HARRY HUGHES, Governor

773

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County - Licensed Master Electrician

FOR the purpose of specifying that a licensed master
electrician in St. Mary's County may not use his
license as a front to permit a person not licensed as a
master electrician to perform certain work which a
master electrician may perform or to engage in business
as a master electrician; and clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County
Section 38-12

Article 19 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1978 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Article 19 - St. Mary's County

38-12.

(A)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prevent any person from doing or performing any of the kinds
of work enumerated in this chapter, provided that [such] THE
work is performed under the direction and supervision of a
duly [license] LICENSED master electrician; but [no such]
NONE OF THE KINDS OF work ENUMERATED IN THIS CHAPTER, other
than minor [electric] ELECTRICAL repairs for the maintenance
of established plants, shall be performed except under
[such] THE direction and supervision of a duly licensed
master electrician, and [said] THE licensed electrician
shall be responsible for any and all OF THE work [so] done
under his direction and supervision.

(B)  A LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN MAY NOT USE HIS
LICENSE OF MASTER ELECTRICIAN MERELY AS A FRONT TO PERMIT A
PERSON NOT LICENSED AS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN IN ST. MARY'S
COUNTY TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF MASTER ELECTRICIAN IN
ST. MARY'S COUNTY OR TO PERFORM ANY OF THE KINDS OF WORK
ENUMERATED IN THIS CHAPTER IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY WHICH A
MASTER ELECTRICIAN MAY PERFORM.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 1, 1979.