(a) Required. Except as provided in section 17-1 of this chapter, no electrical equipment which is subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be installed until a permit therefor has been issued by the department.
(b) Application. All applications for permits shall be in writing and in such form as may be prescribed by the department. All applications shall be signed by a master electrician or master electrician limited except those signed by homeowners pursuant to section 17-18 and those signed by an officer of the company pursuant to section 17-25(b) and (c). Each application shall describe the work to be done and the location thereof and shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as shall be necessary to determine whether the installation will be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and, if necessary, provisions of chapter 8 of this Code.
(c) Contents; conformity with permits; expiration upon noncommencement of work, etc. Each permit shall describe with particularity the installation to be done thereunder, and no person shall install any electrical equipment other than in accordance with the permit. All permits shall expire and be null and void unless the work authorized thereunder is commenced within six (6) months from the date of issuance; provided, that the department may upon good cause shown extend a permit one or more times from periods not exceeding sixty (60) days.
(d) Repairs exempted. No permit shall be required to repair portable electrical equipment or lighting fixtures, or to repair or replace sockets, receptacles or snap switches, or to make other minor repairs at existing outlets, or to repair motors, or to replace motors with motors of the same nameplate rating.
(e) Supervision. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to allow the installation, repair or maintenance of any electrical equipment requiring a permit from the department unless under the immediate and personal supervision of either a licensed master or journeyman. (1974 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 55, § 1.)
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