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Regulation of Electrical Administrators

The Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing staffs the electrical administrator program. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development adopts regulations to carry out laws governing electrical administrators in Alaska. It makes final licensing decisions and takes disciplinary actions against people who violate licensing laws.

Electricians are regulated by the Department of Labor, Labor Standards and Safety, Mechanical Inspection Section.

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MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

In order to receive communication via email, your email address of record must be current at all times. You may verify your current email address via the MY LICENSE self-service portal. If you are expecting communication from our office, please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

  1. Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
  2. If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
  3. Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
  4. To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

Valid License Numbers Contain Either:

6 numbers
OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

Hard Copy License Certificates Discontinued

The division has expanded our online services to allow licensees to download their own license certificates on demand. As a result, the division no longer mails hardcopy license certificates. The certificates will be located under the “initial application” and “renewal” events in the MY LICENSE account.

If you need guidance on how to set up or access your MY LICENSE account, you can access the MY LICENSE instructions here.

Public Notice:

Notice of Adopted Changes to the Regulations of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development – Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

On January 12, 2023, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing adopted regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 32 of the Alaska Administrative Code. The regulations concern licensing and examination requirements for electrical administrators. The regulation changes were reviewed and approved by the Department of Law, signed, and filed by the Lieutenant Governor (or designee) on March 17, 2023, and will go into effect on April 16, 2023. Please click here to see the filed version of the regulations.

The new regulation changes will be printed in Register 246, July 2023 of the Alaska Administrative Code.

Regulated Professions

  • Controls and Control Wiring (CNTL)
  • Inside Communication (IC)
  • Residential Wiring (RW)
  • Outside Communications (OC)
  • Unlimited Commercial Wiring (UCW)
  • Unlimited Line Work (UL)
  • Construction Contractors

Electrical Administrator License

The Electrical Administrator license is required for at least one employee of a valid Alaskan Contractor that performs work that is covered by the National Electric (NEC) or National Electric Safety (NESC) codes. It is a supervisory license only and does not allow the license holder to perform work covered by the NEC or the NESC.

Contact Information

Phone: (907) 465-2050
Email: ElectricalAdministrators@Alaska.Gov
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806