(1) The provisions of KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall not apply to installations under the exclusive control of electric utilities for the purpose of communication, metering, or for the generation, control, transformation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy located in buildings used exclusively by utilities for those purposes or located outdoors on property owned or leased by the utility or on public highways, streets, or roads, or outdoors by established rights on private property.
(2) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall require that a maintenance worker or maintenance engineer performing routine maintenance of electrical systems be licensed.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 227A.030

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall prohibit or interfere with the ability of a homeowner or farmer to install or repair electrical wiring on his or her real property.
(4) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall require that a retailer or its agent engaged in making installations of an appliance purchased at a retail establishment be licensed.
(5) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall be construed to require persons making installations exempt by KRS § 227.460 to be licensed or to work for a licensed person.
(6) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall preclude the use of unlicensed, nonresident electricians in temporary, emergency, or industrial shutdown situations. Those unlicensed, nonresident electricians shall apply for an electrician’s license or a master electrician’s license after they are employed and engaged in electrical work in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for a period of ten (10) days. No unlicensed, nonresident electrician shall be employed or engaged in electrical work in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for a total of more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year without applying for an electrician’s license or a master electrician’s license. The license shall be obtained by the temporary, unlicensed, nonresident electricians within sixty (60) days of securing employment.
(7) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall apply to a person performing work at a surface or underground coal mine or at a coal preparation plant.
(8) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall apply to a person performing work for a telecommunications company for which the voltage is fifty (50) volts or less.
(9) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall prohibit a factory-authorized representative from the installation, maintenance, or service of a medical equipment device. This exemption does not include work providing electrical feeds into the power distribution unit or installation of conduits and raceways. This exemption covers only those factory engineers or third-party service companies with equivalent training who are qualified to perform such service.
(10) Nothing in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall apply to low-voltage, power-limited installations for control or coordination of interconnected devices separated from a power source by a Class 2 or Class 3 transformer installed by a person licensed as:
(a) A master or journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technician employed by a licensed HVAC contractor pursuant to KRS § 198B.658;
(b) A fire protection sprinkler contractor pursuant to KRS § 198B.560;
(c) A manufactured housing dealer or certified installer pursuant to KRS § 227.610; (d) A boiler mechanic pursuant to KRS § 236.210;
(e) A master or journeyman plumber pursuant to KRS § 318.030;
(f) An onsite sewage disposal system installer pursuant to KRS § 211.357; or
(g) An electrician or master electrician employed by an electrical contractor pursuant to KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140.
(11) The provisions of KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall not apply to work performed at industrial manufacturing facilities or natural gas pipeline facilities by employees of those facilities.
(12) Notwithstanding subsection (6) of this section, KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall not apply to a disaster response employee as defined in KRS § 141.010 who is licensed as an electrician or master electrician in another state.
(13) KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140 shall not apply to a disaster response business as defined in KRS § 141.010 that is licensed as an electrical contractor in another state.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 9, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 83, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 41, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 5, effective April 6, 2004. — Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 6, provides that the Act, which included an amendment to this statute, shall be known and may be cited as “Isaac’s Act.”