1. The board may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential electrician license, and may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential master electrician license.
- a. A residential electrician license or residential master electrician license, if established by the board, shall be issued to applicants who meet qualifications determined by the board, and shall be valid for the performance of residential installations, subject to limitations or restrictions established by the board.
- b. A person who, on or after July 1, 2009, holds a special electrician license authorizing residential electrical installation, granted pursuant to section 103.13, shall be eligible for conversion of that special license to either a residential electrician license or a residential master electrician license, if established by the board, in accordance with requirements and procedures established by the board.
- 2. A person licensed by the board as a class A journeyman electrician or a class B journeyman electrician, or as a class A master electrician or a class B master electrician, shall not be required to hold a residential electrician or residential master electrician license to perform any type of residential installation authorized for a person licensed pursuant to this section.
- 3. The board may reject an application for licensure under this section from an applicant who would be subject to suspension, revocation, or reprimand pursuant to section 103.35.
- 4. Conviction of a felony in Iowa that is sexual abuse in violation of section 709.4, a sexually violent offense as defined in section 229A.2, the offense of dependent adult abuse in violation of section 235B.20, a forcible felony as defined in section 702.11, or the offense of domestic abuse assault in violation of section 708.2A, shall be grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of a license. Conviction for any other felony shall not be grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension. A conviction of a crime in violation of federal law or in violation of the law of another state shall be given the same effect as it would if such conviction had been under Iowa law. If federal law or the laws of another state do not provide for offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the same words as Iowa law, the department shall determine whether those offenses or violations are substantially similar in nature to Iowa law and apply those offenses or violations accordingly.
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2009 Acts, ch 39, §3; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §5