[ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]
Section 1A. No person, firm or corporation shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business or occupation of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, devices, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, power, fire warning or security system purposes, unless such person, firm or corporation shall be licensed by the state examiners of electricians in accordance with this chapter and, with respect to security systems, unless such person, firm or corporation shall also be licensed by the commissioner of the division of professional licensure in accordance with the provisions of sections fifty-seven to sixty-one, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven.
[ First paragraph as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 83 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]
No person, firm or corporation shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business or occupation of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, devices, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, power, fire warning or security system purposes, unless such person, firm or corporation shall be licensed by the state examiners of electricians in accordance with this chapter and, with respect to security systems, unless such person, firm or corporation shall also be licensed by the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure in accordance with the provisions of sections fifty-seven to sixty-one, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven.
This chapter shall not apply to: a person not engaged in the business described in this section who employs or contracts for the services of a person, firm or corporation engaged in such business; or to an apprentice employed by a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with this chapter; or to an agent, employee or assistant of a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with this chapter who does not engage in or perform the actual work described in this section.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 141 - Supervision of Electricians
Section 1a - Electrician Licensure Requirement; Exceptions
Section 2 - State Examiners; Rules; Examinations; Reports
Section 2b - Electricians Licensed in Other States; Reciprocal Licensure Without Examination; Fees
Section 4 - Transferability, Suspension and Revocation of Certificates
Section 5 - Engagement in Business or Work Without Compliance With Statutes; Enforcement
Section 6 - Liability for Work of Employee