Nevada C-2 Electrical Contractor License Exam Prep

What you'll learn

• Explain how Nevada licenses contractors through the State Contractors Board, why the state licenses businesses with a qualified individual rather than individual journeymen or masters, and how county and city electrician cards, code adoption, permits, safety and workers’ compensation are handled by other bodies.
• Determine eligibility for the C-2 classification, including who may serve as qualified individual, four years of experience within fifteen, the ways to document it, training credit, exceptions and the business’s registration and financial statement.
• Describe the Nevada sequence from application to license, including Board verification of experience, the exam eligibility letter, booking with PSI, attempt limits, retake waits and approval of a license or change of qualifier.
• Describe the C-2 trade exam and the CMS business and law exam, including question counts, time, passing scores, content outlines, allowed references, unscored items and a pacing plan.
• Explain how Nevada counties and cities adopt the NEC with Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada amendments, how state buildings differ, and how to confirm the code in force for a job and keep the exam edition separate.
• Explain how local building departments issue permits, review plans, inspect work and release services to the utility, and how the Clark County and Reno electrician card programs apply on the job.
• Describe the duties of the qualified individual, including bona fide engagement, supervision, scope and monetary limit, permits and codes, license numbers on bids and advertising, reporting changes within thirty days, payment and complaints.
• Explain how the Board sets the monetary limit and license bond, the financial statement tiers, cash deposits, the Residential Recovery Fund, proof of workers’ compensation and the other insurance and project bonds contractors need.
• Apply Nevada contract and payment rules and the mechanics’ lien law, including prompt payment deadlines, retention limits, the notice of right to lien, the residential 15-day notice of intent, recording within 90 days, service and enforcement within six months.
• Apply Nevada OSHA requirements for electrical contractors, including the 10-hour and 30-hour card law, electrical and heat hazards, recordkeeping and incident rates, and explain Nevada workers’ compensation coverage.
• Plan two-year license renewal, including the residential assessment, automatic suspension, reinstatement within six months, cancellation, inactive status, and the three-year renewal and continuing education of electrician cards.
• Prepare for and take both Nevada exams using a study plan, timed practice, a miss log, lookup drills and test-day routines.