No person not having been issued a Class A license pursuant
to this article shall represent himself as a master electrician or
as a licensed electrical contractor on signs, stationery, vehicles,
in advertising or in any other manner.
[Added 10-16-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any person to represent him/herself
as Electrical Inspector, Town Electrical Inspector, Chief Electrical
Inspector or Master Electrician on signs, cards, stationery, vehicles,
contracts, written estimates, in advertising or in any other manner,
by the use of the word "electrician" or any words of similar import
or meaning, unless he has complied with this chapter and holds a license
issued pursuant thereto.
All electricians licensed pursuant to this article shall strictly
comply with the provisions of this chapter, this code and all other
ordinances of the town.
A Class B license issued pursuant to this Article shall be valid
only as it pertains to work performed within the property limits of
the person to which it is issued.
A.
Any applicant for a license required by this Article shall be required
to pass an examination, except an applicant applying for a Class A
license, who:
(1)
Maintains a principal place of business within the county and is
duly licensed as a master electrician by a municipality within the
county with which the town has entered into a reciprocity agreement;
or
(2)
Maintains a principal place of business within any other municipality
in the state and is duly licensed as a master electrician by that
municipality and the municipality has entered into a reciprocity agreement
with the town.
B.
Applicants for a license exempt from taking the license examination
shall, however, submit the prescribed application, together with a
certificate of competency and a certified copy of a currently valid
master electrician's license.
A.
Generally. No applicant for a license examination, except an applicant
for a Class C license required by this Article, shall be examined
unless he shall be at least 21 years of age, of good moral character
and shall give satisfactory evidence that he was or is:
(1)
An employing electrical contractor who has had an established business for at least five years in the installation, alteration and repair of electrical wiring or equipment; or whose experience as a journeyman electrician, as set forth in Subsection A(2) of this section, and as an employing contractor totals at least five years;
(2)
A journeyman electrician who has worked as a journeyman for at least
five years on the physical installation, alteration and repair of
electrical wiring and equipment;
(4)
A graduate engineer of a college or university, and who holds at
least a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, and
has in addition worked at least one year on the physical installation,
alteration and repair of electrical wiring and equipment.
B.
Class B license. No applicant for a Class B license shall be examined
therefor unless it is shown by satisfactory evidence that the applicant
is a full-time employee and a duly authorized representative of a
firm who shall be responsible for the supervision or performance of
the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring and equipment
on the premises of the firm.
C.
Class C license. No applicant for a Class C license shall be examined
therefor unless it is shown by satisfactory evidence that he is at
least 18 years of age and of good moral character and that he has
had a minimum of three years experience in the special installations
permitted under Class C licenses.
[Amended 5-6-1980[1]]
Each applicant for a license under this Article shall, prior
to the issuance of the license or a renewal thereof, obtain public
liability insurance and file a certificate thereof with the Department
of Planning and Development, which insurance shall protect the applicant
from claims for damages for bodily injury, including death, as well
as for claims for damages to property. The limits of the insurance
policy shall be not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit or
$1,000,000 for personal injury and $500,000 for property damage. The
insurance shall remain in full force and effect throughout the license
period and shall provide that cancellation or a material modification
to the policy shall not be made unless at least 15 days prior written
notice of the cancellation or material modification shall be given
by registered or certified mail to the Commissioner of the Department
of Planning and Development or his designee.
A.
Persons applying for an examination for a license pursuant to this
article shall file with the Board an application on such a form as
may be prescribed by the Board, and shall furnish to the Board such
information as it may require concerning the applicant's fitness and
qualifications to receive a license; all applications shall be under
oath.
B.
Each applicant for a license shall be required to furnish two references,
who shall sign under oath on forms prescribed by the Board, certifying
to the time the applicant has been employed by them as a journeyman
electrician, or the period of time they have known such applicant
as a master or employing electrician.
C.
All applications for an examination for a license shall expire and
be canceled after a period of 90 days from the date of the application
if the applicant does not appear for examination or reexamination
within that period.
A.
The time of holding examinations for licenses shall be left to the
discretion of the Board; at least 15 days notice of the examination
shall be given to applicants therefor.
B.
All examinations of the Board for a license shall be in two parts,
namely, a practical test to determine the applicant's skill and a
written examination. The written examination shall consist of questions
designed to determine the applicant's fitness and qualifications to
engage in the business of an electrician of the class sought.
C.
All examinations shall be written by the applicant and must be in
the English language.
Applicants for a license examination who pass the test as prescribed
by the Board shall receive a certificate of competency as evidence
of eligibility for the class of license for which such test is prescribed.
An applicant for a license examination who fails to attain a
minimum passing mark in the test shall not be eligible for another
test until the expiration of 30 days.
[Amended 6-14-1988; 1-4-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000; 10-16-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
A.
Each applicant for a Class A license, except as may be otherwise
provided by a reciprocity agreement with other municipalities, shall
pay a nonreturnable filing fee for each examination and an additional
fee upon the issuance of a Class A license in an amount as determined
by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development.
B.
Each applicant for a Class A license with a reciprocity agreement
with another municipality shall pay a fee in an amount as determined
by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development.
C.
Each applicant for examination for any class of license other than
a Class A license shall pay a nonreturnable filing fee for each examination
and an additional fee upon the issuance of a license in an amount
as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and
Development.
No licensee under this article shall lend, rent, transfer or
assign his license to any other person; nor shall any person make
use of a license which is not his own.
In case a license issued pursuant to this article or a certificate
of competency is lost or destroyed, a copy of the lost document, marked
"duplicate" may be issued upon the filing of an acceptable affidavit
attesting to the fact that the document was either lost or destroyed,
and the payment of a fee of $5.
[Amended 1-4-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000; 10-16-2012 by L.L. No.
3-2012]
A.
All licenses issued pursuant to this article shall expire on the
last day of December of the year in which they have been issued. Applications
for the renewal of licenses issued pursuant to this article shall
be filed during the month of December of each year with the Board,
together with such verification of the electrical work performed under
the authority of the prior license as the Board may require to determine
the continuing competency of the licensee, effective January 1, 2014.
B.
License renewal fees, payable at the time of filing of the application
for renewal, shall be the amounts indicated in the fee schedule established
by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development.
[Amended 2-25-1975; 12-9-1975; 6-4-1988; 1-4-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000; 10-16-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
A.
Any licensee under this article who fails to properly file an application
for license renewal prior to the first day of January of any year
shall be required to reapply and pay the fees in an amount as determined
by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development.
[Amended 3-12-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
A.
The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development or
his designee may forthwith temporarily suspend any license issued
pursuant to this article for a period of not more than 30 days upon
receiving information giving him reasonable cause to believe that
the holder of any license issued pursuant to this article has submitted
a false application or made false statements in obtaining the license
or any renewal thereof; or has failed to perform the work engaged
in under the authority of the license in a competent and satisfactory
manner; or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter; or
has been charged or indicted for any crime or offense.
B.
In each instance wherein the Commissioner of the Department of Planning
and Development or his designee suspends a license, he shall give
the licensee immediate written notice thereof by registered or certified
mail, and also immediately advise the Board, which Board shall hold
a hearing to consider the suspension or revocation of said license.
C.
Any license issued pursuant to this article may be suspended for
a period of not more than three months or revoked by the Board if
the licensee shall have submitted a false application or made false
statements in obtaining the license or any renewal thereof; or has
failed to perform the work engaged in under the authority of the license
in a competent and satisfactory manner; or has violated any of the
provisions of this chapter; or has been charged or indicted for any
crime or offense.
[Amended 3-12-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
In the event that any person licensed under this article becomes
employed by any municipality or by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters,
whereby it could be implied that the holding of the license could
be in conflict of interest, the Commissioner of the Department of
Planning and Development or his designee, on the written request of
the licensee, may hold inactive the license until such time as the
licensee terminates his employment and gives written notice that he
wishes his license reinstated. No fees will be charged the licensee
while the license is inactive, except that when the license is reinstated,
the licensee must submit the current renewal fee, and the subsequent
renewal fees thereafter.
