Arizona R-11 Residential Electrical Contractor License: Requirements and How to Apply
What Arizona requires for an R-11 residential electrical contractor license: the qualifying party, experience, PSI's 110-question trade exam on the 2017 NEC, the Statutes and Rules Exam, fees and renewal.
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Arizona R-11 Residential Electrical Contractor License: Requirements and How to Apply
Arizona has no state journeyman or master electrician license. The Registrar of Contractors (ROC) licenses the electrical contracting business, and each license names a qualifying party who has passed the exams. The R-11 Electrical (Residential) license covers the installation and repair of electrical systems in residential work. Everything below comes from A.R.S. 32-1122, the Arizona Administrative Code (R4-9-106), ROC's licensing pages and PSI's Arizona bulletin and outlines.
Who takes the exams
The qualifying party needs practical or management experience in the trade. The statute's default is four years, at least two of them in the past ten years, with up to two years of credit for accredited technical training. ROC's classification table did not state the R-11 figure clearly, so check ROC's current requirement for this class before you apply.
How to apply
- Pass the R-11 trade exam with PSI: $66, at a test center or with a remote proctor.
- Pass ROC's Statutes and Rules Exam: $61, an open-book online course and exam.
- Apply to ROC within two years of passing, with your original score report.
- Pay the license fee: $720 for two years, which includes the residential recovery fund.
The national NASCLA Residential Electrical Contractor exam is an accepted alternative to the ROC trade exam; it is a different, 100-question exam on the 2020 or 2023 NEC.
The exam in brief
| Item | Arizona R-11 trade exam |
|---|---|
| Vendor | PSI, at test centers in Flagstaff, Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson, any PSI center, or remote |
| Scored questions | 110 (PSI adds 5 to 10 unscored) |
| Time | 4 hours |
| Passing score | 70% (77 correct) |
| Format | Open book, computer-based |
| Code | 2017 NEC, plus NFPA 72 (2016) and 29 CFR 1926 |
Out-of-state contractors
Arizona has no reciprocity agreements. The Registrar may waive the trade exam if you held a comparable, exam-based license in another state within the past five years; the Statutes and Rules Exam still applies.
Renewal
Licenses renew every two years, with no continuing education requirement.
Practice for the exam
Our Arizona R-11 practice test is weighted like PSI's R-11 outline, and every question cites the 2017 NEC section.
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