There shall be two grades of licenses and one
apprentice training permit as follows:
A.
A master electrician's license, which shall entitle
the holder to contract for and engage in the business of electrical
wiring of any nature and to employ and supervise licensed journeyman
electricians of any grade.
B.
A journeyman electrician's license, which shall entitle
the holder thereof to perform any type of electrical work under the
supervision of a licensed master electrician. In no case shall a person
who holds only a journeyman electrician's license contract for, advertise
by any media for or engage in any manner of business for, nor shall
he perform work of any nature regarding the business of electricity
in the City of Norwich, except under the supervision of a properly
licensed master electrician.
C.
An apprentice training permit, which shall entitle
an unlicensed helper or apprentice to perform work laid out for him
while he is being supervised by the holder of an unexpired, unsuspended,
unrevoked license of the grade entitling such holder to perform such
work, provided that only two such unlicensed helpers or apprentices
are being supervised at any one time by any one holder of a license.
A.
Every person desiring to engage in any business or
perform any work for which a license is required herein for doing
so shall appear before the Electrical Board and pass an examination
as to his qualifications and competency of the license desired by
him as required by this section or otherwise provided by the provisions
of this chapter.
B.
An applicant for a license shall file written application
with the Secretary of the Electrical Board at least 30 days before
the date set for the next regular meeting, stating the grade of license
for which he wishes to be examined, and submitting documentary proof
satisfactory to the Electrical Board of his qualifications to take
such an examination. If an applicant fails to meet the qualifications
to sit for an exam, a letter of explanation will state the reasons
for denial. An applicant for a temporary license shall file a written
application with the Secretary of the Electrical Board three days
before commencement of any work in the City, failure to do so will
automatically double the temporary license fee.
A.
Applicants for a master's electrical license shall
be of good moral character and shall have at least eight years of
work experience in the installation of electrical equipment exclusive
of any other experience in connection with radios, television equipment,
airplanes, or appliances, at least four years of which shall have
been as a journeyman electrician; or
B.
In lieu of such experience shall have graduated, after majoring in electrical engineering, from an accredited college or university and shall have had at least one year of practical electrical experience in the installation of electrical equipment, as defined by § 227-18 of this chapter, exclusive of any other experience in connection with radios, television equipment, airplanes, or appliances; or in lieu of the above requirements, shall have had either two years of college credit while majoring in electrical engineering at an accredited college or university or be a graduate of a recognized electrical trade school and shall have had at least four years of practical electrical experience in the installation of electrical equipment, as defined by § 227-18 of this chapter, exclusive of any other experience in connection with radios, television equipment, airplanes, or appliances, at least two years of which shall have been as a journeyman electrician; or
C.
In lieu of such experience the applicant shall document
to the Examining Board that he has a minimum of 10 year's experience
and a certification of any training in the trade for which he is applying
for a license. Upon review and confirmation of the information supplied
in the application, the applicant shall be required to take and pass
the journeyman's examination and after a period of six months shall
be allowed to take the master's test; or
D.
Those individuals that hold a master's license from
a nonreciprocal municipality or state, after review and confirmation
of the information supplied in the application, shall be required
to take and pass the journeyman's examination and after a period of
six months shall be allowed to take the master's test.
Applicants for a journeyman electrician's license shall be of good moral character and shall have had at least four years of work experience in the installation of electrical equipment, as defined by § 227-18 of this chapter, exclusive of any other experience in connection with radios, television equipment, airplanes or appliances.
A.
An apprentice
training permit shall entitle an unlicensed electrical worker to perform
any electrical work which has been laid out for him by the holder
of a license entitling such holder to perform such work when such
apprentice or helper is being supervised by the holder of such license.
A holder of an unexpired, unsuspended, unrevoked master electrician's
license shall employ the permit holder. No experience is required
for obtaining apprentice training permits. There shall not be an examination
or a fee for apprentice training permits.
B.
Apprentice
training permits shall be issued by the Secretary of the Electrical
Board to unlicensed electrical workers of good moral character making
written application to the Secretary of such Board for such permits.
No experience is required for obtaining apprentice training permits.
A.
Upon the successful completion of the examination
for the required license, the payment of a fee herein prescribed,
and evidence of insurance where required, the applicant shall be issued
a license of the grade for which he has been certified, which license
shall be signed by a minimum of four Board members.
B.
The Common Council, by resolution, shall adopt such
fees for licensing and permits described within this chapter as it
shall deem appropriate.
Any applicant who passes an examination for
any grade of license and fails to obtain the license of that grade
by paying the fee as prescribed herein within a period of one year
shall forfeit his right to obtain such license until he again qualifies
himself by passing another examination as required herein for the
first examination.
All holders of a master electrician's license
shall carry compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, and disability
insurance when required by state law; and all such holders of such
licenses shall furnish liability insurance, exclusive of motor vehicles,
of not less than $300,000 bodily injury, $500,000 general liability
$300,000 property damage, and workers' compensation as required by
the State of New York, proof of which shall be registered with the
Secretary of the Electrical Board at the time of renewal. Any holder
of any such license who is found to be operating without the above
specified insurance and bond requirements shall have their license
revoked until the requirements of this section are met, but in no
case for less than 15 days for the first offense, 60 days for the
second offense and six calendar months for the third offense. During
the period of such suspension, such license shall be and become null
and void. After the termination of any such period of suspension,
such license shall be again valid and effective, provided that renewal
fees which have become due thereon, as hereinafter set out, were paid
when due. If within any three-year period, the holder of any license
issued under the terms hereof shall have been suspended three or more
times for violations of this section, the Electrical Board of the
City of Norwich may revoke and cancel such license, and, upon such
revocation and cancellation, said license shall be and become null
and void and cannot be renewed thereafter.
The Electrical Board of the City of Norwich,
upon recommendation of either the Chairman or the Secretary of the
Board, or upon recommendation of any duly designated electrical inspector,
may suspend any license issued or renewed under the terms of this
chapter if, after a hearing, it established that such holder of such
license has violated any of the terms of this chapter, or any or the
electrical inspection requirements set forth in the Building Code
of the City of Norwich, New York, by the holder of such license until
the requirements of the Building Code are met, but in no case for
less than 15 days for the first offense, 60 days for the second offense,
and six calendar months for the third offense. During the period of
such suspension, such license shall be and become null and void. After
the termination of such period of such suspension, such license shall
be again valid and effective, provided that the renewal fees which
have become due thereon, as hereinafter set out, were paid when due.
If, within any three-year period, the holder of any license issued
under the terms hereof shall have been suspended three or more times
for violations of the provisions of this chapter, the Electrical Board
of the City of Norwich may revoke and cancel such license, and, upon
such revocation and cancellation, said license shall be and become
null and void and cannot be renewed thereafter.
The Electrical Board of the City of Norwich
may revoke and cancel any license issued or renewed under the terms
of this chapter if and when it has evidence that the holder of any
license has been convicted of a felony or other capital offenses;
has been found incompetent or otherwise unfit to perform in a safe
manner electrical equipment installations as provided herein; or if
and when a court of law, after trial, has found that the holder of
any license is not of good moral character by reason of any act committed
by him against any person or property in or on any premises when electrical
work is being done, estimated, or contemplated; and upon such revocation
and cancellation, such license shall be and become null and void and
cannot be renewed thereafter until the person who held such license
presents to the Board a certificate of good conduct issued by the
New York State Department of Correction, and/or a similar certificate
of good conduct issued by the United States government.
Upon conviction for a violation of any provision
of this chapter in any court having jurisdiction thereof, any holder
of a license issued or renewed under the terms of this chapter, such
person so convicted, shall have his license automatically suspended
for a period of six months for the first such conviction, for a period
of one year for the second such conviction, and during the time of
such suspension, such license shall be and become null and void. After
termination of such period of suspension, provided that such suspension
is for less than two years, such license shall again be valid and
effective, provided that renewal fees which may have become due thereon,
as hereinafter set out, were paid when due. If, within any three-year
period, the holder of any license issued under the terms hereof shall
have been convicted three or more times for a violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter, such holder of such license shall
have his license automatically revoked and canceled, and upon such
revocation and cancellation, said license shall be and become null
and void and cannot be renewed thereafter.
Any holder of any license of any grade may place
his license on inactive status by notifying the Secretary of the Electrical
Board, in writing, of such intent and by refraining from actively
engaging in any phase of the business of supervising or of performing
any electrical work whatsoever. The annual renewal fee for any license
which has been placed on inactive status shall be 1/5 of the active
annual renewal fee for the license in question as listed hereinabove.
Active engagement by the holder of any license on inactive status
in any phase of the electrical business or the electrical trade is
unlawful unless such holder first converts his license from an inactive
status to an active status by notifying the Secretary of the Electrical
Board, in writing, of such intent and by paying to the Secretary of
the Electrical Board the difference in the renewal fee between inactive
and active status.
A.
Any license issued under the terms of this chapter
shall expire 30 days after the annual renewal date of January 1, the
license fee thereon becomes due and payable unless said fee is paid
before the expiration of said thirty-day period.
B.
Any holder of any license of any grade who shall fail
to pay the annual renewal fee due for a renewal of such license within
30 days of the date the same becomes due shall be required to pay
as a renewal fee for such license twice the amount as the fee for
the first full year, being the amount hereinabove set out.
A.
Performing
unlicensed work. It shall be a violation for any person, firm, or
corporation who is not the holder of any unexpired, unsuspended, unrevoked
license to engage in any business or perform any work in connection
with constructing, installing, extending, repairing or replacing of
any electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment of any voltage in excess
of 75 volts, except that a helper or an apprentice electrician who
is the holder of an apprentice training permit may perform work laid
out for him by a holder of a license if he is being supervised by
the holder of such license, and if the license is such as to permit
the holder thereof to do such work, and if not more than two such
helpers or apprentices are being supervised by any one holder of a
license.
B.
Work performed
under improper class of license. It shall be a violation for any holder
of any license issued under the provisions of this chapter to engage
in any phase of the electrical business or perform any electrical
work other than such business or work authorized by the class of license
held by him, except that a helper or an apprentice electrician who
is the holder of an apprentice training permit may perform work laid
out for him by a holder of a license enabling such holder to do such
work.
C.
Fraudulent
use of license. It shall be a violation for any holder of any license
of any grade to allow his name or license to be used by any other
person, firm, or corporation, directly or indirectly, for the purpose
of obtaining a permit or performing work under his license.
It shall be a violation for any person, firm,
or corporation to make any electrical installation or to perform any
electrical work without complying fully with the electrical inspection
requirements set forth in the Building Code of the City of Norwich,
New York.[1] Every person desiring to engage in any business or perform
any work for which a license is required herein for doing so shall
appear before the Electrical Board and pass any examination as to
his qualifications and competency of license desired by him as required
by the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Any person presently licensed as a master electrical
contractor in a community having a signed reciprocal agreement with
the City of Norwich, and can demonstrate that he meets the background,
competency, bonding and insurance requirements of a master, shall
be entitled to a master's license for the City of Norwich.
B.
Any person presently licensed as a journeyman electrician
in a community having a signed reciprocal agreement with the City
of Norwich shall be entitled to a journeyman's license for the City
of Norwich and shall be employed by a holder of a City of Norwich
master's electrical license or a reciprocal license holder.
C.
The licenses described immediately above shall entitle
the holders thereof to the same privileges and demand from them the
same responsibilities as attached to license holders of the City of
Norwich. An application for a reciprocal license shall be filed with
the Secretary of the Electrical Board 30 days before commencement
of any work in the City, failure to do so will automatically double
the license fee.
No person under 21 years of age shall be issued
a master's or journeyman's license, and no persons under the age of
18 shall be issued an apprentice license.
Any corporation doing business in the trade
and/or calling of an electrician within the City of Norwich shall
designate an officer or local manager to procure a master electrician's
license. Each person so designated shall prove to the Board that he
has the necessary qualifications.
No license in effect, issued, or renewed under
the terms of this chapter shall ever be transferred to or used by
any other person, firm, or corporation other than the one to whom
or to which the same is or shall be issued.
All persons shall carry their licenses on their
persons at all times or be able to produce them within 48 hours while
performing work requiring a license by the provisions of this chapter,
and such persons shall produce and present such licenses immediately
or within 48 hours upon request of any member of the Electrical Board
or duly designated electrical inspector of the City of Norwich. Large
duplicate copies, suitable for framing, shall be issued to all holders
of a master's license for office use.
Each holder of a license of any grade shall
furnish the Secretary of the Electrical Board with a written notice
of his permanent address, and each holder of a master's license of
any grade shall furnish the Secretary of the Electrical Board with
a written notice of his permanent address and telephone number. Such
lists shall be kept up to date and current at all times by the holders
of such licenses.
A.
Any person, not presently licensed in the City of
Norwich, who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Electrical
Board that he meets the background, competency and insurance requirements
of a master electrician, and is so licensed in another municipality
or is a member in good standing of a recognized electrical union,
shall be entitled to a temporary master's license upon payment of
the master electrician's temporary license fee; the temporary license
is effective for work on one job or contract per year.
B.
Any person, not presently licensed in the City of
Norwich, who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Electrical
Board that he meets the background and competency requirements of
a journeyman electrician, and is so licensed in another municipality
or is a member in good standing of a recognized electrical union,
shall be entitled to a temporary journeyman's license upon payment
of the journeyman electrician's temporary license fee and shall be
employed by a holder of a City of Norwich master or temporary master
electrician's license or a reciprocal license holder; the temporary
license is effective for work on one job or contract per year.
C.
The temporary licenses described in the preceding Subsections A and B shall entitle the holders thereof to the same privileges and demand from them the same responsibilities as attached to permanent licenses, except that the temporary licenses are effective for work on one job or contract only. An application for a temporary license permit shall be filed with the Secretary of the Electrical Board 30 days before commencement of any work in the City, failure to do so will automatically double the license fee.
