license for erie, pa - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Sparkymjm · 08-31-2008, 04:48 PM

I've been searching all over the internet for info on how to transfer my license from sc to pa. can any one help?

mdshunk · 08-31-2008, 05:07 PM

There is no electrical licensing for the state of PA.

Erie has their own licensing, which is covered here:

http://www.erie.pa.us/pdf/ordinances/I-UNIFORM.CON.pdf

Sparkymjm · 08-31-2008, 07:24 PM

Thank you for that, but it does not say any thing about transfering a license into the city . would you have a number to call?

mdshunk · 08-31-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparkymjm

Thank you for that, but it does not say any thing about transfering a license into the city . would you have a number to call?

I don't have any specific information related to Erie, but I can tell you generally how most local licenses in PA work. The fact that you have a license from another jurisdiction normally only makes you elegible to sit for their test. No direct transfer, in 99% of the cases. Many local jurisdictions only offer "their" test twice a year. I guess you should just Google up Eire's city hall and ring them up on Tuesday. I truly wish you the best of luck. PA has one screwed up licensing system. Myself, I have 14 seperate licenses at the moment. That's a lot of dough every year. I'm nowhere near Erie, so I can't help you out any better on that matter.

Magnettica · 08-31-2008, 08:08 PM

Wow, you have 14 licenses?!!

Bkessler · 08-31-2008, 10:12 PM

You mean every city that requires a license has it's own test? in PA. That insane. I get PO because I need a business license in every city I work in in Socal. I have about 14 different business licenses at about 90 buck each average.

mdshunk · 09-01-2008, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Magnettica

Wow, you have 14 licenses?!!

Yup. People on the internet try to get down on me because I live and work in PA, and try to tell me what hacks we must be for not having statewide licensing. They don't have a clue, do they?

mdshunk · 09-01-2008, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bkessler

You mean every city that requires a license has it's own test? in PA.

Yes, that's exactly what I'm telling you. Mind you, not every jurisdiction has a licensing requirement. Indeed, I'd say that geographically, most of the state requires no license at all to do electrical work. When you get to a town or city of any decent size, then you need to get their license. Most of the hacks work out in the townships for this reason.

pudge565 · 09-01-2008, 09:06 PM

Some areas in PA don't require you to take a test to be licensed some you just have to pay like 100 bucks.