Division IV – Regulation of Construction Services

be listed by a nationally recognized testing agency such as the American Gas Association, Inc., Laboratories and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., qualified and equipped for experimental testing and maintaining an adequate periodic inspection of current production of listed models and whose listing states that the appliance, accessory or equipment complies with nationally recognized safety requirements or has been tested and found safe for use in a specified manner; or

comply with American National Standards Approval or Listing Requirements covering safe operation, substantial and durable construction and acceptable performance and be registered with the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development of Baltimore City.

All appliances, accessories or equipment shall bear an identification number or designation which may be the manufacturer’s regular trade name and model number, and when applied for by such manufacturer, it shall be stated in the application for registration, provided that nothing contained in this ordinance shall be construed to apply to appliances, accessories or equipment used for strictly experimental purposes or for strictly industrial use as may be defined in the rules, regulations and specifications, as provided for in § 16-8(a)(1) hereof.

If the Commissioner determines that the appliance, accessory or equipment described in any such application for registration does not conform to said rules, regulations and specifications, or if he is not satisfied with the application, he shall notify the applicant forthwith, stating his reasons therefor.

The Commissioner of Housing and Community Development of Baltimore City may at any time cause an examination to be made of any appliance, accessory, or equipment.

If it shall be found, upon such examination, that such appliance, accessory, or equipment does not comply with the rules, regulations, and specifications, as provided for in § 16-8(a)(1) hereof, or is otherwise unsafe the Commissioner shall notify the registrant, installer, or seller wherein said appliance, accessory, or equipment does not conform to said rules, regulations, and specifications, or wherein it is otherwise unsafe.

The said registrant, installer or seller shall be accorded reasonable opportunity to conform the appliance, accessory, or equipment to said rules, regulations, and specifications, or to correct within a reasonable time the hazardous feature or features thereof.

The Commissioner of Housing and Community Development of Baltimore City is authorized to cancel the registration of any model of appliance, accessory, or equipment if any of the rules, regulations, and specifications, as provided for in § 16-8(a)(1) hereof, are violated in the design or performance of any such model or sample.

Provided that no cancellation shall be made without the registrant being first accorded an opportunity of a hearing and to show cause why the registration should not be cancelled and, upon the decision, after hearing by the Commissioner, that such rules, regulations, and specifications are being violated and the application should be cancelled, cancellation shall be effective 10 days after the decision of the Commissioner.

The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services hereunder.

The Mayor shall designate one of the members of the Board as Chairman.

The Board of Estimates of Baltimore City has heretofore by Resolution recommended the creation of “The Gas Appliance Board of Baltimore City”.

In order to safeguard and protect the health and safety of the people of Baltimore City, the Board is hereby authorized and empowered:

In lieu of the above testing requirements, a Master Gas Fitter license or a Journeyman Gas Fitter license may be issued to an applicant:

The following charges shall be made to cover the cost of examination: <table class="layout-table"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(1) Master Gas Fitter License</p> </td> <td> <p>$25</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(2) Journeyman Gas Fitter License</p> </td> <td> <p>$15</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

The following charges for licenses are: <table class="layout-table"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(1) Master Gas Fitter License</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(2) Journeyman Gas Fitter License</p> </td> <td> <p>$25</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

The license year for all licenses shall run from January 1 through December 31 and renewal fees are as above.

Any Master or Journeyman Gas Fitter of Baltimore City who allows his or her registration to lapse may reapply for reinstatement and at the discretion of the Gas Appliance Board of Baltimore City be reinstated upon the payment of the renewal fee.

However, after a 6-month lapse, the applicant will be treated as a new applicant and will be subjected to the same examination as new applicants and be required to pay the same fees.

Any person who has qualified for any gas fitter license but who has not applied for registration within 6 months of being tested shall be required to be retested before a license is issued and pay the applicable examination fee.

Whenever the work of a registered gas fitter of Baltimore City is believed to be unsatisfactory after inspection, or if a gas fitter shall violate any of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board, his registration may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development of Baltimore City upon written notice by said Commissioner to such gas fitter that a hearing will be accorded him on a certain day to show cause why such suspension or the revocation should not be made, and after the hearing, the Commissioner may suspend temporarily or revoke permanently the registration of any such gas fitter.

Provided, that whenever the license shall have been revoked permanently, the person shall not be prohibited from reapplying, but such new application shall not be made in a less period than that designated by the Commissioner from the date of permanent revocation, and all of the provisions for original applications shall be applicable.

the Commissioner of Health of Baltimore City is directed to report any condition which he believes to be hazardous due to the use of any appliance, accessory, or equipment with, by or for the combustion of gas as distributed and/or sold in the City of Baltimore to the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development of Baltimore City; and

the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development is hereby directed to obtain the advice of the Commissioner of Health in any matter in which he deems that such advice may promote the safety and health of the people of Baltimore.

In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

“Master electrician” means any person, firm, and corporation engaged in the business of, or holding themselves out to the public as engaged in the business of, installing, erecting, or repairing, or contracting to install, erect, or repair electric wires or conductors, to be used for the transmission of electric current for electric light, heat, or power purposes, or moulding, ducts, raceways, or conduits for the reception or protection of such wires or conductors, or to any electrical machinery, apparatus, devices, or fixtures to be used for electric light, heat, or power purposes.

“Master electrician, restricted” means any person holding a license limited to servicing and installing electrical services and allied components no larger than 150 amperes-110/220 volt capacity restricted to a single phase operation to be used for electric light, heat, or power purposes in dwellings that do not contain more than 3 dwelling units.

“Restricted electrician” means any person holding a license, or applying for a license, entitling such person or applicant to install, maintain, and repair the particular type or types of electrical equipment specified in the license.

“Maintenance electrician” means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the work of maintaining, servicing, and/or repairing any kind of electrically operated or controlled apparatus, device, equipment, appliance, or machinery, after the original electrical installations have been made by a master electrician licensed by the Board and approved by inspection authorities.

“Board” means the Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors of Baltimore City.

Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor under the provisions of <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6">Article IV, § 6 of the Baltimore City Charter</cite>.

Each member shall be a resident of Baltimore City during his entire term.

The Mayor has the power to remove any member of the Board under the provisions of <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6">Article IV, § 6 of the Baltimore City Charter</cite>.

Each member of the Board shall receive compensation as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.

Before any person, firm, or corporation shall hereafter engage or continue to engage in the work or business of a master or maintenance electrician in Baltimore City, as defined in this subtitle, such person, firm or corporation shall apply to the Board for a license, and the Board shall provide the applicant with the prescribed forms.

This section shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the repair and maintenance of electrical appliances and electrical home utilities insofar as making minor adjustments and repairs necessary in connection with the installation and repair of electrical appliances and utilities.

Applicants must be at least 21 years old.

An applicant for examination for a master electrician license shall have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in electrical construction, maintenance, installation and repair of all types of electrical equipment and apparatus, all coming within the purview of and subject to all provisions of this subtitle, for a period of not less than 7 years preceding the date of his application, under the direction and supervision of a master electrician, 3 years of which he supervised or was actively in charge of the electrical installation work.

The Board may credit the maximum of 3 years for formal course study or professional training in electrical installation which, in the opinion of the Board, provided comparable experience in training otherwise attainable under the supervision of a master electrician or while employed by a government agency.

The application shall be filed with the Board at least 30 days prior to the examination months.

A false, erroneous, or misleading statement made in an application is cause for rejection of the application or revocation of a license issued to the applicant.

Any person whose application for license shall have been rejected by the Board shall have the right to appeal to a board of arbitration, which shall consist of 1 person selected by the person making the appeal, 1 person selected by the Board herein created, and these 2 to select a 3^rd person.

The decision of said board of arbitration or a majority of them shall be final and binding upon all parties to said appeal.

A reasonable fee toward covering the cost of arbitration shall be paid by the appellant but shall be refunded if the appellant prevails.

The applicant shall pay the prescribed examination fee and shall appear before the Board at the time and place fixed by the Board. Any applicant who fails to appear for a scheduled examination is subject to filing a new application and the payment of the fee.

Examinations for master, master restricted, or maintenance electricians shall be held on or about the 2^nd Saturday of April and October.

Any person, firm, or corporation who does not hold a master electrician license and rendering a service to the public to maintain, service, and/or repair any kind of electrically operated or controlled equipment, etc., must have at least 1 representative licensed as a maintenance electrician who is responsible to the Board for all employees under his supervision.

Every person, firm, or corporation before receiving a master electrician’s license shall make, execute, and deliver to said Board a good and sufficient bond to be approved by said Board, in the name of the City of Baltimore, in the sum of $2,500, the bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of any and all work entered upon or contracted for by said master electrician, and to save harmless the owner, or real party in interest in the property for which any such material is furnished, or services performed against loss, damage, and injury which shall arise through want of skill, or through the failure to use suitable or proper material in the performance of any work contracted for or undertaken by said master electrician, or his or its agents or employees.

An action may be maintained thereon in the name of such owner or real party in interest only if commenced within 1 year from and after the date of the installation of the materials furnished or performance of such work or service.

Those licensees who are automatically “grandfathered” into City licensing from state licensing have 10 days from the date thereof (May 1, 1983 or July 1, 1983) within which to file the required bond, and their City license is valid during this period.

The first master, master restricted, or maintenance electrician’s license will be issued to a successful applicant upon payment of the proper license fee and receipt of a signed license application form.

The following charges shall be made: <table class="layout-table"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(1) Examination</p> </td> <td> <p>$35</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(2) New Master and Master Restricted License</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(3) New Restricted License</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(4) New Maintenance License</p> </td> <td> <p>$50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(5) Renewal of Master and Master Restricted License</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(6) Renewal of Restricted License</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-2">(7) Renewal of Maintenance License</p> </td> <td> <p>$50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="text-indent-2">(8) Reciprocal License:</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(i) Master</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(ii) Master Restricted</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(iii) Restricted</p> </td> <td> <p>$75</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(iv) Maintenance</p> </td> <td> <p>$50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="text-indent-2">(9) License Transfer:</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(i) Master</p> </td> <td> <p>$35</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(ii) Master Restricted</p> </td> <td> <p>$35</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(iii) Restricted</p> </td> <td> <p>$35</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="text-indent-3">(iv) Maintenance</p> </td> <td> <p>$25</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to prevent any person from doing or performing the kinds of work of master, master restricted, or maintenance electrician, as herein defined, provided that such work is performed under the direction and supervision of a duly licensed master or maintenance electrician; but no such work shall be performed excepting under such direction and supervision of a duly licensed master or maintenance electrician, and the said licensed electrician shall be responsible for any and all work so done under his direction and supervision.

The provisions of this subtitle shall not apply:

In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner’s designee.

“On-site utility contractor” means any person doing or contracting to do any on-site utility work.

There is an On-Site Utility Contractors Board of Baltimore City.

The Board consists of the following 5 members:

Appointments to the Board are to be made without regard to the appointee’s political affiliation.

The appointed members of the Board:

The Commissioner serves as the Board’s chair.

subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, adopt rules, regulations, and specifications governing the qualification and licensing of on-site utility contractors in the City;

develop and administer examinations to test an applicant’s knowledge of on-site utility work, if the Board considers testing necessary in a particular case;

accept applications for licensure as an on-site utility contractor;

issue, deny, suspend, and revoke licenses as necessary or appropriate; and

hold hearings on proposed denials, suspensions, and revocations.

The license may be issued only to an individual and not to a firm or corporation.

For every firm or corporation doing or contracting to do on-site utility work, a license must be obtained:

An applicant for a license must furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant meets the qualifications set by the Board.

These qualifications must:

The Board may consider, but not give conclusive weight to, the fact that an applicant:

Before any person may be issued an on-site utility contractors license, the person must deliver to the Commissioner a good and sufficient bond satisfactory to the Commissioner, in the name of the City of Baltimore.

The bond must be:

An action may be maintained on the bond only if it is brought within 1 year after the date of the installation of the material or performance of the work or service.

The license fee is $150, payable at the time of application.

The license expires annually on December 31.

A license issued under this subtitle is neither assignable nor transferrable.

A licensee may represent only 1 firm or corporation at any one time.

Any person who allows his or her license to lapse may apply for reinstatement and, at the discretion of the Board, may be reinstated on payment of the renewal fee.

However, after a lapse of 6 months or more, the former licensee will be treated as a new applicant, subject to the same requirements as new applicants.

The Board may suspend or revoke an on-site utility contractors license or deny the renewal of a license for just cause.

Just cause for suspension, revocation, or denial includes, but is not limited to:

Before suspending, revoking, or denying the renewal of a license, the Board must provide the licensee with an opportunity for a hearing on the matter.

At least 5 days before the hearing, the Board must notify the licensee, by certified or registered mail, of:

Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each violation.

Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.

In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner’s designee.

“Service provider” means any person doing business in this City as:

register with the Commissioner;

provide the Commissioner with:

give immediate notice to the Commissioner of any change in that information.