<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-101" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Assignment of local registration” means any procedure by which a licensee or registrant grants to another person a right to use a local registration to enable that person to engage in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Assignment of local registration” includes any procedure by which:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a licensee or registrant agrees to be the representative of another person; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by virtue of that agreement, the other person is authorized to engage in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Engage in the business of providing electrical services” means to engage in providing electrical services for compensation.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the State Board to provide or assist in providing electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“License” includes, unless the context requires otherwise:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a master electrician license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a journeyperson electrician license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Licensed apprentice electrician” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an electrician who is licensed by the State Board to assist in providing electrical services while:</text> <level label="1"> <text>under the direction or control of a licensed master electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in training to become a journeyperson electrician.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Licensed journeyperson electrician” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an electrician who is licensed by the State Board to provide or assist in providing electrical services while:</text> <level label="1"> <text>under the direction or control of a licensed master electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in training to become a master electrician.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Licensed master electrician” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a master electrician who is licensed by the State Board to provide electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Local board” means a board that a local jurisdiction of the State creates to regulate any aspect of the electrical trade.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Local registration” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a registration that is issued by a local board to provide electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Master electrician” means an individual who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to provide electrical services in all aspects of the electrical trade, in a manner that complies with applicable plans, specifications, codes, or law.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>“Provide electrical services” means to provide any service in the electrical trade.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Provide electrical services” includes installing, repairing, maintaining, erecting, or altering any electrical equipment, wiring, fixture, appliance, apparatus, raceway, conduit, or system that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>generates, transmits, transforms, or uses electrical energy in any form for light, heat, power, or communication; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is located within a plant, substation, or elsewhere.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>“State Board” means the State Board of Electricians.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>“State license” means a license that is issued by the State Board to an electrician.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-102" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The purpose of this title is to establish a licensing program for individuals who provide or assist in providing electrical services, in order to safeguard the life, health, property, and public welfare of the citizens of the State. </text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-103" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This title does not affect the right of any local jurisdiction of the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to regulate locally the quality and character of work of a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services by establishing a system of registrations, permits, fees, and inspections designed to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>ensure compliance with and implementation of State and local building laws; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>enforce other local laws protecting public health and safety;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to require a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services to submit any plan or specification for approval before the electrical services are provided;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to establish a local board to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>carry out items (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>take any disciplinary action, except for revocation of a license issued by the State Board, against the holder of a local registration or the holder of a local permit who violates any provision of this title or any local law; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>report any enforcement activity to the State Board;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in §§ 6–504 and 6–602 of this title and subject to the requirements of this section, to require an examination before issuing a registration to provide electrical services within the local jurisdiction; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>to collect, from a person who is registered with a local board, fees for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an examination for a registration to provide electrical services;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>issuance and renewal of the registration; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an inspection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a local jurisdiction registers any class of electricians other than master electricians, journeyperson electricians, or apprentice electricians, that class is also under the control and supervision of the local board.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Beginning July 1, 2021, a local jurisdiction may not issue licenses for apprentice, journeyperson, or master electricians.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A local jurisdiction that licensed apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians before July 1, 2021, may continue to register the electricians according to the same rules and requirements for licenses issued before July 1, 2021, if the local jurisdiction complies with subsections (d) and (e) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A local jurisdiction that did not license apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians before July 1, 2021, may choose to register apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians if it complies with subsections (d) and (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a local jurisdiction chooses to register apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians under subsection (c) of this section, the local board shall administer the same examination as the State Board as provided under § 6–306 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>On or before July 1, 2022, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, a local jurisdiction that registers apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians shall report to the Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each apprentice electrician registration issued in the previous year;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each journeyperson electrician registration issued in the previous year;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>each master electrician registration issued in the previous year;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>each individual who sat for a journeyperson electrician examination in the previous year;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>each individual who sat for a master electrician examination in the previous year; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any other information the Department requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This title may not be construed to waive any requirement of an ordinance or regulation that sets out the type of work to be performed by a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services as required under State or local building laws.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-201" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <text>There is a State Board of Electricians in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-202" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 9 members of the State Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>6 shall be licensed master electricians; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>3 shall be consumer members.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Of the 6 master electrician members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>1 shall be from Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>1 shall be from the area that consists of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>1 shall be from the area that consists of Baltimore, Cecil, and Harford counties;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>1 shall be from the area that consists of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>1 shall be from the area that consists of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>1 shall be from the area that consists of Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Washington counties.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The consumer members shall be from the State at large.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A member of the State Board may not reside in the same county as another member.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the State Board shall be a citizen and resident of the State.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each master electrician member of the State Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold an active State license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be engaged actively in providing electrical services as a master electrician for at least 5 consecutive years immediately before appointment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each consumer member of the State Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be a member of the general public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not be required to meet the qualifications for the professional members of the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>While a member of the State Board, a consumer member may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the State Board; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>grade an examination given by or for the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Before taking office, each appointee to the State Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 3 years and begins on July 1.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the State Board on October 1, 1989.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A member may not be reappointed for more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, a member shall be considered to have resigned if the member did not attend at least two–thirds of the State Board meetings held during any consecutive 12–month period while the member was serving on the State Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Governor may waive a member’s resignation and allow the member to continue serving if the member has been unable to attend meetings for reasons satisfactory to the Governor and the reasons are made public.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>In accordance with § 8–501 of the State Government Article, the chairman shall provide notice to the Governor and the Governor shall appoint a successor.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-203" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <text>From among its members, the State Board annually shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The manner of election of officers shall be as the State Board determines.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of the officers are for 1 year and begin on July 1.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-204" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the authorized membership of the State Board is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board shall meet at least once a month, at the times that it determines, in the office of the State Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board may hold special meetings as necessary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to the State budget, each member of the State Board is entitled to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an annual salary of $3,600; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>reimbursement for reasonable expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Board may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-205" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any powers and duties set forth elsewhere, the State Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>twice a year hold a seminar and invite members from each local licensing jurisdiction to discuss any industry or licensing problems;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adopt regulations to establish:</text> <level label="i"> <text>application and examination fees;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>continuing education requirements; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>application deadlines;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enforce, within 18 months of issuance, minimum standards for the provision of electrical services consistent with the most recently issued version of the National Fire Protection Association 70: National Electrical Code;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>issue licenses;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>keep records of its proceedings; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The continuing education requirements adopted under this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be based on the National Electrical Code or any local variants adopted by a local board;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consist of a course or training on practical techniques, installation procedures, or other relevant topics; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>be administered by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a college or an apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning or the federal Office of Apprenticeship;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a state or nationally recognized training program; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>another person approved by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-206" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <text>In connection with a proceeding, the State Board or a hearing officer whom the State Board designates:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may hold hearings;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may administer oaths; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>by deposition in the same manner as provided in civil cases in the State or otherwise, may take testimony.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board or its designee may issue a subpoena.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The police department of Baltimore City or the sheriff of a county shall serve a subpoena issued under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection, on petition of the State Board, a circuit court may compel compliance with the subpoena.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the State Board concludes that conduct alleged to be a violation of this title may result in irreparable harm to a person, the State Board may sue to enforce a provision of this title by ex parte, interlocutory, or final injunction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board shall bring suit under this subsection in the circuit court for the county where:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the violation allegedly is occurring; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the principal place of business of the alleged violator is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In seeking an injunction under this subsection, the State Board is not required to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-207" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board may set by regulation reasonable fees for its services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fees charged shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>based on the calculations performed by the Secretary under § 2–106.10 of the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall publish a schedule of the fees set by the State Board.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board shall pay all fees collected under this title to the Comptroller.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the Occupational Mechanical Licensing Boards’ Fund established under § 2–106.9 of the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-208" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Electricians"> <text>The State Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to the authority of the Secretary.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-301" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Each county shall:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>adopt regulations that have qualifications that are at least as stringent as the qualifications under § 6–304 of this subtitle, to provide for the regulation and registration of master electricians, journeyperson electricians, or apprentice electricians; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>register apprentice electricians, journeyperson electricians, or master electricians in the manner prescribed under § 6–103 of this title; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, require a State license for providing electrical services as a master electrician, journeyperson electrician, or apprentice electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>enforce the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each municipal corporation shall:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>adopt regulations that have qualifications that are at least as stringent as the qualifications under § 6–304 of this subtitle to provide for the regulation and registration of apprentice, journeyperson, or master electricians; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>register apprentice electrician, journeyperson electrician, or master electrician registrations in the manner prescribed under § 6–103 of this title;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adopt the electrical rules and regulations of the county in which the municipal corporation is located; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, require a State license for providing electrical services as an apprentice, journeyperson, or master electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>enforce the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each licensed or registered master electrician shall display the State license number, the county registration number, or the municipal corporation registration number on each vehicle used on the job for providing electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A county or municipal corporation may not adopt a resolution or enact a law that requires a person licensed or registered under this subtitle who is compliant with subsection (c) of this section to display additional license or registration numbers on each vehicle used on the job for providing electrical services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-302" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>In a local jurisdiction that requires local registration and has qualified to register electricians locally under § 6–103 of this title, the State license, while the State license is in effect, serves only as a mechanism that helps a licensee in obtaining a local registration under §§ 6–601 and 6–602 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a county or municipal corporation does not require local registration, the State license, while the State license is in effect, authorizes the licensee to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide electrical services; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be the representative of another person who engages in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-303" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>This subtitle does not require:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a public utility company to employ an electrician licensed by the State Board to represent the company while the company is engaging in the business of providing electrical services to a facility of the company that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is regulated by the Public Service Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is located on any premises, roadway, or right–of–way in which the company has a lawful interest;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an employee of a public utility company to hold a State license while the employee provides electrical services to a facility of the company that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is regulated by the Public Service Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is located on any premises, roadway, or right–of–way in which the company has a lawful interest; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a person to hold a license issued by the State Board if the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is licensed or registered under Title 18 of this article to provide security system services and is acting within the scope of that license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>holds a license issued under Title 12 of this article and is acting within the scope of that license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>holds a license issued under Title 9A of the Business Regulation Article and is acting within the scope of that license;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>provides wireless security systems in compliance with Title 19, Subtitle 9 of the Business Regulation Article; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>is authorized to provide electric services in the State under §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-304" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>To qualify for a State license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant for a master electrician license shall have been engaged or employed regularly and principally in providing electrical services for all types of electrical equipment and apparatuses for at least 7 years while under the direction and supervision of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a master electrician; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The State Board may allow an applicant up to 3 years of credit toward the experience required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the State Board determines that the applicant has completed a formal course of study or professional training in electrical installation comparable to the required experience.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The State Board shall credit toward the experience required under paragraph (1) of this subsection an applicant’s work as part of a successfully completed electrician apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning or the federal Office of Apprenticeship.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant for a journeyperson electrician license shall have been engaged or employed regularly and principally in providing electrical services for all types of electrical equipment and apparatuses for at least 4 years while under the direction and supervision of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a master electrician; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an employee of a governmental unit who is similarly qualified as a master electrician licensed under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board shall credit toward the experience required under paragraph (1) of this subsection an applicant’s work as part of a successfully completed electrician apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning or the federal Office of Apprenticeship.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall pass an examination given by the State Board under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The State Board may investigate the qualifications of each applicant to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-305" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>An applicant for a State license shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the State Board an application on the form that the State Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the State Board an application fee set by the State Board in an amount not to exceed the cost of the required examination.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-306" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 6–306.1 of this subtitle, an applicant who otherwise qualifies for a State license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall give examinations to qualified applicants at least twice a year, at the dates, times, and places that the State Board determines.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 15 days before the examination, the State Board shall notify each applicant whether the applicant is eligible to be examined under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall specify the passing score for examinations given under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The State Board shall determine the subjects, scope, and, subject to subsection (e) of this section, form of the examination from a list of questions submitted by the Maryland Uniform Electrical Licensing Examination Committee, Inc.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board shall choose examination questions that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>test the applicant’s knowledge of all applicable codes, laws, or principles of electrical installation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>are constructed to determine the fitness of the applicant for a State license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The State Board may appoint a committee to develop examination questions for examinations given under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The form of each examination shall be objective and written.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The passing score for each examination shall be 70%.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>An applicant shall pay to the State Board or the State Board’s designee an examination fee set by the State Board not to exceed the cost of the required examination.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Within 45 days after the examination, the State Board shall mail or electronically transmit to each applicant notice of the applicant’s examination score.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>On written request to the State Board, an applicant who failed an examination may review the answers that the applicant gave and the scores for those answers, at a time and place that the State Board determines.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>If an applicant fails to appear for a scheduled examination, the applicant may reapply for an examination.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall submit to the State Board an application for reexamination on the form that the State Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>unless, for good cause, the State Board waives payment of the examination fee, shall again pay the examination fee under subsection (g) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-306.1" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The State Board may use a testing service to administer the examinations given under this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the State Board uses a testing service, the testing service, subject to the requirements set by the State Board, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set the time and place of examinations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>furnish any other information that the State Board may require the testing service to provide.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-307" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section, the State Board shall waive examination requirements of this title for an individual who holds an active local registration.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays the application fee established by the State Board under § 6–305 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides adequate evidence that the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meets the qualifications otherwise required by this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>was licensed in a local jurisdiction before December 31, 2022, after:</text> <level label="1"> <text>passing, in that local jurisdiction, an examination that is equivalent to the examination for which the applicant is seeking the waiver; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meeting, in that local jurisdiction, requirements that are equivalent to the licensing requirements of this title; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submits a statement from the local jurisdiction certifying:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant is in good standing with the local jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant obtained the local license by taking an examination equivalent to any examination given by the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date of the local examination.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An initial State license that is obtained under this section may not be reinstated unless the requirements of § 6–312 of this subtitle are met.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-307.1" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>The State Board shall waive the experience and examination requirements for an applicant for a journeyperson electrician license if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>provides written proof of 4 years of work experience providing electrical services under the control and direction of a master electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submits an application for a license to the State Board on or before December 31, 2022; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides written proof that the applicant has successfully completed an electrician apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning or the federal Office of Apprenticeship that consists of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least 576 classroom hours; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>8,000 hours of work experience.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-308" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section, on the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the authorized membership of the State Board, the State Board may waive the examination requirements of this subtitle for an individual who is licensed to provide electrical services as a master electrician or journeyperson electrician in another state.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays the appropriate application fee set by the State Board under § 6–305 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides adequate evidence that the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>holds an active license in good standing in the other state;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>holds a license that is equivalent to the license issued by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>for a master electrician license applicant, meets a 7–year experience requirement in providing electrical services, at least 4 years of which must have been gained prior to licensure in the other state, while under the supervision of a master electrician or similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>for a journeyperson electrician license applicant, meets a 4–year experience requirement in providing electrical services, at least 2 years of which must have been gained prior to licensure in the other state, while under the supervision of a master electrician or similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>was licensed in the other state by examination, after meeting requirements in that state that are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The State Board may grant a waiver only if the state in which the applicant is licensed waives the examination of licensees of this State to a similar extent as this State waives the examination requirements for individuals licensed in that state.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Board may not grant a waiver under this section to an applicant who is licensed solely in a country other than the United States.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The State Board shall pursue a policy of reciprocal recognition of electrician licenses awarded in other states.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-309" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>If an applicant qualifies for a State license under this subtitle, the State Board shall send the applicant a notice that states that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant has qualified for a State license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the State Board will issue a State license to the applicant on receipt of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a license fee set by the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>proof of general liability and property damage insurance as required under § 6–604 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If, at the time of application, an applicant intends to assign to another person a local license that is obtained by use of a State license, the applicant shall identify on the application the person to whom the applicant is assigning the local license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On payment of the State license fee and receipt of the proof of insurance required under § 6–604 of this title, the State Board shall issue a State license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The State Board shall include on each State license that the State Board issues:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the licensee assigns a local license to another person who engages in the business of providing electrical services, the name of the person.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-310" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless a State license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the State license expires on the first June 30 that comes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after the effective date of the State license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in an odd–numbered year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 1 month before a State license expires, the State Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the State licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a renewal application form; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a notice that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date on which the current State license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of the renewal fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the State Board as undeliverable, the State Board shall mail to the State licensee, at the last known address of the State licensee, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the State Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before a State license expires, the State licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2–year term, if the State licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be licensed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the State Board a renewal fee set by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>complies with continuing education requirements established by the State Board in regulation; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>submits to the State Board a renewal application on the form that the State Board provides and adequate evidence of completion of the continuing education requirements for license renewal established by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Board shall renew the State license of each State licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A State license to provide or assist in providing electrical services is not transferable.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Secretary may determine that State licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-311" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The State Board shall place a State licensee on uninsured status and issue an uninsured status certificate to the State licensee, if the State licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submits to the State Board an application for uninsured status on the form that the State Board provides;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the State Board any applicable uninsured status application fee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>except for the insurance requirements of § 6–604 of this title, qualifies for an active State license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>returns the State license to the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall place an applicant for an initial State license on uninsured status and issue an uninsured status certificate to the applicant, if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submits to the State Board an application for uninsured status on the form that the State Board provides;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the State Board an uninsured status application fee set by the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>except for meeting the continuing education requirement established by the State Board under § 6–310(c) of this subtitle and the insurance requirements of § 6–604 of this title, qualifies for an active State license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A master electrician licensee on uninsured status may not use a State license to obtain a local registration for providing electrical services as a master electrician in a local jurisdiction of the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In a county that requires a State master electrician license, a licensee on uninsured status may only provide electrical services as a journeyperson electrician.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless the individual applies for another 2–year term as provided in this subsection, an individual on uninsured status loses that status on the expiration of the uninsured status.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>At least 1 month before the uninsured status of an individual expires, the State Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a renewal application form; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a notice that states:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the date on which the uninsured status expires; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the amount of the renewal fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an electronic transmission under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is returned to the State Board as undeliverable, the State Board shall mail to the individual, at the last known address of the individual, the materials required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph within 10 business days of the date the State Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Before the uninsured status expires, an individual on uninsured status periodically may renew it for an additional 2–year term, if the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be placed on uninsured status;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except for an electrical inspector, pays to the State Board a renewal fee set by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>submits to the State Board a renewal application on the form that the State Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>meets the continuing education requirements established by the State Board under § 6–310(c) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>After an uninsured status expires, the former licensee may reapply for uninsured status only if the former licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be placed on uninsured status;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>pays to the State Board a reapplication fee set by the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>reapplies to the State Board for uninsured status within 2 years after initial expiration of uninsured status on a form that the State Board provides.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The State Board shall renew the uninsured status of each individual or grant the reapplication for uninsured status of each former licensee who meets the requirements of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an individual who was formerly on uninsured status who has failed to renew the uninsured status within 2 years of its expiration reapplies for that status, the State Board shall require the individual to comply with the requirements for obtaining a State license under §§ 6–304 and 6–307 of this subtitle and § 6–503 of this title as well as the requirements for uninsured status under this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The State Board shall reactivate the State license of an individual who is on uninsured status, if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meets the renewal requirements that are in effect when the individual requests the reactivation of the State license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submits to the State Board an application for reactivation on the form that the State Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pays to the State Board a reactivation fee set by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-312" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The State Board shall reinstate the State license of an individual who is not on uninsured status and who has failed to renew the State license for any reason, if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>applies to the State Board for reinstatement within 2 years after the State license expires;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets the renewal requirements of § 6–310 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in addition to the renewal fee required under § 6–310 of this subtitle, pays to the State Board a reinstatement fee set by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If an individual who has failed to renew the State license for any reason applies for reinstatement more than 2 years after the State license has expired, the State Board shall require the individual to pay a reinstatement fee set by the State Board, and comply with the requirements for obtaining a State license under §§ 6–304 and 6–307 of this subtitle and § 6–503 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-313" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county or local government may employ an individual as an electrical inspector only if the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>holds a State license or local license, as applicable;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>previously held, within the last 5 years, a State license or local license, as applicable, that was not suspended or revoked; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is certified by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the International Code Council as a combination inspector or as an electrical inspector for residential or commercial buildings;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a certifying entity that is comparable to the entity listed in item 1 or 2 of this item.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a county or local government that uses code inspectors or combination building code inspectors to conduct trade–specific inspections on residential or commercial buildings to determine compliance with adopted electrical codes or related building codes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual may not have any financial interest in any electrical business while employed by the State, a county, or a local government as an electrical inspector.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On appointment or employment as an electrical inspector, the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall place the State license of the individual on uninsured status; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except for the renewal fee, shall meet the uninsured status requirements of § 6–311 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board may issue an electrical inspector identification card to an electrical inspector who has placed the State license on uninsured status.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The State Board may not charge a fee to issue the identification card.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Board may change the status of an electrical inspector to individual uninsured status, if the electrical inspector:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meets the uninsured status requirements of § 6–311 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays an uninsured status fee set by the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>On termination of the appointment or employment of an individual as an electrical inspector, the State Board shall reactivate the State license of the individual who is on uninsured status, without examination, if the individual meets the reactivation requirements for a State license under § 6–311(f) of this subtitle, including payment of the reactivation fee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-314" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Within 10 days after the change, each State licensee shall give the State Board written notice of a change of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the State licensee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the address of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State licensee; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person to whom the State licensee assigns a local license; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the employment of the State licensee, including a change in the assignment of a local license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-315" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>The State Board may investigate or act in a disciplinary proceeding against a licensee notwithstanding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a lapse, by operation of law, of the State license of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a suspension of the State license of the licensee by order of the State Board or a court; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a voluntary surrender of the State license of the licensee to the State Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-316" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–317 of this subtitle, the State Board may deny a State license to any applicant, reprimand any State licensee, or suspend or revoke a State license if the applicant or State licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a State license for the applicant, State licensee, or another person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses a State license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>transfers the authority granted by a State license to another person;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>engages in an unfair or deceptive trade practice, as defined in § 13–301 of the Commercial Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>willfully or deliberately disregards and violates a building code, electrical code, or law of the State or a local jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide electrical services;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>aids or abets a person to evade a provision of this title;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>willfully or deliberately disregards disciplinary action taken by a local jurisdiction against the individual in connection with the provision of electrical services;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>fails in a material respect to comply with a provision of this title;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>fails to train and control adequately a person who, while under the supervision of the State licensee, sells or estimates electrical work or provides or assists in providing electrical services;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>fails to maintain a local registration, if required, under § 6–601 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>fails to maintain the general liability and property damage insurance required under § 6–604 of this title;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>offers or provides electrical services outside the scope of the license held by the licensee;</text> <level label="xiv"> <text>permits another licensee employed by the individual to provide electrical services outside the scope of that individual’s license;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>without justification, fails to perform a contract or abandons a project to provide electrical services;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>provides electrical services that are inadequate or incomplete, according to the terms of a contract or a project;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>directly or indirectly publishes an advertisement relating to the provision of electrical services that contains a representation or statement that is false, deceptive, or misleading;</text> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>certifies on a license renewal application that the continuing education requirement of license renewal has been completed if the licensee has not fully completed the continuing education requirement at the time the license renewal application is submitted;</text> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>violates any other provision of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="xx"> <text>violates any regulation adopted under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Board may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Board shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the good faith of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any history of previous violations by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Allowing a State license to be used by another person is, in a disciplinary proceeding under this section, prima facie evidence that a State licensee transferred the authority granted by a State license to another person.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The State Board shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a State license or the reprimand of a State licensee when an applicant or State licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(1)(vi) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the nature of the crime;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the State license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or State licensee to provide electrical services;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the length of time since the conviction; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the behavior and activities of the applicant or State licensee before and after the conviction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>This section may not be construed to limit the ability of a local board to take disciplinary action against the holder of a local registration or the holder of a local permit in that jurisdiction under § 6–103 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-317" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the State Board takes any final action under § 6-316 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the State Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the State Board may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-318" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the State Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-319" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The State Board may not suspend a State license for more than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board may not revoke a State license for less than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the State Board, after a hearing, suspends a license, the State Board may allow the licensee to complete a contract to provide electrical services that is in progress and uncompleted at the time of suspension.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If a State license is revoked, the State Board may reinstate the State license after not less than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A State license that has been revoked may be reinstated under this subsection if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the individual whose State license has been revoked submits a written request to the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the State Board holds a hearing on the request; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the State Board makes a determination to reinstate the State license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-320" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Within 30 days after taking action, the State Board shall give each local board or building official notice of the name of each master electrician whose State license has been suspended, revoked, or reinstated by the State Board.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-321" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>When a county or municipal corporation that requires a local license initiates a disciplinary action against a licensed master electrician, the county or municipal corporation shall report the disciplinary action to the State Board within 30 days of commencement of the action.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When the State Board receives notice of a local disciplinary action against a licensed electrician, the State Board shall provide notice of the disciplinary action to each local licensing jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each local jurisdiction that registers electricians under § 6–603 of this title shall submit a report to the State Board on the number of complaints against electricians registered in the local jurisdiction on or before December 1 of each year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-401" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Assignment of Local Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual who holds a State master electrician license or qualifies for a State master electrician license may use the State license to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>obtain a local registration; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>assign that local registration to another person, if authorized by that local jurisdiction, including a sole proprietorship, who engages in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section, if an individual obtains a State license on the basis of a local registration under Subtitle 5 of this title and that local registration has been assigned to a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services, the individual shall identify on the State license the person to whom that local registration has been assigned.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section, if an individual obtains a local registration on the basis of a State master electrician license and intends to assign that local registration to a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services, the individual shall identify on the State license the person to whom that local registration is to be assigned.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If, at the time of application for a State master electrician license, an individual intends to assign a local registration obtained on the basis of the State license, the individual shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meet the requirements for issuance of a State license under § 6–309 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include, on the application form submitted to the State Board, the name of the person to whom the local registration is to be assigned;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>pay the appropriate State license fee under § 6–309 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>submit to the State Board proof of general liability and property damage insurance as required under § 6–604 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual obtains a State license on the basis of a local registration that has been assigned, the individual shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meet the requirements for issuance of a State license under § 6–309 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include, on an application form submitted to the State Board, the name of the person to whom the local registration has been assigned;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>pay the appropriate State license fee under § 6–309 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>submit to the State Board proof of general liability and property damage insurance, if applicable, as required under § 6–604 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If, after issuance of a State master electrician license to an individual, the individual intends to assign a local registration obtained on the basis of the State master electrician license, the individual shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meet the notification requirements of § 6–314 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submit to the State Board an application for identification of the assignment on the State license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>pay to the State Board an identification fee set by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>submit to the State Board proof of general liability and property damage insurance as required under § 6–604 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>return the State license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If an individual obtains a local registration by the use of the State master electrician license of the individual, the local registration may be assigned at any 1 time to only 1 person who engages in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If at any time an individual holds 2 or more current local registrations that were obtained by the use of a State master electrician license, the individual may assign those local registrations only if the assignment is made to the same person.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-402" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Assignment of Local Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section and § 6–314 of this title, a master electrician who is licensed by the State Board and who assigns a local registration to a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services may change that assignment.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To change an assignment of a local registration, an applicant shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the State Board an application on the form that the State Board provides;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the State Board a change of status fee set by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submit to the State Board proof of the change of status of the local registration; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>return the State license to the State Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On payment of the change of status fee, the State Board shall issue a new license to the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Board shall give each local jurisdiction notice of any change in the status of a local registration obtained by the use of a State license that will affect the status of the State license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-501" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Reciprocal license” means a license to provide electrical services issued by the State Board on the basis of a registration issued by a local jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Reciprocal license” includes any type or class of license that the State Board issues to provide electrical services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Reciprocal registration” means registration with a local jurisdiction on the basis of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a license issued by the State Board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a registration with another local jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Reciprocal registration” includes any type or class of registration with a local jurisdiction to provide electrical services.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-502" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this title, the State Board may reciprocate with a local jurisdiction to waive any of the qualifications required for any license issued under this title for an applicant for a reciprocal license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, each local jurisdiction may reciprocate with the State Board or another local jurisdiction to waive any local examination requirement and the qualifications required for taking a local examination for an applicant for a reciprocal registration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-503" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual may qualify for a reciprocal license from the State Board if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is registered with a local jurisdiction of the State to provide electrical services in the local jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>applies for a reciprocal license of the same class or type as the applicant’s local registration that the State Board issues; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>at the time of application, does not have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the same class or type of registration suspended or revoked by a local jurisdiction of the State; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a record of outstanding violations of the regulations of a local jurisdiction of the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Board shall waive any of the qualifications required for a license under this title for an individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is registered with a local jurisdiction of the State, to provide the same class or type of electrical services as those permitted by the license for which the applicant is seeking a waiver; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets the waiver requirements of subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The State Board shall grant a waiver under this section for an applicant who is registered with a local jurisdiction only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>qualified for the registration by passing an examination given in the local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been registered for at least 1 year immediately before the date of application; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>qualified for the registration other than by passing an examination in the local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been registered for at least 2 years immediately before the date of application;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submits a written statement from the local jurisdiction certifying:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the registration was earned on the basis of an examination, the date of registration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is in good standing with the local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has no record of outstanding violations of regulations of the local jurisdiction;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pays any reciprocal license fee set by the State Board;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if required, submits proof of general liability insurance to the State Board; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>complies with any other licensing requirements of the State Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-504" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual may qualify for a reciprocal registration from a local jurisdiction of the State if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is registered with another local jurisdiction of the State to provide electrical services in that local jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>applies for a reciprocal registration to provide the same class or type of electrical services as those permitted by the registration the individual holds in that local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>at the time of application, does not have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a registration of the same class or type suspended or revoked by a local jurisdiction of the State; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a record of outstanding violations of the regulations of a local jurisdiction of the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A local jurisdiction of the State that registers individuals to provide electrical services shall waive any of the registration qualifications of the local jurisdiction for an individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>is a resident of the State; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>meets the legal requirements of the State for establishing a principal place of business in the State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is registered with another local jurisdiction of the State to provide electrical services of the same class or type as those permitted by the registration for which the applicant is seeking a waiver; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>meets the waiver requirements of subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A local jurisdiction shall grant a waiver under this section for an applicant who is registered with another local jurisdiction only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>qualified for the registration by passing an examination given in that local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been registered for at least 1 year immediately before the date of application; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>qualified for the registration other than by passing an examination in that local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been registered for at least 2 years immediately before the date of application;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submits a written statement from the local jurisdiction certifying:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if a registration was earned on the basis of an examination, the date of registration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is in good standing with the local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has no record of outstanding violations of the regulations of the local jurisdiction;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pays any reciprocal registration fee required by the local jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if required:</text> <level label="i"> <text>executes a bond to the local jurisdiction; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submits proof of general liability insurance to the local jurisdiction; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>complies with any other registration requirements of the local jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-505" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>Before a reciprocal license or a reciprocal registration expires, the licensee or registrant periodically may renew it for an additional term, if the licensee or registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be licensed or registered;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays a renewal fee to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State Board as required under this title; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the local jurisdiction from which the reciprocal registration is sought; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>meets any other requirement for renewal set by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State Board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the local jurisdiction from which the reciprocal registration is sought.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A reciprocal license or reciprocal registration issued to an individual who has failed to renew the license or registration may not be reinstated.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A reciprocal license or a reciprocal registration issued under this subtitle is not transferable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-506" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reciprocity"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual who holds a reciprocal license or a reciprocal registration may assign it to a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services if the individual is employed principally by the person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual may reassign the reciprocal license or reciprocal registration of the individual once in a fiscal year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-601" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a local jurisdiction that has applied for and received authorization to offer local master or journeyperson registration under § 6–103 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Within 60 days after the issuance of a State license to an individual, the individual shall register locally with the local jurisdiction where the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>resides;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a principal business office; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has a resident agent.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-602" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the limitations in this section, a local jurisdiction shall waive its examination requirements for an individual who is licensed by the State Board to provide electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A local jurisdiction shall grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays any registration fee that the local jurisdiction requires; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides adequate evidence that the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is licensed as an electrician under this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>holds an active State license; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in place of any bond requirement of a local jurisdiction, meets the insurance requirements of § 6–604 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Within 10 working days after payment of any local registration fee, a local jurisdiction shall issue a local registration to each applicant who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-603" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>An electrician may obtain an electrical permit or any other similar permit from a local jurisdiction, if the electrician:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>holds a State license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is actively registered locally, if required;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shows proof of the State license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pays any permit fee that the local jurisdiction requires; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>provides proof of insurance in compliance with the requirements of § 6–604 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before a local jurisdiction issues an electrical permit or similar permit to an electrician under this section, the local jurisdiction shall give the electrician notice of any local electrical requirements with which the electrician shall comply while providing electrical services in that local jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on payment of the permit fee that the local jurisdiction requires, the local jurisdiction shall issue the appropriate permit to each applicant who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A local jurisdiction may delay the issuance of an electrical permit under this subsection if, for a particular job, the local jurisdiction requires the issuance of other permits, including a building permit, before issuance of the electrical permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-604" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a State licensee on uninsured status.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensed master electrician, a person to whom a licensed master electrician assigns a local registration under this title, or another person who engages in the business of providing electrical services may not contract to provide electrical services unless the electrical work, including completed operations, of the licensed master electrician, person assigned a local registration, or person who engages in the business of providing electrical services is covered by liability insurance:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for general liability in the amount of at least $300,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for property damage in the amount of at least $100,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The insurance required under this section may be bought:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by a master electrician; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a master electrician, by a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services and employs the master electrician.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The insurance requirement of this section is not meant to cover electrical services that a master electrician provides outside the scope of employment for the person who carries the insurance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensed apprentice electrician or licensed journeyperson electrician in the employ of a licensed master electrician need not obtain separate insurance while providing or assisting in providing electrical services under the control and supervision of the licensed master electrician.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the restrictions of § 6–311 of this title regarding uninsured status, uninsured licensees who have had their uninsured status approved by the State Board need not obtain insurance while maintaining uninsured status.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a State license shall submit proof of the insurance required under this section to the State Board with the license application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Board may not issue a State license to an applicant to whom the insurance requirements of this section would apply unless the applicant submits proof of the insurance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Unless an applicant meets the insurance requirements of this section, the State Board may not renew a State license of the applicant to whom the insurance requirements of this section would apply.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>If the insurance required under this section is canceled, the insurer shall notify the State Board within 10 days after the date of cancellation.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>If a local jurisdiction requires a master electrician or other person who engages in the business of providing electrical services to execute a bond to the local jurisdiction, the applicant may satisfy the bond requirement by submitting proof of the insurance required under this section.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The State Board shall specify on each license whether the license holder meets the insurance requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-605" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not employ an individual to provide electrical services or employ an individual to assist in providing electrical services unless the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is licensed by the State Board as a master electrician;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>is licensed by the State Board as a journeyperson electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides or assists in providing electrical services within the scope of the individual’s license; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>is licensed by the State Board as an apprentice electrician; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides or assists in providing electrical services within the scope of the individual’s license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At least one licensed master electrician or journeyperson electrician shall be present at each job site in which electrical services are provided.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-606" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A master electrician shall display the master electrician’s license and the license number conspicuously in the principal place of business of the master electrician.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each electrician advertisement in the name of a person who engages in the business of providing electrical services shall contain the license number and name of a master electrician or holder of a journeyperson electrician license whom the master electrician employs and designates to direct and control the provision of electrical services through the business of the person.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A licensee shall give the State Board written notice of any change of name, address, or employment from what appears on the current license at least 10 working days before the change is to take effect.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-607" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide electrical services for compensation in the State without an appropriate license issued under this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>assist, attempt to assist, or offer to assist in providing electrical services for compensation in the State without the required license or appropriate registration issued under this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provide electrical services for compensation without obtaining a permit for such services if required by a local jurisdiction; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>provide electrical services beyond the scope of the license issued to the individual under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-608" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “officer” includes a superintendent, a manager, or an agent of a business entity, regardless of whether the business entity engages in the business of providing electrical services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any person, including an officer, who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on a first conviction, a fine not exceeding $1,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on a second or subsequent conviction, a fine not exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Any person who violates § 6–604 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any other penalties imposed under this title, the State Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a civil penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In determining the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State Board shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the good faith of the violator;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any previous violations by the violator;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the harmful effect of the violation; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>any other relevant factors.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The State Board shall pay any penalty collected under subsection (d) of this section into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-701" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Short Title; Termination of Title"> <text>This title may be cited as the “Maryland Electricians Act”.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6-702" title_number="6" title_name="Electricians" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Short Title; Termination of Title"> <text>Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2033. </text> </section>