(a) Each county shall: (1) (i) adopt regulations that have qualifications that are at least as stringent as the qualifications under § 6–304 of this subtitle, to provide for the regulation and registration of master electricians, journeyperson electricians, or apprentice electricians; and (ii) register apprentice electricians, journeyperson electricians, or master electricians in the manner prescribed under § 6–103 of […]
(a) In a local jurisdiction that requires local registration and has qualified to register electricians locally under § 6–103 of this title, the State license, while the State license is in effect, serves only as a mechanism that helps a licensee in obtaining a local registration under §§ 6–601 and 6–602 of this title. (b) If a […]
This subtitle does not require: (1) a public utility company to employ an electrician licensed by the State Board to represent the company while the company is engaging in the business of providing electrical services to a facility of the company that: (i) is regulated by the Public Service Commission; and (ii) is located on any premises, roadway, […]
(a) To qualify for a State license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant for a master electrician license shall have been engaged or employed regularly and principally in providing electrical services for all types of electrical equipment and apparatuses for at least 7 years […]
An applicant for a State license shall: (1) submit to the State Board an application on the form that the State Board provides; and (2) pay to the State Board an application fee set by the State Board in an amount not to exceed the cost of the required examination.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 6–306.1 of this subtitle, an applicant who otherwise qualifies for a State license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section. (b) The State Board shall give examinations to qualified applicants at least twice a year, at the dates, times, and places that the State Board determines. (c) (1) At […]
(a) The State Board may use a testing service to administer the examinations given under this title. (b) If the State Board uses a testing service, the testing service, subject to the requirements set by the State Board, may: (1) set the time and place of examinations; (2) give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; […]
(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the State Board shall waive examination requirements of this title for an individual who holds an active local registration. (b) The State Board shall grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant: (1) pays the application fee established by the State Board under § 6–305 of this subtitle; […]
The State Board shall waive the experience requirements for an applicant for a journeyperson electrician license if the applicant: (1) (i) provides written proof of 3 years of work experience providing electrical services under the control and direction of a master electrician; and (ii) submits an application for a license to the State Board on or before December […]
(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, on the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the authorized membership of the State Board, the State Board may waive the examination requirements of this subtitle for an individual who is licensed to provide electrical services as a master electrician or journeyperson electrician in another state. […]
(a) If an applicant qualifies for a State license under this subtitle, the State Board shall send the applicant a notice that states that: (1) the applicant has qualified for a State license; and (2) the State Board will issue a State license to the applicant on receipt of: (i) a license fee set by the State Board; and […]
(a) Unless a State license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the State license expires on the first June 30 that comes: (1) after the effective date of the State license; and (2) in an odd–numbered year. (b) (1) At least 1 month before a State license expires, the State Board shall mail or electronically […]
(a) The State Board shall place a State licensee on inactive status and issue an inactive status certificate to the State licensee, if the State licensee: (1) submits to the State Board an application for inactive status on the form that the State Board provides; (2) pays to the State Board any applicable inactive status application fee; (3) except […]
(a) The State Board shall reinstate the State license of an individual who is not on inactive status and who has failed to renew the State license for any reason, if the individual: (1) applies to the State Board for reinstatement within 2 years after the State license expires; (2) meets the renewal requirements of § 6–310 of […]
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county or local government may employ an individual as an electrical inspector only if the individual: (i) holds a State license or local license, as applicable; (ii) previously held, within the last 5 years, a State license or local license, as applicable, that was not suspended or […]
Within 10 days after the change, each State licensee shall give the State Board written notice of a change of: (1) the name of the State licensee; (2) the address of: (i) the State licensee; or (ii) the person to whom the State licensee assigns a local license; or (3) the employment of the State licensee, including a change in […]
The State Board may investigate or act in a disciplinary proceeding against a licensee notwithstanding: (1) a lapse, by operation of law, of the State license of the licensee; (2) a suspension of the State license of the licensee by order of the State Board or a court; or (3) a voluntary surrender of the State license of […]
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–317 of this subtitle, the State Board may deny a State license to any applicant, reprimand any State licensee, or suspend or revoke a State license if the applicant or State licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a State license for the applicant, State licensee, […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the State Board takes any final action under § 6-316 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the State Board. (b) The State Board shall give notice and hold the […]
Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the State Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
