How do you check an electrical license in Idaho?

Key facts

• You must enter either the license number or name for the licensee you are searching for.

  Source: DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026.

• Filter your search by optionally specifying the board and type of license.

  Source: DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026.

• The Stipulation and Consent Order is a final disciplinary action and therefore is a public record.

  Source: DOPL investigation and disciplinary process, read 1 November 2026.

Idaho electrician license lookup?

Use the Electrical Board's public search for this electrical job in Idaho. The form instructs: "You must enter either the license number or name for the licensee you are searching for." Start with the number supplied for the business or electrician rather than a guess at the spelling. DOPL public search, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026.

The search form also says: "Filter your search by optionally specifying the board and type of license." Its labels include Board, License Type, License Number, License Status and Name (individual, business, DBA). These are search controls; read any returned record on the agency site before drawing a conclusion. DOPL search instructions, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026.

Open DOPL's official public search. Keep the name on the written scope beside you while you search. If you cannot locate the intended entry, ask the business which number and type it is asking you to look up; do not substitute an unrelated name match.

Source: DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026.

Electrical contractor license lookup?

For an Idaho contractor business, begin with the contractor category, rather than assuming an individual electrician's entry answers the business question. Here is the contractor clause from Idaho Code section 54-1002(1): "It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation to act, or attempt to act, as an electrical contractor or limited electrical contractor in this state until such person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation shall have received a license as an electrical contractor or limited electrical contractor, as defined in this chapter, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses." Idaho Legislature, contractor scope, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 54-1002, read 1 November 2026.

For the insurance provision associated with that category, Idaho Code section 54-1003A(1) states: "An electrical contractor, prior to being issued a license, shall be required to provide proof of liability insurance in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and proof of worker’s compensation insurance if applicable." Ask for the relevant document before signing if you want to compare it with the job and the party named on the agreement. This provision is separate from what the search form displays. Idaho Legislature, contractor definition, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 54-1003A, read 1 November 2026.

Idaho journeyman electrician license lookup?

For the person performing an installation in Idaho, distinguish the individual category from the contractor business. Idaho Code section 54-1002(2) states: "It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a residential, journeyman, or master electrician in this state until such person shall have received a license as a residential, journeyman, or master electrician, as defined in this chapter, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses, provided, however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician’s license pursuant to this chapter may act as a residential electrician or journeyman electrician." When someone supplies an individual number, ask which role that person will have on the proposed job. Idaho Legislature, individual scope, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 54-1002, read 1 November 2026.

Before accepting a claim about a missing record, read the Electrical Board FAQ at DOPL. Its response about working without the required credential says: "Any Electrical work performed without a required state-issued license or registration, or who violates other applicable codes or rules, are subject to civil penalties." Use the agency's own channels to resolve uncertainty about a category; a spelling mismatch alone is not a conclusion about the work. Electrical Board FAQ at DOPL, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Electrical Board FAQ at DOPL, read 1 November 2026.

Idaho master electrician license lookup?

The master category has its own definition in Idaho. Idaho Code section 54-1003A(6) states: "(6) Master Electrician. A person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience and technical knowledge to plan, lay out or design the installation of electrical wiring or equipment, or to supervise such planning, layout, or design, and who performs or supervises such planning, layout or design, shall for the purpose of this chapter be known as a master electrician." Use that distinction when you ask who will plan, supervise or perform the installation, and put the answer beside the proposed written scope. Idaho Legislature, master category, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 54-1003A, read 1 November 2026.

For the state and local division of licensing authority, read the complete clause in Idaho Code section 54-1002(5): "Licensure of electrical contractors, residential electricians, journeyman electricians, master electricians, provisional journeyman electricians, limited electrical installers, limited electrical contractors, facility accounts and registration of apprentice electricians and trainees shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the state pursuant to this chapter and no local jurisdiction shall have the authority to require additional licensure or registration or to require payment of any fees in order for any licensee or registrant to engage in the electrical construction trade within the local jurisdiction or to issue licenses or registrations to persons licensed or registered under this chapter that are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or rules promulgated by the division of occupational and professional licenses. The state shall investigate all local infractions and state violations of this chapter and prosecute the same. The local jurisdictions will assist the state by requesting investigations within their jurisdictions. Nothing in this chapter shall restrict a city or county from imposing stricter public safety rules, notwithstanding any provision of Idaho Code." Keep any separate permit question with the relevant jurisdiction; do not treat a permit and an electrician's credential as interchangeable documents. Idaho Legislature, jurisdiction clause, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 54-1002, read 1 November 2026.

Electrical license lookup?

An electrician lookup for Idaho is also a starting point for deciding what further public information to request before hiring. DOPL explains the public nature of a final settlement order: "The Stipulation and Consent Order is a final disciplinary action and therefore is a public record." For the next research step, use its investigation and disciplinary process, read 1 November 2026. A search form alone does not establish a business's complaint history.

Source: DOPL investigation and disciplinary process, read 1 November 2026.

DOPL's explanation of who can raise a complaint says: "An initial complaint can be filed with the Division by anyone, including members of the public, the licensee’s clients, co-workers, or other licensees." Use the complaint link on its process page. Read the process before deciding what documents to provide. DOPL complaint process, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOPL investigation and disciplinary process, read 1 November 2026.

For limits on public disclosure, DOPL states: "NOTE: Complaints and investigations are exempt from disclosure under Idaho Code 74-106(9) and 74-113(3)(a), and the public records process cannot be used for discovery in legal matters." Follow the agency's explanation when researching records; do not assume that an initial complaint and a final disciplinary order have the same public status. DOPL public records information, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOPL public records information, read 1 November 2026.

The Electrical Board's annual table covers the board as a whole. These measures do not isolate contractor businesses or describe availability for your job. The reporting period is FY twenty twenty-six. The report calls the first measure Total Number of Licenses; it is a count across the board's credential categories, rather than an individual contractor record. Source: DOPL performance report, printed page 4, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOPL annual performance report, page 4, read 1 November 2026.

1. Across the Electrical Board's categories, the report's total was "23,801" for this fiscal period. DOPL performance report, printed page 4, read 1 November 2026.

   Source: DOPL annual performance report, page 4, read 1 November 2026.

2. The complaint total for the same board and fiscal period was "62". DOPL performance report, printed page 4, read 1 November 2026.

   Source: DOPL annual performance report, page 4, read 1 November 2026.

3. The final disciplinary action total for the same board and fiscal period was "29". DOPL performance report, printed page 4, read 1 November 2026.

   Source: DOPL annual performance report, page 4, read 1 November 2026.

For a possible cancellation question before signing, use the precise sale category rather than assuming every electrical agreement has the same window. Idaho Code section 28-43-402(1) states: "In addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase which complies with this part 4." Idaho Legislature, home solicitation cancellation, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 28-43-402, read 1 November 2026.

Read the full definition and exclusions alongside that provision. Idaho Code section 28-43-401 states: "It does not include a sale made pursuant to a preexisting open-end credit account with the seller or pursuant to prior negotiations between the parties at a business establishment at a fixed location where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale, a transaction conducted and consummated entirely by mail or telephone, or a sale which is subject to the provisions of the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act on the consumer’s right to rescind certain transactions." Use the source text to identify whether this is the transaction being discussed. Idaho Legislature, home solicitation definition, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Idaho Code section 28-43-401, read 1 November 2026.

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Sources for the facts on this page

• DOPL rendered public search, read 1 November 2026
• DOPL annual performance report, page 4, read 1 November 2026
• Idaho Code section 54-1002, read 1 November 2026
• DOPL investigation and disciplinary process, read 1 November 2026
• Idaho Code section 54-1003A, read 1 November 2026
• Idaho Code section 28-43-401, read 1 November 2026
• Idaho Code section 28-43-402, read 1 November 2026
• DOPL public records information, read 1 November 2026
• DOPL program information, read 1 November 2026
• Electrical Board FAQ at DOPL, read 1 November 2026