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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

(1)         MASTER ELECTRICIAN;

(2)         MASTER ELECTRICIAN LIMITED;

(3)         JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN - II; AND

(4)         JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN - I

(B)        BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE OR RENEW AN

ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE IT SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO:

(1)         PROVIDE IT WITH SUCH CURRENT INFORMATION
AS IT SHALL REQUIRE AS TO CHARACTER REFERENCES,
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING IN OR RELATED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLATION OR REPAIR OF ALL
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS, OR IN THE
CASE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LIMITED LICENSE, SUCH
INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF
INSTALLATION APPLIED FOR;

(2)         AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, PASS A
WRITTEN OR ORAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD
PREDICATED UPON THE STANDARDS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ELECTRICAL CODE AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED
PURSUANT THERETO;

(3)         PAY TO THE COUNTY, AT THE TIME OF FILING
THE APPLICATION, A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE IN THE AMOUNT AS
SET FORTH IN REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS
CHAPTER;

(4)            DELIVER TO THE COUNTY A CASH OR
CORPORATE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 IN THE CASE OF
A MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE AND $1,000.00 IN THE CASE
OF A MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S LIMITED LICENSE; PROVIDED THAT
THE APPLICANT IN NEITHER CASE HAD OBTAINED A BUSINESS
LICENSE, IN WHICH CASE NO SUCH BOND IS REQUIRED.

(C)            IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE DIRECTOR UPON
RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE TO
INVESTIGATE THE CHARACTER, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND
EDUCATION OF THE APPLICANT AND TO PROVIDE SUCH
INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A
LICENSE, IT SHALL BE THE FURTHER DUTY OF THE DIRECTOR TO
ASCERTAIN FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THE APPLICANT'S RECORD OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(D)            IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD TO CERTIFY
TO THE DIRECTOR WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE APPLICANT'S EXAMINATION WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS
QUALIFIED FOR THE LICENSE APPLIED FOR, ON THE BASIS OF
SAID EXAMINATION AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IT BY THE
DIRECTOR.