Sec. 2-253.53. License application procedure; requirements
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-253.53 (2026)
Sec. 2-253.53. License application procedure; requirementsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director shall maintain a register for the Board of all applicants for electrical licenses in such form as the Board shall require.
(b)
Any person desiring to be licensed as an Electrical Contractor, Limited, or Electrical Subcontractor, Limited, shall make and file with the Director an electronic application approved by the Board, together with a nonrefundable application fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees in Subtitle 2, Division 14C, Section 2-253.63, and a copy of a current Maryland Construction Firm license where insurance of not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence, and required by State law. The applicant shall provide proof of ownership of bodily injury liability and property damage liability insurance of not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence, or equivalent self-insurance. The application shall include information as to the trade name and place of business of the person desiring to be licensed, and the name and license number of the Master Electrician, Limited, employed by the Electrical Contractor, Limited, or Electrical Subcontractor, Limited, or their firm to supervise and personally be responsible for electrical work performed under contract of the Electrical Contractor or Subcontractor. The firm shall notify the Board within five (5) working days of the name and license number of any person other than the persons named in the original license or renewal license application as the Master Electrician, Limited, employed by the firm.
(c)
Any individual desiring to be licensed as a Master Electrician, Limited, shall make and file with the Director an electronic application approved by the Board, together with a nonrefundable fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees for each examination, including:
(1)
Application. Every applicant shall include in the application one (1) passport sized color photo and information as to pertinent experience and education. An applicant shall have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in electrical work either by the government or under the direction and supervision of a Master Electrician, Limited; or in electrical work of the particular type applied for, under the direction and supervision of Master Electrician, Limited, or a combination thereof, for not less than four (4) years. An applicant employed by the government shall submit affidavits from qualified supervisory personnel certifying the applicant's four (4) years of experience in electrical work or electrical work of a limited type. The Board may accept an education equivalent for not more than two (2) years of employment experience required of any applicant.
(2)
Examination. Every applicant shall take an examination prepared and administered by the Board to test the applicant's knowledge of electrical work of a particular type, and of the Electrical Code and its application to that particular type of electrical work. An applicant must complete the examination in a manner satisfactory to the Board in order to be licensed.
(3)
License Fee. Prior to issuance of a first year license following passing of the qualifying examination, each applicant shall remit the fee prescribed in the Table of Fees to cover the cost of the first year license.
(4)
Where the limited license is incidental to a business or occupation requiring testing or proof of competency as a condition of a license, the applicant shall supply proof of license in such business or occupation. Where such business or occupation is unlicensed, the applicant shall supply proof of education experience in such business or occupation.
(d)
An applicant shall notify the Board of any proceeding pending or instituted against the applicant for a commission of any crime involving moral turpitude, or for a violation of the Electrical Code, or any law of the County or State of Maryland related to the performance of electrical work. Upon termination of such proceeding, the applicant shall notify the Board of the result of the proceeding.