Electrical Laws & Rules

Current Electrical Laws (RCW)

Electrical RCW 19.28 (F500-039-111) (582 KB PDF / 1.6 min). Effective 06/06/2006, printed 04/2006.
This printed document is also available for a fee in the L&I field offices or by mail.

• RCW 19.28 - Electricians and Electrical Installation official copy on the Washington State legislature's Web site.

Current Electrical Rules (WAC)

NEW Electrical WAC Rule 296-46B (F500-039-222) (809 KB PDF / 2.2 min) is effective 10/31/2009, printed October 2009. This printed document will also available for a fee in the L&I field offices or by mail.

Electrical exams will be updated to the October 2009 printing (above) about January 1, 2010. For those of our customers that need them, we will keep the electronic version of the December 2008 printing of the rules available at: Electrical WAC Rule 296-46B (old version) (F500-039-222) (838 KB PDF / 2.4 min). Effective 12/31/2008, printed December 2008. Printed copies are no longer available.

• WAC 296-46B - Installing electric wires and equipment (official copy on the Washington State legislature's Web site, which may not yet have been updated).

• Electrical WAC Rule Development - Find out about proposed changes to WAC 296-46B.

Amusement Ride Laws and Rules

• RCW 67.42 - Amusement rides or structures (official copy on the Washington State legislature's Web site).
• WAC 296-403A - Amusement rides or structures (official copy on the Washington State legislature's Web site).