(a) There shall be three (3) classes of electricians’ licenses:
(2) Master electrician limited; and
(3) Journeyman electrician.
(b) Before the department shall issue or renew an electrician’s license, it shall require the applicant to:
(1) Provide it with such current information as it shall require as to character references, experience, education and training in or related to the construction, maintenance, installation or repair of all types of electrical equipment and apparatus, or in the case of an application for a limited license, such information as it relates to the particular type of installation applied for;
(2) As determined by the Board, pass a written or oral examination conducted by the Board predicated upon the standards of the Montgomery County electrical code and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(3) Pay to the County, at the time of filing the application, a nonrefundable fee in the amount as set forth in regulation promulgated pursuant to this Chapter.
(c) If the Board requests, the Director must investigate the character, experience, training and education of an electrician’s license applicant and provide the results of the investigation to the Board. Before a license is issued, the Director must obtain from reliable sources the applicant’s record of compliance with state and County laws and record of complaint actions with the Office of Consumer Protection and the State Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Board to certify to the Director within sixty (60) days after the date of the applicant’s examination whether the applicant is qualified for the license applied for, on the basis of said examination and the information provided it by the Director.
(e) In the case of applications for renewals of an existing County electrician’s license, it shall be the duty of the Director to withhold issuance of such license upon a finding by the Board that said licensee has committed acts which are in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, as set forth in Section 17-28. A license or renewal may be withheld if the applicant or its predecessor is found to have committed a deceptive or unconscionable trade practice in violation of Chapter 11, Section 11-4, of the Montgomery County Code, as amended.
(f) All approvals or denials of said applications shall be personally served or mailed by certified mail to the address on the application. Any denial may be appealed to the County Board of Appeals by the applicant not later than ten (10) days after such notice is personally served or received.
(g) If an applicant for any license or examination has been employed by the federal, state or local government in a military or nonmilitary capacity, the applicant may submit to the Board of Electrical Examiners an affidavit from the section chief or division chief to whom the applicant was directly responsible, specifying:
(1) The section or division chief’s qualifications in the field of electrical construction, and any licenses he may hold pertinent thereto;
(2) The grade and title of the section or division chief, and the grade and title of the applicant;
(3) The official job description of the applicant’s position(s);
(4) The time in this position(s); and
(5) A specific description of the type of work performed by the applicant and the time periods thereof.
The board of electrical examiners shall review the information supplied by the applicant as to training and experience and shall determine its credibility and may allow up to a maximum of four (4) years' experience toward the requirements set forth in this Chapter for the examination applied for. For the purposes of this section, a "sworn statement" shall mean any statement which the maker thereof certifies as being true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief, under the penalties of perjury. (1974 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 55, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 12, § 1; , §1; , § 2; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—2005 L.M.C., ch. 26, §§ 2 and 3, state:
Sec. 2. Regulations. A regulation which implements a function transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection by this Act continues in effect until otherwise amended or repealed, but any reference to any predecessor department or office must be treated as referring to the Office of Consumer Protection.
Sec. 3. Transition. This act does not invalidate or affect any action taken by the Department of Housing and Community Affairs before this Act took effect. Any responsibility or right granted by law, regulation, contract, or other document, and which is associated with a function transferred by this Act from the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, is transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection.
