Texas Apprentice Sign Electrician license lookup — free
The entry-level license for trainees learning electric-sign work under licensed sign electricians. Search any number free and see the state's expiration date.
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An Apprentice Sign Electrician license is where sign-trade careers start in Texas — it lets a trainee work on electric signs while logging hours under licensed sign electricians. Sign shops usually carry a few of these on every crew, and a shop owner can run any apprentice's number here to see exactly what the state has on file. Since apprentices tend to be the newest people on the payroll, their renewal dates are the easiest ones to lose track of.
The license renews every year. Continuing education is 4 hours per cycle, though TDLR waives that for apprentices enrolled in a registered apprenticeship training course. Miss the renewal and the fee steps up from $20 on time to $30 within 90 days and $40 anywhere from 91 days out to three years; past three years, the apprentice starts over with a brand-new application. Working on an expired license carries the same TDLR enforcement exposure as the rest of the electrician program — fines that run $1,000 to $3,500.
Renewal facts — TDLR
- Renewal cycle
- Every year.
- Continuing education
- 4 hours per cycle — waived while enrolled in a TDLR-registered apprenticeship training course.
- If it lapses
- $30 fee within 90 days (vs $20 on time), $40 from 91 days to 3 years, new application past 3 years.
Sources: TDLR — Apprentice Sign Electrician renewal, TDLR — Electrician continuing education
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