(A) The provisions of this division shall not apply to:
(1) Utility companies regulated by the Public Service Commission of Maryland when working on own property or on line side of meter or outside of building when using doughnut type meters;
(2) Radio and television transmitting stations licensed and commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission regulations;
(3) Federal, state and county employees when engaged in the performance of their official duties only;
(4) The owner of a residential single-family dwelling or property wherein the owner resides or is about to reside, who obtains a homeowner's residential electrical permit. To obtain this permit the owner must sign a homeowner's affidavit on file in the Office of Permits and Inspections and successfully pass with a grade of 70% or more an examination, which will consist of 10 code questions. This examination will be given in the Office of Permits and Inspections and will be an open book examination but must be completed without the assistance of any other person and within a two hour timeframe. This examination will not be allowed to be taken outside of the Office of Permits and Inspections. The questions for the examination will be determined by the Chairperson of the Electrical Board, the Chief Electrical Inspector, and the administrative authority. The owner will be required to produce photo identification before being allowed to take the examination.
(B) Unless otherwise required under this division, no person engaged in the manufacture, assembly or repair of electrical equipment manufactured by such person or manufactured for such person by a parent or subsidiary corporation shall be required to hold or to employ the holder of any of the licenses or registrations provided for by these requirements solely by reason of such manufacture, assembly or repair. All electrical installations for machinery and equipment within such factories shall require a general registration.
(1959 Code, § 43B-I; 1981, Chapter 475, § 1; 1992, Chapter 53, § 1) (Ord. 77-11-88, 8-22-1977; Ord. 94-23-118, § 11, 11-15-1994; Ord. 10-14-549, 6-8-2010; Ord. 12-13-608, 6-14-2012; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014; Bill No. 22-02, 3-1-2022)