Certification Enforcement

Electrician Certification Enforcement Started July 1, 2009

As of July 1, 2009 the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is responsible for enforcing the Electrician Certification law (Labor Code 3099.2). Any complaints about violations should be sent to the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS); complaints received by the DAS regarding the violation(s) of this Labor Code will be forwarded to the CSLB.

How to Search for Registered Apprentices, Trainees and Certified Journeypersons

If you need to verify if an individual is not a registered apprentice or a certified electrician or an electrician trainee, visit one of the DAS sites below:

• Apprentice verification
• Electrician Certification verification

How to File a Complaint

If you would like to file a complaint after checking on one of the above sites, complete and submit the complaint form below with as much information as you have about the complaint. Once completed, print out and send the signed form along with any corroborating documentation in support of your complaint to the DAS at the contact information given at the bottom of this e-mail.

Download a complaint form.

Send complaint form to the:
Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Apprenticeship Standards
Electrician Certification Unit
Attn: Luisa Martinez
P.O. Box 420603
San Francisco, CA 94142

Testing

• ESL - PSI Special Arrangement Request Form

Getting Certified

• Title 8 section 291.1 Eligibility for Certification

State of California Resources

• Electrician Examination And Certification Application
• SSA-7050 from the Social Security Administration (Request the Itemized Statement of Earnings non-certified report)
• Electrician Examination And Certification Application Directions
• Electrician Certification Renewal Application
• Electrician Certification Replacement Card Or Change Of Address
• Electrician Certification Retest Application  
• California State Electrical Certification FAQ site
• Electrician Trainee New Registration Or Reinstatement Application
• Electrician Trainee Renewal Application
• California State - Electrician Trainee or Journeyperson Certification Status Search Tool 
• California State - Registered Apprentices Search Tool
• California Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement - Electrician Certification Complaint Referral Form
• California State Web Site - Certification Q&A
• California Department of Industrial Relations - Register to Bid
• Department of Industrial Relations Electrician Certification Programs Information
• Who needs to be certified to work in California as an Electrician?
• Electrician Certification Program Candidate Information Bulletin