(a) The fees for an examination and/or license for an electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor, sign specialty contractor, master electrician, journeyman electrician, fire alarm specialty technician and sign specialist shall be prescribed by the fee ordinance.
(b) Licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed upon application by the licensee, together with payment of the required fee.
(c) After March 1, contractor, master journeyman, technician and specialist licenses not renewed shall be considered cancelled and may not be renewed except upon approval of the Board. A license not renewed within three years shall not be reissued without examination except upon special approval by the Board.
(d) Electrical contractor's, fire alarm contractor's, sign specialty contractor's, master electrician's, journeyman electrician's, technician's and specialist's licenses shall be issued by the Southgate Building Department upon the recommendation of the Board.
(e) Licenses and registrations issued under this chapter shall be non-transferrable and shall be displayed when required. Electrical, fire and sign contractors who are licensed under the terms of this chapter shall not secure permits for work to be done by any person not employed by said contractor, and the license may be revoked for violation of this subsection.
(f) Apprentice electrician and fire alarm specialty apprentice technician registrations shall be issued by the Building Department upon recommendation of the Board.
(g) Apprentice electrician and fire alarm specialty apprentice technician registrations will expire on August 31 of each year and shall be renewable within thirty days after that date upon payment of the fee prescribed in this section. Fees for apprentice electrician and fire alarm specialty apprentice technician registrations shall be prescribed by the Building Department.
(h) No license shall be recognized by the City unless such licenses are issued by a cooperating member of the Reciprocal Electrical Council, Inc., a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under Section 6 of Electrical Administrative Act 217, or the Michigan Electrical Administrative Board.
(i) The City shall permit electrical, fire, and sign contractors lawfully licensed within the State to install, alter or repair electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat, power or fire alarm system purposes within the corporate limits of the City upon payment of a registration fee, provided such authorities reciprocate in recognizing said contractors who are duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter by granting them the same privilege.
(j) The Building Department shall have the authority to investigate the activities of a person licensed or registered under this chapter or Electrical Administrative Act 217, which are related to the person's licensure or registration as an electrical, fire alarm or sign contractor, master or journeyman electrician, fire alarm specialty technician, sign specialist, electrician apprentice or fire alarm specialty apprentice technician, which activities include, but are not limited to, the grounds described in paragraph (j)(1) hereof. The Department may hold hearings and shall report its findings to the Board.
(1) Grounds for board action shall be as follows:
A. Fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or registration under this chapter or the Act.
B. The willful violation of a code.
C. False advertising.
D. A violation of this chapter or rules, or the Act, except in the case of a minor violation.
E. Failure to produce the identification card for a license or registration and at least one piece of identification containing the individual's picture when requested by the Electrical Inspector.
F. Recommendation by the Michigan Electrical Administrative Board or any other Municipal board to suspend or revoke a license or registration issued by this Board.
G. Cheating on an examination.
(2) The Board shall impose one or more of the following sanctions for a violation in paragraph (j)(1) hereof:
A. Suspension of the license or registration issued under this chapter.
B. Denial of the license or registration required under this chapter.
C. Revocation of the license or registration issued under this chapter.
D. Restriction from taking an exam for a minimum of two years.
E. Restitution.
F. A fine as provided for in Section 1481.99.
(3) For two violations of this chapter within a period of two years, the Board may double the fine imposed under this chapter.
(4) For three violations of this chapter within a period of three years, the Board shall revoke the person's license or registration and permanently deny the person's reapplication for a license or registration of the class revoked.
(5) 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. 562. Passed 6-15-94.)