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BUILDING CODE AND RELATED EXCERPTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 2 - DEFINITIONS
DIVISION 3 - USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS
DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
DIVISION 5 - GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
DIVISION 6 - TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 7 - FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 8 - INTERIOR FINISHES (NA)
DIVISION 9 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DIVISION 10 - MEANS OF EGRESS
DIVISION 11 - ACCESSIBILITY
DIVISION 12 - INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
DIVISION 13 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION 14 - EXTERIOR WALLS (NA)
DIVISION 15 - ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES (NA)
DIVISION 16 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
DIVISION 17 - STRUCTURAL TESTS AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
DIVISION 18 - SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
DIVISION 19 - CONCRETE
DIVISION 20 - ALUMINUM (NA)
DIVISION 21 - MASONRY
DIVISION 22 - STEEL
DIVISION 23 - WOOD
DIVISION 24 - GLASS AND GLAZING (NA)
DIVISION 25 - GYPSUM BOARD AND PLASTER (NA)
DIVISION 26 - PLASTIC (NA)
DIVISION 27 - ELECTRICAL
DIVISION 28 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
DIVISION 29 - PLUMBING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 30 - ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 31 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION (NA)
DIVISION 32 - ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
DIVISION 33 - SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 34 - EXISTING STRUCTURES
DIVISION 35 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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4-292-020  Qualifications.
   (a)   An applicant for a certificate of registration as a supervising electrician shall be at least 21 years of age, and shall have at least two years' experience installing, altering, repairing and maintaining electrical wires, equipment, and apparatus, or equivalent experience, under the direct supervision of a supervising electrician or equivalent person. An applicant shall: (1) furnish the name(s) and address(es) of the applicant's current and former employer(s); (2) identify the period(s) of time during which the applicant was employed by each such employer; (3) describe in what capacity the applicant was so employed; and (4) provide any other information reasonably required by the commissioner to assess the applicant's qualifications to act as a supervising electrician. Such information shall be submitted using forms made available by the commissioner in accordance with Section 4-292-030.
   (b)   The commissioner shall prepare as many different examinations as are necessary to adequately provide for the number of applicants in different specialties. Each applicant shall be required to pass an examination sufficiently strict to indicate that the applicant has satisfactory knowledge and technical training to perform or supervise the work of installing, altering, repairing, or maintaining electrical wires and apparatus authorized by permits issued by the commissioner. It shall be the commissioner's responsibility to control and supervise such examinations.
   (c)   Each applicant shall be required to pay an examination fee of $150.00 for each examination that the applicant takes. Such fee shall be paid by the applicant to the department of finance prior to the day the examination is taken.
   (d)   In cases where an applicant fails to pass an examination, the applicant shall be required to wait a period of six months before applying to retake the applicable examination.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 9)
4-292-030  Application.
   An applicant for a certificate of registration as a supervising electrician shall file a written application with the commissioner on a form furnished by the commissioner. It is a condition of the registration that all information in the registration be kept current.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 9)
4-292-040  Certification and registration.
   (a)   Upon receipt of a completed application in proper form and the examination fee provided for in Section 4-292-020(c), the commissioner shall allow the applicant to take an examination provided for in Section 4-292-020(b). If the applicant obtains a passing score on the examination and pays the registration fee provided for in Section 4-292-040(c), the commissioner shall register the applicant as a supervising electrician if the commissioner determines that the applicant is in compliance with Section 4-292-020 and all other applicable requirements of this Code.
   (b)   No supervising electrician shall be certified with more than one registered electrical contractor or listed on more than one registration certificate issued under Chapter 4-290.
   (c)   The fee for registration as a supervising electrician shall be $150.00. The certificate of registration shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance and may be renewed upon payment of the required license fee prior to or within three months of expiration of a valid license.
   (d)   Eligibility for issuance of any registration under this chapter shall be a continuing requirement for maintaining such registration.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 8)
4-292-050  Duties.
   The supervising electrician shall perform the work or supervise and direct the installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical equipment and apparatus authorized by permits issued by the Commissioner under the authority of the electrical regulations of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. I, § 3)
4-292-060  Notice of discharge or resignation.
   Whenever a supervising electrician leaves or is discharged from the appointment or employ of any electrical contractor who is required under Section 4-290-010 to appoint or employ a supervising electrician, a written statement giving notice of such fact shall be provided to the commissioner by both the electrical contractor and the supervising electrician within five days of such occurrence. Upon such occurrence, the permit privileges of such electrical contractor shall without further order or action by the commissioner stand suspended until such time that the electrical contractor employs or appoints a supervising electrician in accordance with Section 4-292-010.
   A supervising electrician may transfer a valid registration to another electrical contractor with the permission of the commissioner, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. No supervising electrician shall be allowed to transfer a valid registration more than twice during any 12-month period unless a 90-day waiting period has elapsed from the time of notice. The fee for all such transfers shall be $100.00.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 9)
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