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Licensing board: South Carolina LLR: Residential Builders Commission (residential) and Contractor's Licensing Board (commercial)
License levels
- Residential Specialty Contractor Electrical License (RBE): One year of verifiable experience under the supervision of a licensed individual in the trade (a Work Experience Affidavit for one year of residential work within the past five years), plus the PSI exam source
- Mechanical Contractor, Electrical classification (commercial): At least 2 years of work experience performed within the past 5 years for the classification; pass the technical exam and the S.C. Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors exam; $350 licensure fee source
Exam
Residential: technical exam plus the Business Management and Law exam (scale score of 68 to pass). source
Reciprocity
Residential electrical: exam waiver agreements for the technical portion with North Carolina and Mississippi. source
Renewal dates and CE for this license: Credential Renewal Calendar.
Last checked 2026-10-18. Code edition by state: NFPA NEC enforcement maps.
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