HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3393

Electricians; and making provisions of this Act severable.

BY adding to

Article 56 - Licenses

Section 530 through 542, inclusive, to be under the new

subtitle "Master Electrical Licensing"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1979 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

MASTER ELECTRICAL LICENSING

530.

IT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE THAT IN ORDER TO
SAFEGUARD THE LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, AND PUBLIC WELFARE OF ITS
CITIZENS, THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING IS A MATTER
AFFECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO
OBTAIN A LICENSE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS ON A STATEWIDE BASIS
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH HIS COMPETENCY AND QUALIFICATIONS
TO BE LICENSED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE.

531.

(A)  IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)  "MASTER ELECTRICAL LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE OF THE
HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION WITHIN THE TRADE, ISSUED ONLY TO
ELECTRICIANS WHO, BY THEIR EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL ARE
UNLIMITED IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE AND ARE JUDGED TO BE QUALIFIED.

(C)  "MASTER ELECTRICIAN" MEANS A PERSON WHOSE SERVICES ARE
UNLIMITED IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE, AND WHO HAS THE EXPERIENCE,
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TO INSTALL, REPAIR, ALTER AND ADD TO
ELECTRICAL WIRING, FIXTURES, APPLIANCES, APPARATUS, RACEWAYS,
CONDUITS OR ANY PART OF THEM WHICH GENERATES, TRANSMITS,
TRANSFORMS, OR UTILIZES ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN ANY FORM FOR LIGHT,
HEAT, POWER, OR COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING THE ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATIONS AND SYSTEMS WITHIN PLANTS AND SUBSTATIONS) IN A
MANNER COMPLYING WITH ALL PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, CODES, LAWS, AND
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE.

(D)  "QUALIFIED AGENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A VALID
MASTER ELECTRICAL LICENSE AND WHOSE LICENSE IS ASSIGNED TO A
PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION BY WHOM HE IS PRINCIPALLY EMPLOYED.

(E)  "LICENSE" MEANS A MASTER ELECTRICAL LICENSE ISSUED BY
THE STATEWIDE BOARD.