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How to renew your Electrician's Certificate

An Electrician's Certificate must be renewed every three (3) years. 24 hours of continuing education is required for renewal.

What you need to do

1. Make sure you have completed 24 hours of continuing education courses or units (CEUs).
   Eight (8) of those hours must be code update and four (4) hours must be RCW/WAC review.

   • Your continuing education credits are recorded by your course provider. If you have taken courses from a reciprocal state, mail or fax (360-902-5296) your continuing education certificates of completion to L&I at PO Box 44460, Olympia WA 98504-4460 in order to renew to an active status.
   • Electricians who renew without the required CEUs completed and sent to L&I will be renewed to an inactive status, which means you cannot work as an electrician.
2. Make sure you don't have any outstanding, unpaid citations with L&I.
   If you're not sure, call L&I's Electrical program at 360-902-5269.
3. Download and complete the application.
   Fill out the certificate renewal application and follow its instructions carefully.
4. Be prepared to pay the $67.00 renewal fee, if renewed before your expiration date. See the consequences of late renewal here.
   Renew before your card expires so you don't get caught on the job without a current card. If you are found on the job without a current card you will be subject to a citation.

   • If you pay before your expiration date, your renewal fee is $67.00. (You are responsible to ensure that the department receives your renewal application materials before your expiration date.)
   • If you are renewing after your expiration date and your renewal is not more than 90 days late, your renewal fee is $140.40.
   • If your renewal is more than 90 days late, you cannot renew and must submit an application to take the certification exam.

   Note: Fees are nonrefundable after certificate has been issued. Refund requests before the certificate has been issued must be made in writing to the department and are subject to a refund-processing fee of $11.40. Mail to L&I Electrical Program, PO Box 44460, Olympia WA 98504-4460.
   

5. Submit your application, fee, and experience one of the following 3 ways:
   • Pay and submit your renewal request online via L&I’s Get or Renew a License system (QuickCards).
     

     Before you apply online, you will need to have the following:  

     • Your 12-digit license number.
     • Your credit card (VISA/MC).
     • An active license (not suspended or canceled).
     • Required documents on file with the department.
   • Then mail your renewal application to L&I's Electrical Program at the address indicated on the form.
     
     — OR —
   • Mail your fee and your renewal application to L&I's Electrical Program at the address indicated on the form. Payment can by made by check or money order.
     
     — OR —
   • Go to one of L&I's 20 service locations where you can pay your fee and submit your renewal application. You can pay by check, money order, or credit card.

What L&I will do

1. Verify that the following information is on file with the department:
   • All necessary application information.
   • Sufficient continuing education credits to meet the requirement.
2. Within 30 days after we receive the information listed above, L&I will do one of the following:
   • Send your certificate.
     — OR —
   • Notify you of the action taken on your application.