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The State of Michigan requires (with a few exceptions) that anyone performing electrical work shall be properly licensed to do so. The laws requiring this are:

• Electrical Administrative Act; Act 217
• Uniform Construction Code; Act 230
• Electrical Code Rules Part 8
• Administrative Board Rules

In all of these laws, the stated purpose is to establish standards for the electrical industry to ensure the safeguard of persons and property and the public welfare. A key factor in accomplishing these safeguards is ensuring that properly trained and licensed individuals are performing electrical construction.

The Electrical Administrative Act is very specific when it describes what credentials a person is required to possess before they are permitted to perform electrical work.

With a few exceptions, no electrical work is to be performed unless the person or persons performing the installation are properly licensed by the State of Michigan or a municipality, which has licensing authority.

Unlicensed individuals MUST:

• Be registered as apprentices and...
• Work under the direct personal supervision of a Journeyman or Master electrician licensed in the State of Michigan.

I will be posting additional information here in the future covering the laws and their enforcment in more detail.

Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth

Electrical Division