Transfer Your Electrician License to Delaware: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)
Does my electrician license transfer to Delaware?
Delaware has no NERA-style partner list, but the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners (Division of Professional Regulation) licenses qualified out-of-state electricians by endorsement, judging your license and experience case by case. Delaware waives its journeyperson exam when the jurisdiction where you hold a current license has requirements the Board finds substantially similar (that state must require at least 4 years of full-time experience under a licensed master electrician plus a licensing test); applicants from non-substantially-similar jurisdictions must either show 5 years of full-time licensed practice or pass the Delaware journeyperson exam. Fee: $105 (Journeyperson application fee is $105 (Master $203). The biennial renewal fee is set at renewal time and not published as a fixed figure).
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Delaware works case by case rather than from a fixed partner list, so the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners (Division of Professional Regulation)'s read of your specific license and experience decides the outcome. Master electricians should check the board's master-level rules, which are separate from the journeyman track. Get any exam waiver or experience credit confirmed by the board in writing before you count on it.
Delaware licenses Master, Master Special, Limited, Limited Special, Journeyperson, Residential and Apprentice electricians. Reciprocity is case-by-case under a 'substantially similar' comparison of the other jurisdiction's law to Delaware's - there is no fixed partner-state list, so reciprocity_partners is empty. No exam is required when the home jurisdiction is deemed substantially similar; Delaware frames the underlying experience requirement in years (4 years full-time), not a fixed hour count, so education_hours_required is null.
Delaware requirements at a glance
| Fees | $105 (Journeyperson application fee is $105 (Master $203). The biennial renewal fee is set at renewal time and not published as a fixed figure) |
|---|---|
| Processing time | No published timeframe; a reciprocity application requiring Board review is decided at the next scheduled Board meeting |
Step by step
- Confirm Delaware's current requirements on the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners (Division of Professional Regulation) website — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners (Division of Professional Regulation) (application linked on this page).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a current license in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction; the Board compares that jurisdiction's law and regulations to Delaware's to decide 'substantially similar'.
- A jurisdiction is substantially similar for journeyperson if it requires at least 4 years full-time experience under a licensed master electrician and passing a licensing test.
- If no jurisdiction you are licensed in is substantially similar, provide proof of at least 5 years of full-time licensed practice, or pass the Delaware journeyperson exam.
- Apply through the DELPROS online portal; reciprocity applications are reviewed at the next scheduled Board meeting.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
Official links
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Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Delaware Code Title 24 Ch. 14, Subchapter II (licensure and reciprocity, incl. substantially-similar and 5-year provisions) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Delaware DPR — Journeyperson Electrician (reciprocity pathway, exam waiver) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Delaware DPR — Board of Electrical Examiners FAQs (substantially-similar criteria: 4 years + licensing test) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Delaware DPR — Electrician Fee Schedule (journeyperson $105) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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