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The state of florida (dont know about your county/city/etc) defines an electrical license as a person who is licensed to install, design, maintain, etc a power Distribution system. They key word is distribution. Therefore Telecom, Datacom, and some forms of automation are exempt because they are not systems used for distributing power but for signalling other devices.

Florida Statue 489.503(14a) says that if the job has a fair market value of less then $1000, you do not need a low-voltage license. This applies to alarm cabling and the like under 77 volts.

Florida Statue 489.503(14b) further ammends the exemption list for networks used for signalling and communications, and for which their sole purpose or design is not power distribution. So unless your doing alarm installs in florida, you technically dont need a license.

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Florida Statue 489.503

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Licensing only makes you liable to best practices and standards as set forth by the state.

You still need to look into some sort of bonding/insurance for liability. Licensed or not, you are still liable for damages you may cause. And that's assuming you are working the job solo. Employee's are a sure-fire way to get sued. Just imagine the fun you'd have if some guy fell out of the cieling, crashed into the datacenter, and was hospitalized. Lots of money would flow then.

Currently in Idaho there is no licensing requirement. However, that is about to change. They have been holding meetings and hearings about instituting a requirement.

It's hard to believe PA. is one of the few states that is'nt regulated. Everything else is.(Permit and tax capital of the world)
I still do each job up to spec's.

Not being required to have a license is no excuse to do a crappy job.

In Florida some county's/city's require a license. Local ordinance supercedes county and county supercedes state codes. The state sets a base standard and the city's and county's create their policy's from that. In NE Fl you do not have to get a permit or have a license to pull data or voice cable. There are some county's in central and south Florida that require a license and a permit.

There are no licenses as such for any wiring work here in England, either LV/telecom/data or power.

New rules were introduced a couple of years ago about the inspection of electrical work carried out in domestic properties, but that's as far as it goes.

Suffolk County, New York requires a "restricted electrican" license for any work under 90 volts.

There is no enforcement of this requirement. Unlicensed contractors continue to work in a county that has a population of 1.5 million but only has two electrical licensing inspectors.

License requires 3 years' experience, and a written and practical test, or former Bell System, or derivative, experience and no test. Licensee must demonstrate liabilty insurance in the amount $500,000, naming the county as a co-insured party.

They seem to ignore the fact that -48 talk plus ~105 ringing = -153 volts.

No license is required if the contract is being performed for any government entity.

That says it all right there

Massachusetts data voice poe ip cameras no
alarm and cctv and control wiring that is powered by class 2 transformers yes

Conn yes all

Rhode island yes all