In accordance with Section 103.22 of the Code of Iowa a subdivision may provide licensure for those who perform business within the corporate limits of the subdivision. The following criteria must be met in order to obtain an electrical permit without being licensed by the State of Iowa Electrical Examining Board as a licensed Electrical contractor:
1. An employee having received a “Masters A or B” license as issued by the State of Iowa Electrical Examining Board must sign the permit.
Exception: An employee tasked with performing electrical work as indicated in their job description, which must be on file with the Department, may continue to obtain an electrical permit until December 31, 2014 after which said employee must have received a State issued Master license or one be employed by the firm/business.
2. The signatory of the permit must be an employee of a firm or business based within the community and approved by the Department of Building
3. The firm or business must not provide electrical work for any other entity other than its own and the firm or business must not be registered with the Iowa Workforce Development, Labor Division, as an electrical contractor.
4. Employees of the firm/business who have been issued an electrical permit shall conduct the work performed for which the permit was obtained.
5. The installation to be performed does not, in any way, involve work within a new switchboard or panelboard with a voltage in excess of 480 volt.
6. The scope of work shall be limited to alterations of existing interior space of 5,000 square feet or less, not defined as a hazardous location pursuant to the adopted electrical code, and for any new or existing accessory structure(s) of not more than 1,000 square feet in floor area, that meet #5 listed above and not defined as a hazardous location.