Simon v. State Examiners of Electricians

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. The board has promulgated a regulation excessively *29broad in scope, purporting to require an electrician’s license for “fire alarm and all signal work requiring the use of wire for transmission,” and has exceeded its authority in doing so. The installation of fire and burglar alarm systems, insofar as it involves installation of wires or other apparatus used only for the purpose of transmitting low voltage, limited current electrical signals, does not fall within the definition of wiring and equipment for “carrying or using electricity for…