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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

SUCH INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE AT THE RATE ESTABLISHED FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL BOARD WEBBER.

(C) THE BOARD SHALL ADVISE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ON
THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
THE PLACEMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL
CONDUCTORS, APPLIANCES, APPARATUS OR CONSTRUCTION UPON OR
ABOUT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF ALL TYPES THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY.

17-17. RECIPROCITY.

THE BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS SHALL CERTIFY TO
THE DIRECTOR ANY APPLICANT AS QUALIFIED TO BE LICENSED,
WITHOUT EXAMINATION BY THE BOARD, IF SUCH APPLICANT IS
CURRENTLY LICENSED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION IN THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OR THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA, WHICH JURISDICTION HAS EXAMINATIONS AND
QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THE
BOARD TO BE EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIRED FOR LICENSING IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND AND WHICH GRANTS SIMILAR
RECIPROCITY TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY LICENSEES.

ARTICLE III
LICENSES

17-18. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.

(A)    THE LICENSING PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN
SHALL APPLY ONLY TO ELECTRICAL WORK WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE COUNTY, AND SHALL NOT APPLY TO
A PERSON WHO INSTALLS, REPAIRS OR MAINTAINS IN HIS OWN
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OWNED BY HIM
AND FOR HIS OWN OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY'S USE, PROVIDED THAT,
BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SUCH WORK HE SHALL APPLY TO THE
DIRECTOR FOR A PERMIT WHERE REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER.
THE DIRECTOR SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO SHOW THAT THE
APPLICANT IS QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SUCH WORK IN A CAPABLE
MANNER SO AS NOT TO ENDANGER THE LIFE AND PROPERTY OF
HIMSELF, PERSONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR PROPERTY
BELONGING TO PUBLIC UTILITY SUPPLIERS. IF THE DIRECTOR
FINDS THAT APPLICANT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SUCH WORK, A
PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER. NO PERMIT SHALL BE
REQUIRED FOR MINOR REPAIRS, AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER.

(B)    THE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATIONS OR WORK ON EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY, AND FOR
THE USE OF ANY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY REGULATED BY THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND, AND ACCESSORY
WIRING AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE GENERATION,
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.

(C)    NOTHING IN THE LICENSING PROVISIONS CONTAINED