5049
BALTIMORE COUNTY

(a)    Before any permit to do plumbing or gas
fitting work in Baltimore County is issued, the applicant
shall give bond to Baltimore County in an amount
discretionary with the Administrative Authority, but in
no event to be less than Twenty—five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00).

(b)    The bonds provided for herein must be issued
by Bonding Companies authorized to do business in the
State of Maryland and such bonds shall be conditioned
upon the fact that the holder thereof shall comply, in
all respects, with each and every applicable provision of
this Title, all laws and ordinances of Baltimore County
and the State of Maryland; and that he shall indemnify
and save harmless Baltimore County, Maryland against and
from all costs, expenses, damages, injuries and loss, to
which the said Baltimore County may be subject by reason
of any wrong doing, misconduct, want of care or skill,
negligence or default on the part of the bond holder, his
agents or employees; and shall save and keep harmless
Baltimore County from all claims against and losses to it
from any cause whatever in connection with his execution
or performance of the plumbing or gas fitting work for
which a permit is sought.

(c)     The bond of a Master Limited Plumber Gas
Fitter shall be for a minimum period of one year. All
other bonds shall be for a minimum period of three years
and shall be renewed for one year before the expiration
of the said three year period, for the purpose of having
a bond in full force and effect for at least one year
after the completion of all work under the issued permit.
Under special circumstances and where additional permits
will not be required, a bond other than a Master Limited
Plumber Gas Fitter's bond can be issued that will be in
full force and effect for a minimum period of one year
after the conclusion of all work under previously issued
permits; and if such bond is accepted by the
Administrative Authority, no additional permits shall be
issued to the holder thereof.

(d)    Whenever the surety on the bond is one that is
not authorized to do business in the State of Maryland,
the bond holder, after ten (10) days written notice by
the Administrative Authority to that effect, shall
furnish and deliver a new bond to the Administrative
Authority in the same penalty and on the same conditions,
with a surety satisfactory to the Administrative
Authority. If the bond holder shall fail to furnish such
new bond, the Department of Permits and Licenses shall
revoke all permits previously issued him and no further
permits shall be issued to him until satisfactory bond
has been furnished.