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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 141, § 1A (2026)

Electrician licensure requirement; exceptions

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Section 1A. No person, firm or corporation shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business or occupation of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, devices, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, power, fire warning or security system purposes, unless such person, firm or corporation shall be licensed by the state examiners of electricians in accordance with this chapter and, with respect to security systems, unless such person, firm or corporation shall also be licensed by the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure in accordance with the provisions of sections fifty-seven to sixty-one, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven.

This chapter shall not apply to: a person not engaged in the business described in this section who employs or contracts for the services of a person, firm or corporation engaged in such business; or to an apprentice employed by a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with this chapter; or to an agent, employee or assistant of a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with this chapter who does not engage in or perform the actual work described in this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2011 · leading case: Mercado v. Manny's T.V. & Appliance, Inc., 928 N.E.2d 979 (Mass. App. Ct. 2010).
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Mercado v. Manny's T.V. & Appliance, Inc., 928 N.E.2d 979 (Mass. App. Ct. 2010). “Such work can only be performed legally by a licensed electrician, see G. L. c. 141, § 1A, or a licensed plumber, G.”
Chiappetta v. Lyons, 1999 Mass. App. Div. 276 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1999). “Even the partial transcript provided by the plaintiff on this appeal discloses that there was some evidence at trial from which a reasonable inference could have been drawn in support of the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff was a managerial or administrative employee…”
Williams v. Perrault, 2011 Mass. App. Div. 180 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2011). “”); G.Lc. 141, §1A (“No person... shall... engage in.”
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Chiappetta v. Lyons, 1999 Mass. App. Div. 276 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1999). “Even the partial transcript provided by the plaintiff on this appeal discloses that there was some evidence at trial from which a reasonable inference could have been drawn in support of the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff was a managerial or administrative employee…”
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