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Every Page on This Site, Grouped

Every Florida page here, in the order you meet it: what the state licenses, the exams and their format, the code edition in force, your city, and the free practice.

How this is organized

Each page below cites the rule, the statute section or the bulletin its numbers come from. Where sources disagree, the page says so instead of picking one.

The path

• Florida Electrician License Questions - Answered, Cited

  Florida electrician license questions answered in plain words: the county journeyman card, certified and registered contractors, hours, fees and the exam.

• Florida Electrical Apprentice - Registered Programs

  A Florida electrical apprentice needs no state card. Here's how registered apprenticeship works, who runs it, and how it feeds the county journeyman card.

• How to Become an Electrician in Florida - Step by Step

  How to become an electrician in Florida: get hired, train, log the hours, take a county journeyman card, then sit the state contractor exam. Costs and pay.

• Florida Electrician License - Requirements and the Path

  A Florida electrician license means a DBPR contractor license, and journeyman cards come from counties. Every license, the experience and what it costs.

• Florida Electrician Hours and Experience - What Counts

  Florida electrician experience rules run in two tracks: years for the state contractor exam, hours or an apprenticeship for the county journeyman card.

The licenses

• Florida Electrical Contractor License - EC and ER Rules

  A Florida electrical contractor license is either certified for the whole state or registered for one jurisdiction. Experience, money, insurance and forms.

• Journeyman Electrician License Florida - County Cards

  A journeyman electrician license in Florida comes from a county or city, not the state. The statute floor, cross county recognition and county rules.

• Florida Electrical License Types - EC, ER, ES and More

  Florida electrical license types split into certified and registered, plus specialty categories. What each letter allows and where it lets you work.

Rules and money

• Florida Electrician Continuing Education - 11 Hours

  Florida electrician continuing education runs 11 hours a cycle for electrical contractors and 7 for alarm and specialty, due before the August 31 renewal.

• Florida Electrician License Fees - Renewal and Dates

  Florida electrician license fees, the August 31 renewal in even years, delinquent and inactive costs, plus what the counties charge for a journeyman card.

• Florida Electrician License Reciprocity - Endorsement

  Florida electrician license reciprocity does not exist as an agreement. The board recognizes certain out of state exams for endorsement instead. The list.

• Florida Electrician License Lookup - DBPR Verification

  A Florida electrician license lookup runs through DBPR's own search. What to type, what the prefixes mean, and where county journeyman cards are checked.

The exam

• Florida Electrical Contractor Exam Questions Answered

  Twenty questions about the Florida electrical contractor exam and the code, each answered short and cited to the department, the statutes or the vendor.

• Florida Alarm Systems I Exam - 100 Questions, 5 Hours

  The Florida Alarm Systems I exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, with NFPA 72, NFPA 780 and the 2023 NEC on the list.

• Florida Alarm Systems II Exam - Burglar Alarm Scope

  The Florida Alarm Systems II exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, for the burglar alarm only EG license.

• Florida Electrical Exam Book Rules - Tabs and Binding

  Florida electrical exam book rules: permanent tabs are allowed, removable tabs and sticky notes are not, and printed PDF references have to be bound.

• Florida Business Exam for Contractors - 50 Questions

  The Florida business exam for electrical contractors is 50 questions in two and a half hours, open book, and needs 75 percent to pass.

• Florida Electrical Contractor Exam - 100 Questions

  The Florida electrical contractor exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, with the 2023 NEC on the approved reference list.

• Florida County Journeyman Electrician Exams Explained

  Florida has no state journeyman exam. Counties run their own proctored exams, and section 489.5335 sets a 75 percent floor plus hours or an apprenticeship.

• Florida Electrical Contractor Exam Content - by Area

  What the Florida electrical contractor exam covers: a technical paper, a business paper, and the reference list that stands in for a syllabus.

• Florida Lighting Maintenance Specialty Exam - Format

  The Florida lighting maintenance specialty exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, on the 2023 NEC and two sign titles.

• Florida Limited Energy Specialty Exam - Format, Books

  The Florida Limited Energy Specialty exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, with the NTC Blue Book and the 2023 NEC listed.

• Florida Residential Electrical Contractor Exam Format

  The Florida residential electrical contractor exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, on the 2023 NEC plus the business paper.

• Failed the Florida Electrical Exam - Retakes Explained

  Florida electrical exam retakes: three attempts on the business section, a new authorization after each technical failure, and a $67.25 retake fee.

• Florida Sign Specialty Electrical Exam - 100 Questions

  The Florida sign specialty electrical exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, with sign structure and neon titles on the list.

• Florida Electrical Exam Day - ID, Timing and Check In

  What to bring to the Florida electrical contractor exam: two signature IDs, one government issued, your authorization notice and your own bound books.

• Florida Utility Line Electrical Exam - Format and Books

  The Florida utility line electrical exam is 100 questions in five hours, open book, 75 percent to pass, and it's the only area that carries the NESC.

• Which NEC Edition Is on the Florida Exam - 2023 Book

  The Florida electrical contractor exam references the 2023 NEC, listed as RN9, and the 2026 edition is scheduled to take over on August 21, 2027.

The code

• Florida Building Code 9th Edition - Where It Stands Now

  The Florida Building Code 9th Edition (2026) is built on the 2024 International Codes, and the Commission's process page prints no effective date yet.

• Florida Electrical Code Amendments - The Local Rules

  Florida electrical code amendments are local. The Commission's matrix records pool lighting limits in Broward and Miami-Dade, and a Pinellas raceway rule.

• Florida Electrical Code - Which Edition Applies in 2026

  The Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), took effect December 31, 2023, and it's where the National Electrical Code is adopted, in Chapter 27.

Your city

• Fort Lauderdale FL Electrician License - Broward Cards

  A Fort Lauderdale electrician license means a Broward County certificate of competency plus the state DBPR license. Rules, classes, exams and local pay.

• Hialeah FL Electrician License - Miami-Dade Card Rules

  A Hialeah electrician license runs on Miami-Dade County rules plus the state DBPR license. The county card, where to train nearby, exams and local pay.

• Jacksonville FL Electrician License - Classes and Cards

  A Jacksonville electrician license means a DBPR contractor license plus a city certificate of competency. Training, the exam and Jacksonville pay.

• Miami FL Electrician License - Classes and County Cards

  A Miami electrician license runs through Miami-Dade's Construction Trades Qualifying Board plus the state DBPR license. Cards, classes, exams and pay.

• Orlando FL Electrician License - Classes and State Rules

  An Orlando electrician license is a state DBPR license, since Orange County issues no journeyman card. Registration, training around Orlando and pay.

• St. Petersburg FL Electrician License - PCCLB and Classes

  A St. Petersburg electrician needs PCCLB certification to work in Pinellas County, plus the state license to contract. Rules, classes, exams and pay.

• Tallahassee FL Electrician License - Classes and Exams

  A Tallahassee electrician license is the state DBPR license, issued from the board's own city. Local classes, the exam, county questions and area pay.

• Tampa FL Electrician License - Classes and County Cards

  A Tampa electrician license means the state DBPR license plus, if you want it, a Hillsborough County journeyman certificate. Training, exams and pay.

Study

• Florida Electrical Exam Study Plan - Six Weeks, Cited

  A six week study plan for the Florida electrical contractor exam, built around an open book paper, the 2023 NEC and three minutes a question.

• Florida Electrician Practice Questions - Free, by Topic

  Free Florida electrician practice questions by topic, with the working and the code section on every miss, plus a timed practice test and the $79 bank.

• Florida Electrician Exam Tools - Calculators and Labs

  Free Florida electrician exam tools: eight calculators, six games, four labs and five drills that show the working, plus an eligibility calculator.

Practice

• Florida Electrician Practice Test, Free and Timed

  Thirty free practice questions, timed and scored by content area, with the arithmetic worked out on every miss and the code section named.

• Florida Electrician Practice Questions by Topic

  Fifty four free question sets, twenty five questions each, every answer opening with the code section it comes from.

• Diagnostic - Florida Electrician Prep

  24 questions, then the two areas to work on. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Where does it live? - Florida Electrician Prep

  Name the article, against the clock. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Question of the day - Florida Electrician Prep

  One a day, with a streak. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Spot the violation - Florida Electrician Prep

  A drawn scene, find what is wrong. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Calculation ladder - Florida Electrician Prep

  Eight rungs, ten problems each. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Method calculators - Florida Electrician Prep

  You type the table values in. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Agricultural buildings questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on agricultural buildings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Ampacity derating questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on ampacity derating, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Appliances and water heaters questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on appliances and water heaters, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Box fill questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on box fill, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Boxes and conduit bodies questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on boxes and conduit bodies, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Branch circuit ratings questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on branch circuit ratings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Branch circuits questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on branch circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Cable types questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on cable types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Conduit fill questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on conduit fill, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Continuous loads questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on continuous loads, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Disconnecting means questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on disconnecting means, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Enclosure types questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on enclosure types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Equipment grounding conductor questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on equipment grounding conductor, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Expansion fittings questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on expansion fittings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Feeders questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on feeders, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Gfci afci locations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on gfci afci locations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding electrode conductor questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding electrode conductor, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding electrodes questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding electrodes, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding vs bonding questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding vs bonding, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Hazardous locations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on hazardous locations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Health care questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on health care, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Hvac circuits questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on hvac circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Location types questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on location types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Luminaires and closets questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on luminaires and closets, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Marinas questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on marinas, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor calculations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor feeder sizing questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor feeder sizing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor overload protection questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor overload protection, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Multiwire branch circuits questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on multiwire branch circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Neutral current carrying questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on neutral current carrying, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Neutral ground bond questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on neutral ground bond, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Ohms law questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on ohms law, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Overcurrent small conductors questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on overcurrent small conductors, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Panelboards questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on panelboards, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Parallel conductors questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on parallel conductors, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Photovoltaic systems questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on photovoltaic systems, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Physical damage questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on physical damage, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Pools and spas questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on pools and spas, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Power calculations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on power calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Receptacle spacing questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on receptacle spacing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Receptacle types questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on receptacle types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Separately derived systems questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on separately derived systems, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Series parallel questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on series parallel, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Services questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on services, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Support and securing questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on support and securing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Switches questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on switches, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Tap rules questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on tap rules, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Temporary installations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on temporary installations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Termination temperature questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on termination temperature, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Transformer calculations questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on transformer calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Underground burial questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on underground burial, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Voltage drop questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on voltage drop, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Wiring methods questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on wiring methods, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Working space questions - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on working space, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

Tools

• Florida Electrical Contractor Exam - Am I Eligible Yet

  Florida electrical contractor eligibility check. Put in your years of experience and it names the statutory path you qualify under, and when.

• Which Florida Electrician License Do You Need? Free Router

  Answer two questions and see which Florida electrician credential your situation points at, with the hours, the exam, the fees and the trap on that route.

• Voltage drop calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Table 8 built in, both methods. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Conduit fill calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Tables 1, 4 and 5 built in. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Box fill calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Every box in Table 314.16(A). Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Wire size calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Load to conductor, with the steps. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ampacity calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Correction, adjustment, termination cap. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Motor calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  FLC, conductors, overload, device. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Transformer calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  kVA to amps and the device. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ohm's law calculator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Any two values give the other two. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ampacity sprint - Florida Electrician Prep

  Table 310.16 against the clock. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Wire size sprint - Florida Electrician Prep

  Table 310.16 in reverse. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Code navigation race - Florida Electrician Prep

  Name the chapter, article or section. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Definitions flashcards - Florida Electrician Prep

  Article 100 terms, spaced out. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Which table? - Florida Electrician Prep

  A job, four tables, one right book page. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Grounding, bonding, or both - Florida Electrician Prep

  Twenty-four items, three buckets. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

Labs

• Florida Electrician Labs, Bend, Wire and Build

  Four free hands-on labs: bend EMT, wire a three way, fill a box and build a grounding electrode system, with the section named on every line.

• Conduit bending simulator - Florida Electrician Prep

  Offsets, saddles and 90s, worked live. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Switch wiring lab - Florida Electrician Prep

  3-way and 4-way, drag the wires. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Box fill lab - Florida Electrician Prep

  Drop conductors in and watch it fill. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Grounding electrode lab - Florida Electrician Prep

  Build it, bond it, size the GEC. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Conduit bending math - Florida Electrician Prep

  The multipliers, worked in prose. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

• 3-way switch wiring - Florida Electrician Prep

  What each conductor is doing. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

• 4-way switch wiring - Florida Electrician Prep

  The switch in the middle. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

Study

• Ampacity derating - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on ampacity derating, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Box fill - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on box fill, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Conduit fill - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on conduit fill, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Grounding electrode conductor - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on grounding electrode conductor, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Grounding vs bonding - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on grounding vs bonding, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Motor feeder sizing - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on motor feeder sizing, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Motor overload protection - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on motor overload protection, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Neutral ground bond - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on neutral ground bond, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Power calculations - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on power calculations, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Termination temperature - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on termination temperature, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.

• Voltage drop - Florida Electrician Prep

  The study page on voltage drop, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition Florida tests on named at the top.