman or specialty certificate of competency if they otherwise meet the requirements of this chapter.
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