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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 715

9-106. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
THE BOARD, ALL WORK DONE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST RECENT NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

9-107. FEES PAID TO COUNTY.

ALL FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE
COUNTY.

9-108. LICENSE REQUIRED; ISSUANCE, APPEALS.

(A)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE OR STATE
LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL HOLD A CURRENT LICENSE ISSUED BY THE
BOARD BEFORE ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICIAN IN CALVERT
COUNTY OR REPRESENTING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO
ENGAGE IN THAT BUSINESS.

(B)  LICENSE ISSUED. IF THE BOARD FINDS, UPON DUE
EXAMINATION, THAT AN APPLICANT HAS A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF
ELECTRICITY AND THE NATURAL LAWS AND FUNCTIONS OF ELECTRIC WIRES,
APPLIANCES AND DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER
PURPOSES, AND IS POSSESSED OF SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE IN ALL MATTERS
APPERTAINING TO THE BUSINESS OF AN ELECTRICIAN, AND MEETS THE
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THEN THE BOARD, UPON
PAYMENT OF THE FEE SET BY THE BOARD, SHALL ISSUE TO THE PERSON A
LICENSE TO PRACTICE THAT BUSINESS FOR A TERM OF 1 YEAR AND SHALL
REGISTER THAT PERSON AS A DULY LICENSED ELECTRICIAN. A LICENSE
MAY BE ISSUED ONLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS
SET BY THE BOARD.

(C)  APPEAL UPON REJECTION. ANY PERSON WHOSE APPLICATION
FOR A LICENSE HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE BOARD MAY OF RIGHT APPEAL
TO A BOARD OF ARBITRATION, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF 1 PERSON
SELECTED BY THE PERSON MAKING THE APPEAL, 1 PERSON SELECTED BY
THE BOARD, AND A THIRD PERSON SELECTED BY BOTH OF THOSE PERSONS.
THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION, OR A MAJORITY OF ITS
MEMBERS, SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING UPON ALL THE PARTIES TO THE
APPEAL. THE COUNTY SHALL PAY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
ARBITRATION $40 FOR EACH APPEAL HEARD.

9-109. CORPORATIONS.

(A)  A FIRM OR CORPORATION MAY ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF
ELECTRICIAN IN CALVERT COUNTY ONLY IF THE INDIVIDUAL MANAGING THE
ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THE FIRM IS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN WHO ALSO
MEETS THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE BOARD.

(B)  A FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED OR ABOUT TO ENGAGE IN THE
BUSINESS OF ELECTRICIAN IN CALVERT COUNTY SHALL REGISTER WITH THE
BOARD AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THE BOARD REQUIRES.

9-110. DIRECTION OF MASTER ELECTRICIAN REQUIRED.