WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 27

years' actual experience as a master electrician or master
electrician limited, within the meaning of this chapter, or as
journeyman electrician in such class or classes of electrical
business or work as in the opinion of the board shall have
properly fitted the applicant for a license as a master
electrician or master electrician limited. Should the board deny
the issuance of a license to an applicant, the initial $10
payment shall be retained as an application fee.

(c) Each resident applicant shall pay to the treasurer of
the board of electrical examiners the sum of $35, and each
nonresident applicant shall pay a fee equal to the fee charged in
their county, but not less than $35. Each out-of-state applicant
shall pay a fee equal to the fee charged in their state, but not
less than $75 for such license, and provided, further, that every
person before receiving a license shall [make, execute and
deliver to said board a good and sufficient bond to be approved
by said board, in the name of the State of Maryland, in the penal
sum of $1,000, the bond to be conditioned upon the faithful
performance of any and all work entered upon or contracted for by
said master electrician or master electrician limited and to save
harmless the owner, or real party in interest in the property,
for which any such material is furnished or services performed
against loss, damage and injury which shall arise through want of
skill or through the failure to use suitable or proper material
in the performance of any work contracted for or undertaken by
said master electrician or master electrician limited, or his
agents or employees, and an action may be maintained thereon in
the name of such owner or real party in interest only, if
commenced within 1 year from and after the date of the
installation of the materials furnished or performance of such
work or service] FURNISH TO THE BOARD PROOF THAT THE PERSON
CARRIES GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE IN THE
AMOUNTS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 56, § 535(D) OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND.

7-16.

Each license and renewal of same shall be in force and
effect only so long as [an approved bond] THE LICENSEE'S GENERAL
LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE FOR WHICH PROOF HAS BEEN
filed with the said board in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter shall remain in full force and effect, and every
such license or renewal of same shall become utterly void and of
no effect should [any such bond] THE LICENSEE'S INSURANCE for any
reason whatsoever become inoperative or ineffective regardless of
the regular date of expiration of said certificate of renewal.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved April 12, 1988.

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