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How to renew your Electrician's Certificate

An Electrician's Certificate must be renewed every 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.
   • Electricians who renew without the required CEUs 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, go online to Look Up Electrical Violations or 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 renewal fee, if renewed before your expiration date. See the consequences of late renewal here.
   Renew before your card expires so you don't have to pay a late renewal fee.

   • If you pay before your expiration date:
   • The online renewal fee is $69.70.
   • If paying in person or by mail the renewal fee is $80.10.
   • (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:

   • The online renewal fee is $139.50.
   • If paying in person or by mail the renewal fee is $160.30.

   If your renewal is more than 90 days late, you cannot renew and must take the exam to reinstate your electrician certificate.
   
   

   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. Mail to L&I Electrical Program, P.O. Box 44460, Olympia, Washington 98504-4460.
   

5. Submit your application, fee, and experience one of the following 3 ways:
   • Save Money! Pay and submit your renewal request online via L&I’s 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, MasterCard, Discover or American Express).
     • An active license (not suspended or canceled).
     • Your email address and phone number.
     — 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 service locations where you can pay your fee and submit your renewal application. — Pay by Cash, Check or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express cards are accepted in our field service locations)

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 5 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.