An individual who desires to be employed as a master or restricted
electrician or journeyperson in Queen Anne's County shall apply
to the Board for the license examination.
An applicant for the master electrician's license examination
must have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in electrical
construction, maintenance, installation and repair of all types of
electrical equipment and apparatus for not less than seven years preceding
the date of the application, under the direction and supervision of
a master electrician.
The Board may credit up to three years of formal course study or
professional training in electrical installation if, in the opinion
of the Board, the study or training provided comparable experience
and training otherwise attainable under the supervision of a master
electrician.
An applicant shall provide documentation to the Electrical Board
that the applicant has been actively engaged in electrical installation
work under the supervision of a master or restricted electrician for
a period of at least five years and shall satisfactorily pass an accredited
examination with respect to the particular class or type of work to
be covered by the license applied for.
The Board may credit the applicant up to one year for formal course
study or training providing comparable experience and training otherwise
attainable under the supervisor of a licensed electrician as stated
above or while employed by a governmental agency. For the purpose
of defining one year, it shall mean at least 2,000 hours worked.
The applicant shall have been regularly and principally employed
or engaged in electrical construction maintenance, installation, and
repair of all types of electrical equipment and apparatus under the
direction or supervision of a licensed master or licensed restricted
electrician for at least five years and shall satisfactorily pass
an accredited examination for this type of license. For the purpose
of defining one year, it shall mean at least 2,000 hours worked.
The applicant shall have been regularly and principally employed
or engaged in electrical construction maintenance, installation, and
repair of all types of electrical equipment and apparatus under the
direction or supervision of a licensed master electrician for at least
four years and shall satisfactorily pass an accredited examination
for this type of license. For the purpose of defining one year, it
shall mean at least 2,000 hours worked.
The Board may credit the applicant up to one year for formal course
study of training providing comparable experience and training otherwise
attainable under the supervisor of a licensed electrician as stated
above or while employed by a governmental agency. For the purpose
of defining one year, it shall mean at least 2,000 hours worked.
The Board shall waive examination requirements for a licensed journeyperson
from a reciprocating jurisdiction who has passed an equivalent examination
and is in good standing with their local jurisdiction.
Each application for the license examination shall be in writing
on the forms provided by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee
set by the County Commissioners.
Following receipt of the application and the fee, the Board may investigate
the qualifications of the applicant, including the education and experience
required by this section.
Any applicant who fails to appear for a scheduled examination and
still desires to take the examination shall file a new application
and pay a new fee. The Board may waive this requirement for good cause.
Each applicant shall take and pass the objective written examination
to determine his or her fitness for a master or restricted electrician
or journeyperson license.
The license shall be issued only in the personal name of the licensee
or to a licensee as a qualified agent assigned to a single person,
firm or corporation by which the licensee is principally employed.
If the Board rejects an applicant's application for a master,
restricted or journeyperson electrician's license, the applicant
may appeal to a Board of Arbitration.
The Board of Arbitration shall consist of three members; one person
selected by the applicant; one person selected by the Board; and a
third person selected by the two persons named to the Board of Arbitration
by the applicant and Board, respectively.
If the Board's decision is reversed, the Board of Arbitration
members shall be paid $25 each by the County, and the deposit shall
be returned to the applicant.
The applicant shall still be responsible for the application fee.
The Board has full power and authority to hear and determine
grievances concerning licensees. All requests for Board actions shall
be made in writing to the Board.
The Board may adopt regulations for the issuance of a license to
a qualified person of limited jurisdiction for a limited period of
time when, in the discretion of the Board, circumstances require that
it be issued.
In the event of death of a master/restricted electrician holding
the license for a company, firm or corporation, such company, firm
or corporation shall make written application to the Board for a temporary
license. The Board may issue a one-hundred-eighty-day temporary license
to a qualified master or restricted electrician so designated to represent
the firm, company, or corporation, upon a successful oral interview
given by at least three members of the Board. This temporary license
may only be used to complete the work already in progress within the
boundaries of Queen Anne's County. The Board will have the authority
to waive or amend this rule as individual circumstances may require.
In general. A person may not be licensed as a master or restricted
electrician under this chapter unless the person carries general liability
insurance in an amount of at least $300,000 and property damage insurance
in an amount of at least $100,000.
Proof. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license shall
furnish the Board with proof that the insurance has been obtained
before the Board shall issue or renew the license.
Notice of cancellation. Within 10 days of the cancellation date,
a person licensed as a master electrician/restricted electrician shall
forward to the Board any notice of cancellation of the master electrician's
general liability insurance.