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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)
(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)
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)
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)
(a) If a person seeking to renew registration as a supervising electrician under this chapter has not been registered as a supervising electrician in the City for a continuous period of three years, such person shall be reexamined in accordance with Section 4-292-020 before such person shall again be registered as a supervising electrician.
(b) [Reserved.]
(c) Any person registered as a supervising electrician and employed by the City of Chicago as an electrician or inspector shall not be required to pay the renewal fee provided in Section 4-292-040(c) during their period of employment if the terms of their employment prohibit them from performing or supervising electrical work within the City of Chicago; provided, however, that if, following separation from City employment, the former employee does not pay the renewal fee provided in Section 4-292-040(c) within 60 days after that separation, the former employee shall be required to be reexamined for such license in accordance with Section 4-292-020 before such person shall again be registered as a supervising electrician.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 32180, Art. IV, § 3)
The Commissioner of Buildings may suspend or revoke the license, registration or certification of any person licensed, registered or certified under this chapter as provided in Section 14A-3-305 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 58)
The Commissioner of Buildings may suspend the ability of any person licensed, registered or certified or required to be licensed, registered or certified under this chapter to submit new applications or complete pending applications for a building permit or other permit issued by the Department of Buildings for cause as set forth in Section 14A-3-304 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 58)