(A) License; requirement.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the occupation or trade of master, journeyman or apprentice electrician in the installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of electrical wiring equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat, power or medical purposes in or about buildings and/or structures within the corporate limits of the city without having first obtained a license or apprentice registration as herein provided.
(2) All electrical work done by apprentice electricians shall be performed under the direct personal supervision of a journeyman or master electrician who shall be on the premises at all times when such apprentice electricians are performing such work.
(B) Master electrician’s license; requirements; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal; license limitation.
(1) The Department shall issue a master electrician’s license to a person not less than 22 years of age who does all of the following:
(a) Files a completed application form provided by the Department;
(b) Pays the examination fee prescribed and passes an examination provided for by the Board;
(c) Pays the license fee prescribed by this chapter;
(d) A written statement from present or former employers to the effect that the applicant has not less than 12,000 hours of practical experience obtained over a period of not less than six-years related to electrical construction or maintenance of buildings or electrical wiring or equipment under the supervision of a master electrician; and
(e) Has held an electrical journeyman’s license for not less than two years. Verification of license shall be furnished.
(2) Upon failure to pass the master electrician examination two times within a period of two years, an applicant shall be ineligible to sit for another examination until a period of not less than one year from the date of failure of the second examination, at which time he or she shall present to the Board proof of the successful completion of a course on code, electrical fundamentals or electrical theory approved by the Board; in order to become eligible to again sit for an examination.
(3) As a condition of renewal of a master electrician’s license, the master electrician shall demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the Board, concerning any update or change in the code, prior to or within 12-months after, the adoption of the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only during or after those years that the code is updated or changed by adoption into chapter.
(4) A holder of a master electrician’s license shall not qualify for more than one electrical contractor’s license.
(C) Electrical journeyman’s license; requirements; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal.
(1) The Department shall issue an electrical journeyman’s license to a person not less than 20 years of age who does all of the following:
(a) Files a completed application form provided by the Department;
(b) Pays the examination fee prescribed and passes an examination provided for by the Board;
(c) Pays the license fee prescribed by this chapter; and
(d) Files a written statement from present or former employers to the effect that the applicant has not less than 8,000 hours of experience obtained over a period of not less than four years related to electrical construction or maintenance of buildings or electrical wiring or equipment under the direct
(2) If restitution is required to be made by a licensee or registrant under this section, the Board may suspend the license or registration of the person required to make the restitution until restitution is made.
(Ord. 122, passed 3-21-1995) Penalty, see § 155.99