(A) As used in this chapter, the term "electrical contractor" shall mean and include any person engaged in the business of installing, erecting, repairing or contracting to install, erect or repair electrical equipment. An applicant for an electrical contractor license shall be of legal age to conduct business in the State of Illinois.
(B) Except as provided in subsection (C) of this section, before any person shall engage in the business of electrical contracting in the City, and before any person now engaged in the business or any class thereof shall continue in the business of electrical contracting, such person shall be required to register and be licensed with the City. The license required by this section shall be issued only to an individual, and not to a corporation or firm.
(C) The following persons shall not be required to register as an electrical contractor pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, nor shall they be required to pay a registration fee:
1. Electricians employed by an electrical contractor to perform or to supervise electrical work.
2. Persons performing electrical work in their own domiciles, with the assistance of any member of said owner-occupant's family and household; however, the electrical inspector shall require a sufficient display of electrical experience of a practical and elementary character so as to test the person's knowledge and qualifications of the electrical work to be done in the interest of safeguarding life and property. The owner-occupant shall obtain a permit for any such work and shall call for inspection by the City.
(D) An electrical contractor who is licensed in any City or village in the State of Illinois or Iowa shall be required by the City to register, and pay a fifty dollar ($50.00) registration fee; however, the electrical inspector shall require a sufficient display of electrical experience of a practical and elementary character so as to test the knowledge and qualifications of an electrical contractor subject to this subsection for the electrical work to be done in the interest of safeguarding life and property.
(E) The registration of an electrical contractor, as required by this section, shall be made in writing to the electrical inspector stating the name and place of business of the applicant and the name of the representative of the applicant who will act as supervisor of the work to be done under the registration.
1. The application shall be accompanied by a satisfactory certificate or other evidence that the applicant or representative thereof has successfully passed the electrical examination as administered by Experior, 2100 N.W. 53rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32653, or other designated testing agency. Applicant must have successfully passed such examination within three (3) years prior to the electrical license being issued.
(F) Before any license required by this chapter is issued, the applicant therefor shall furnish a compliance bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the applicant's work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. This shall be a continuing bond until canceled by notice. The surety shall have the right to cancel this bond for future liability upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the electrical inspector, which notice must be received by said electrical inspector to be effective.
(G) The annual fee for licensing an electrical contractor pursuant to this section shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) and shall be valid for an annual period commencing on May 1 to April 30 of the following year, and shall remain in force and effect for that period of time, unless revoked for cause.
(H) No person permitted to register under the provisions of this section shall install or repair electrical equipment for electric light, heat, or power purposes after the expiration of the registration or after the registration shall have been revoked pursuant to this section, unless the registration or renewal thereof shall have been received.
(I) License holder must have taken twelve (12) hours of update courses within one year of adoption of any new or revised code for each code change and must submit a certificate of completion prior to renewal of license.
(J) A license required by this section is prohibited from being loaned, rented, assigned or transferred. (Ord. 01-10, 4-16-2001)