WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 60

(a)  (3) (i) The Board shall issue a license to an applicant
if:

1.  The applicant passes the examination;

2.  The Board determines after review of
the applicant's work experience verification letters that the
applicant has had sufficient practical experience;

3.  The applicant pays the initial license
fee; and

4.  The applicant delivers to the Board a
[bond] CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE that meets the requirements of
[subsection (b) of this section] SECTION 8-107 OF THIS TITLE.

(ii) If an applicant meets the requirements of
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Board shall register the
applicant as a duly licensed master electrician for a term of one
year.

(iii) The Board shall issue the license in the
individual's name only.

(b)  [(1)] An individual whose application for a license has
been rejected by the Board has the right to appeal to a Board of
Arbitration. The Board of Arbitration shall consist of 1 member
selected by the individual making the appeal and 1 member
selected by the Board. These 2 members shall select a third
member, and the decision of a majority of the Board of
Arbitration shall be final and binding upon all of the parties to
the appeal. The members of the Board of Arbitration shall be
paid $20 each, which sum shall be deposited with the Board by the
individual taking the appeal. If the Board of Arbitration
affirms the decision of the Board, the money so deposited shall
be used to pay the Board of Arbitration. If, however, the
decision is reversed, the Board of Arbitration shall be paid out
of the funds in the hands of the Board and the deposit shall be
returned.

[(2) Before receiving a license, an individual shall
make, execute and deliver to the Board a good and sufficient bond
to be approved by the Board, in the name of the State of
Maryland, in the penal sum of $1,000. The bond shall be
conditioned upon the faithful performance of any and all work
entered upon or contracted for by the Master Electrician and
shall save harmless the owner, or real party in interest in the
property, for which any such material is furnished, for services
performed against loss, damage, and injury which 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 the Master Electrician, or his agents or employees.
An action may be maintained in the name of the owner or real

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