I worked for two years as an unlicensed electrician in upstate New
Hampshire during my college years. I don't believe any of the workers
in that shop had, or were required to have, a license or formal any
training or testing. The bulk of the work the second year was on
construction of a new multi-story hotel, biggest in the area at that
time, which google maps leads me to believe has not burned down yet.
The New Hampshire State Statues:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXX/319-C/319-C-15.htm
TITLE XXX
OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
CHAPTER 319-C
ELECTRICIANS
Section 319-C:15
319-C:15 Violations; Penalty. -
I. A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, if a natural person, or a
felony if any another person, who:
(a) Makes electrical installations without being licensed under this
chapter;
(b) Being in the electrical business, employs an unlicensed person,
other than an apprentice, to make electrical installations, unless the
person or installation is exempted under this chapter;
(c) Wrongfully or fraudulently procures a license under this chapter;
(d) Violates any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the
board; or
(e) Wrongfully or fraudulently represents himself as a person
licensed under this chapter.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a homeowner from making
electrical installations in or about a single family residence owned and
occupied by him or her or to be occupied by him or her as his or her bona
fide personal abode.
Source. 1975, 485:1. 1981, 356:16. 1994, 238:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. 2004,
64:1, eff. July 2, 2004.