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Journeyman Electrician Exam (NEC-based)

Oregon: owners: practice questions

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Question 1 · Oregon

When may an Oregon owner do their own electrical work without a license?

  1. On any property they manage for others
  2. Only with a journeyman watching
  3. On their own residential or farm property not for sale, lease or rent
  4. On rental units, for any new work
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C. On their own residential or farm property not for sale, lease or rent — ORS 479.540(1).

Question 2 · Oregon

What may an Oregon property owner not do about electrical work on their property?

  1. Take out a permit for their own home
  2. Allow an unlicensed person to make an installation that needs a license
  3. Ask the state inspector for a list of licensed electrical contractors nearby
  4. Hire a licensed contractor
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B. Allow an unlicensed person to make an installation that needs a license — ORS 479.620(6).

Question 3 · Oregon

Which job may an Oregon landlord's employee do on a rental without an electrical license?

  1. Installing a new service panel
  2. Replacing a 30-amp single-phase water heater
  3. Wiring a new addition
  4. Moving an existing receptacle to a different wall
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B. Replacing a 30-amp single-phase water heater — ORS 479.540(1)(b).

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