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Florida electrical contractor license: renewal plan

Reviewed rules from Florida Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board. Your dates and courses are yours alone; progress below is what you report against those rules, not board acceptance.

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Florida electrical contractor license

Florida Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board.

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Renewal cycle
24 months
Expiration rule
August 31 in even-numbered yearsComplete the renewal before midnight Eastern time (reviewed rule).
Renewal window
Renewal period opens: 90 to 120 days before expiration
Continuing education
11 hours per cycle
  • Workers’ compensation1 h
  • Workplace safety1 h
  • Business practices1 h
  • Florida laws and rules1 h
  • Florida Building Code advanced module1 h
  • Technical6 h
  • False-alarm prevention (certified contractors performing alarm work)2 h (added to the total when it applies) (conditional)
Each entry counts in one category only; no reviewed rule allows a course to satisfy two topics. No reviewed rule provides carryover, caps or exemptions for this credential, so none is applied.
Renewal fee
Certified electrical contractor (EC): $296; Registered electrical contractor (ER): $121
Renewal steps
  • Renew through DBPR’s online service, or mail the renewal form and fee to the department’s Tallahassee address. A delinquent license follows DBPR’s separate delinquent-renewal information instead.
Reviewed instructions and sources (8)
Renewal cycle
24 monthsSource https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Renewal window
DBPR says the renewal period opens 90–120 days before expiration and sends its notice by email.Source https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Deadline
Certified and registered electrical-contractor licenses expire August 31 in every even-numbered year; complete the renewal before midnight Eastern time.Source https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Continuing education
11 hoursSource https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Required topics
1 hour workers’ compensation; 1 hour workplace safety; 1 hour business practices; 1 hour Florida Laws and Rules; 1 hour Florida Building Code advanced module; 6 hours technical; 2 additional hours false-alarm prevention when a certified electrical contractor performs alarm workSource https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Renewal fee
$296 for a Certified Electrical Contractor; the official table separately lists $121 for a Registered Electrical Contractor.Source https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
If the license lapses
A delinquent electrical-contractor license follows DBPR's separate renewal information for delinquent licensees rather than the current-license instructions.Source https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
Renewal steps
Renew through DBPR's online service, or mail the renewal form and fee to the department's Tallahassee address.Source https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/electrical-contractors/ · Retrieved 2026-09-03
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