Mississippi Electrical Contractor Licensing Exam Prep

What you'll learn

• Explain how Mississippi regulates electrical work through the State Board of Contractors' business licenses and local permits, codes and electrician licenses, and why there is no statewide master electrician license.
• Determine whether a business is eligible for a commercial license with the Electrical classification or a Residential Electrical license, including the qualifying party, net worth, insurance and reciprocity rules.
• Prepare and file a board application, track the 180-day completion period and the six-month testing window, and book, reschedule and retake PSI exams.
• Describe the Law and Business Management exam and the electrical trade exam, their references and passing score, and build a pacing plan for an open-book exam.
• Explain why NEC adoption in Mississippi is local, what the 2014 Building Code Act did, and how to find the edition and local amendments for any job.
• Identify the inspection authority for a site, obtain permits, schedule inspections and handle corrections, finals and utility releases.
• Describe the duties of a licensed contractor and its qualifying party, including classifications, license numbers on bids, keeping the board's file current and supervision.
• State the commercial license's financial, insurance and workers' compensation requirements, and explain where bonds come from on public and private work.
• Apply Mississippi lien law after the 2014 reform, including pre-lien notices, sub-subcontractor notices, the 90-day claim of lien, the 180-day suit and payment bond claims on public work.
• Apply federal OSHA standards, NFPA 70E work practices, injury reporting rules and Mississippi workers' compensation law to an electrical contractor's operations.
• Plan license renewals, meet the residential continuing education rule, track local licenses and avoid lapse.
• Prepare for and take both exams using a study plan, timed practice, a miss log, a Mississippi review sheet and a test-day routine.