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Reno construction certification requirements

Inside the city limits of Reno, Nevada.

The safety training Reno asks of construction crews, rule by rule: what each card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against.

Last reviewed September 29, 2026

This is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on it.

Journeyman electrician and plumber cards, City of Reno

In the City of Reno, electrical wiring and plumbing may be installed, altered or added to only by a person holding a valid journeyman certificate. Apprentices need a card from an approved apprenticeship program.

The cards it asks for

  • Nevada Journeyman Electrician Card

    Who needs it
    Electricians working in Reno.
    Issued by
    Electrical Safety Professionals
    How long it lasts
    Valid for 3 years.
  • Nevada Journeyman Plumber Card

    Who needs it
    Plumbers working in Reno.
    Issued by
    Nevada Board of Plumbing Examiners
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Electrical and plumbing work inside Reno city limits. Holders of a license from elsewhere must get the Reno card after 12 months of work in the city. Title 14 of the Reno Municipal Code has the exceptions.
Deadline
Before doing electrical or plumbing work in the city.
Renewal
Electrician ID cards are valid for three years. An expired card can be renewed within one year of expiry; after that the exam must be taken again. Plumbing cards come from the Nevada Board of Plumbing Examiners, and the City's page gives no validity period for them, so record the date on the card.
Read closely
The City's page says Electrical Safety Professionals, a private nonprofit, produces the electrician ID cards, and that plumbers apply to the Nevada Board of Plumbing Examiners. The requirement itself is the City's.

Keep Reno's cards current across your crew.

Nevada Journeyman Electrician Card is valid for 3 years. Currity warns you at 90, 60 and 30 days before each one lapses, so a lapsed card turns up on the board before it turns up on site.

From $49 a month. 14 days free, no card.

Your crew's card pages and emails come in English or Spanish. See the Spanish crew page.

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