A. 
Conflict of interest. An individual shall not have an interest, financial or other, in an electrical business while employed by the state, a county, or a local government as an Electrical Inspector. An official or employee connected with the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, except one whose only connection is that of a member of the Board of Appeals, established under the provisions of Appendix B of Chapter 82 of the Harford County Code, a member of the Harford County Electrical Board, shall not be engaged in outside employment nor compensated in any manner, directly or indirectly, involving the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, or the preparation of construction documents thereof, nor shall such official or employee engage in any work that conflicts with the interest of the Department.
B. 
Inactive status; identification card.
(1) 
On appointment or employment as an Electrical Inspector, the individual:
(a) 
Shall place the Harford County registration and a state license of the individual on an inactive-inspector status; and
(b) 
Except for the renewal fee shall meet the inactive status requirements of § 105-25 or this section.
(2) 
The Board shall issue an Electrical Inspector identification card to an Electrical Inspector who has placed the state license and County registration on inactive status.
(3) 
The Board shall not charge a fee to issue the identification card.
C. 
Change in status.
(1) 
The Board shall change the status of an Electrical Inspector to an individual inactive status if the Electrical Inspector meets the requirements of § 105-25 of this chapter.
(2) 
The Board shall change the status of an Electrical Inspector to an individual active status upon supplying to the Board:
(a) 
An application for active status.
(b) 
Certificate of insurance according to the requirements of § 105-13B(5).
(c) 
Verification that the individual is no longer an Electrical Inspector.
(d) 
The applicable registration fee.
(e) 
The restoration fee.