§ 150.141 LICENSE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR INELIGIBILITY.
   (A)   The Building Commissioner may suspend the license of a person for a period up to 730 days, revoke the license of a person or determine on the basis of activities while licensed within the previous 365 days Is ineligible for license renewal, if one of the following is shown:
      (1)   The licensee made any materially false statement of fact either to the city or on his application for license or license renewal.
      (2)   The licensee acted fraudulently in the license examination.
      (3)   The licensee (but not including licensees who are exempt because of compliance with the requirements of § 150.133 or 150.134) failed to post and maintain a surety bond and insurance required by § 150.136 or § 150.137.
      (4)   The licensee acted fraudulently or with deceit in his business relationship with other persons, partnerships, or corporations with which he dealt in connection with electrical work.
      (5)   Electrical work for which the licensee was responsible as applicant for the permit or applicant representing the transferee of the permit was performed either incompetently or in such manner that it does not meet standards of reasonable workmanship or compliance with building standards and procedures.
      (6)   The licensee failed to correct a violation of building standards and procedures relative-to electrical work for which the licensee was responsible as applicant for the permit or applicant representing the transferee of the permit, after the Building Commissioner or electrical inspector issued a notice of building code violation, revoked a building permit or issued a stop-work order, and the violations causing any of these actions remained uncorrected for a period of ten days from the date of issuance of the building code violation, revocation of permit, or the stop-work order, or in the instance where a period of ten days was not sufficient, such longer period of time was fixed by the Building Commissioner or the electrical inspector in writing.
      (7)   The licensee has consistently failed to apply for or obtain required applicable permits for electrical work accomplished by the licensee or under his supervision.
      (8)   The licensee has consistently failed to timely file certificates of completion and compliance for electrical work relative to which he was the applicant for the permits or applicant representing the transferee of the permits.
      (9)   The licensee has consistently failed to give notice of availability for inspection at designated stages of electrical work as required by § 150.046.
      (10)   The licensee, excluding licensees who meet the inspector status requirement of § 150.134, has not for a period of five continuous years accomplished or supervised accomplishment of a significant amount of electrical work.
      (11)   The licensee qualified for licensure without meeting the bond and insurance requirements of § 150.136 and § 150.137 by meeting the inspector status requirements of § 150.134, but is no longer employed by the city and does not meet the requirements of §§ 150.36 and 150.137.
      (12)   The licensee qualified for licensure without meeting the requirements of §§ 150.136 and 150.37 by meeting the partnership or corporation requirements of §§ 150.133 but without presently meeting the requirements of §§ 150.136 and 150.137, either he:
         (a)   Is no longer a partner of a partnership or an officer of a corporation licensed under this subchapter, or
         (b)   Has made use of his license other than as an agent of the partnership or corporation named in his application.
      (13)   The licensee has not properly paid the fee specified by § 150.072 for a license which has been issued or is delinquent in the payment of fees owed pursuant to this chapter.
      (14)   The licensee has failed to give proper supervision to electrical work in accordance with requirements of § 150.139.
      (15)   The licensee has attempted to conceal or has concealed violations of building standards and procedures.
   (B)   The Building Commissioner may suspend the license of a partnership or corporation for a period up to 730 days, revoke the license of a partnership or corporation or determine on the basis of activities carried out while licensed within the previous 365 days that the partnership or corporation is ineligible to receIve a successor license, if one of the following is shown:
      (1)   A materially false statement of fact was made to the Building Commissioner by an agent of the licensee or placed on the licensee's application for license.
      (2)   The licensee failed to post and maintain the surety bond and insurance required by §§ 150.136 and 150.137.
      (3)   Agents of the licensee acted fraudulently or with deceit in its relationship with other persons, partnerships, or corporations with which It dealt In connection with electrical work.
      (4)   Electrical work for which the licensee was responsible as obtainer of the permit or as transferee of the permit was performed either incompetently or in such manner that it does not meet standards of reasonable workmanship or compliance with building standards and procedures.
      (5)   The licensee failed to correct a violation of building standards and procedure relative to electrical work which the licensee was responsible as obtainer of the permit or transferee of the permit after the Building Commissioner issued notice of a building code violation, revoked a building permit, or issued a stop-work order and the violations causing any of these actions remained uncorrected for a period of ten days from the date of issuance of the building code violation, revocation of permit, or stop-work order, or in the Instance where a period of ten days was not sufficient, such longer period of time as was fixed by the Building Commissioner in writing.
      (6)   The licensee has consistently failed to obtain required applicable permits for electrical work accomplished by the licensee.
      (7)   The licensee has consistently failed to give notice of availability for inspection at designated stages of electrical work as required by s 150.046.
      (8)   The licensee has consistently failed to timely file certificates of completion and compliance as required for electrical work accomplished pursuant to his license.
      (9)   The licensee has not properly paid the fee specified by s 150.072 for license which has been Issued or is delinquent in the payment of fees owed pursuant to this chapter.
      (10)   If a partnership, does not have a licensed person as a general partner, or if a corporation does not have a licensed person as an officer.
      (11)   The partnership presently has a licensed person or the corporation presently has a licensed officer who has a license under this division presently suspended or who has had such license revoked within the preceding 730 days or a determination made of ineligibility of license renewal within the preceding 365 days.
      (12)   The partnership presently has a partner or the corporation presently has an officer who within the previous 365 days served as a partner in a partnership or an officer in a corporation licensed under this division at the time when actions related to politics or practices of the partnership or corporation was revoked, suspended for more than 365 days or a determination made of Ineligibility for receipt of successor license.
      (13)   The licensee has attempted to conceal or has concealed violations of building standards and procedures.
(Ord. 29-1977, passed 10-17-77)