§ 172.004 TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

   A license issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall not be transferable.

(Prior Code, § 9-134) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984)

§ 172.005 EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES.

   Licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed upon application by the licensee, together with the payment of the required fee. After March 1 of each year, all licenses not renewed shall be considered cancelled and shall not be renewed, except upon approval of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Review.

(Prior Code, § 9-135) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984)

§ 172.006 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

   Any electrical contractor’s, master’s or journeyman electrician’s license may, after a hearing, be suspended or revoked by the Board having issued such license upon evidence presented that the person, firm or corporation holding such license willfully or by reason of incompetence repeatedly violates any rules and regulations relating to the inspection, maintenance, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment.

(Prior Code, § 9-136) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-20-1990)

§ 172.007 RECIPROCITY OF LICENSES.

   (A)   The city shall permit electrical contractors lawfully licensed by other municipalities of the state or by the state to install, alter or repair electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat or power purposes within the city upon payment of $15 registration fee; provided that, such municipalities reciprocate in recognizing electrical contractors who are duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter by granting them the same privilege and charging the same uniform license and registration fees; and, provided further that, the licensing ordinances are substantially equal to the requirements of this chapter.

   (B)   Journeyman electricians, duly licensed by any municipality cooperating in the reciprocal arrangement shall be permitted to work in the city without the payment of a registration fee.

   (C)   No electrical contractor’s licenses shall be recognized, for the purposes of registration, by the city of applicants who maintain their principal place of business in a municipality which fails to approve, by affirmative action of its legislative body, the reciprocal and mutually interchangeable licensing arrangements covered by this chapter.

   (D)   No license shall be recognized by the city unless it is issued by a cooperating municipality which has an examining board or by the state.

(Prior Code, § 9-137) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)

CONTRACTORS AND MASTERS

§ 172.020 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage as an electrical contractor or master electrician in the installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat or power purposes, where the electromotive force exceeds 30 volts in or about buildings and/or structures located within the city without first having procured a contractor’s license.

   (B)   Such license shall be either one issued by the City Engineer upon recommendation of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Review or one issued by a reciprocating municipality; provided, however, that:

      (1)   An electrical contractor shall obtain a license from the city if his of her principal place of business is in the city; and

      (2)   A master electrician shall obtain a license from the city if his or her residential address is in the city.

(Prior Code, § 9-151) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984)

§ 172.021 LICENSES FOR OUT-OF-STATE CONTRACTORS.

   Corporations applying for electrical contractors’ licenses, whose principal place of business is not in the state may obtain such licenses from the City Engineer upon approval by the Examining Board and the payment of the prescribed fee; provided that, the applicant shall file a duly executed bond in the penal sum of $1,000 running to the city, conditioned upon the faithful performance observance of all ordinances and rules and regulations controlling the installation of electrical wiring and equipment. Such bond shall be a surety bond from a recognized and approved surety company authorized to transact business in the state.

(Prior Code, § 9-152) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)

Charter reference:

   Power of city to require bond, see § 177