>LP> In Colorado, you have to be a certified electrician to even 
 >LP> work on your own house.
 > 
 > Who does the certification?  I can see this if the requirements 
JD> In my township, you can wire your own house, but I don't
JD> think you can do any electrical work for others if you're
JD> unlicensed. This is a local issue in most cases, with the
JD> larger cities generally being more fussy, and rural areas
JD> being pretty lax.
That's mainly because in a rural area if your wiring
set your house on fire ONLY your house is going to be
damaged.  In a city there's a good chance that your
neighbor's house is going to get some damage.
JD> License or not, it's best to know what you're doing when you
JD> tackle electrical stuff. :-)
You should say that again without the smilely.
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