§ 22.15. Electrical Contractor; Limitations in Connection Therewith.

The Electrical Contractor may be the owner, proprietor, employee or corporation officer but shall, in all cases, be the person who is directly responsible for the physical and mechanical manner in which electrical material, equipment and devices are placed or installed.

An Electrical Contractor or authorized supervisory employee shall countersign all applications for electrical permits and supervise electrical work authorized by such permit.

An Electrical Contractor may be relieved from the responsibility under any permit countersigned by him if notice in writing to that effect is filed with the chief inspector of electrical installations prior to the actual construction covered by the permit or upon the discharge or termination of the services of such master electrician.

No person shall receive a certificate of competency as a master electrician who has not attained the age of twenty-one (21) years.

No person shall engage in or carry on the business of electrical contracting or install, alter or repair any electrical wiring for which a permit is required.

(Ord. of 12-6-1971, § 1; Ord. No. 2015-55, § 1, 11-16-2015, Doc. #1511161208)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2015-55, § 1, 11-16-2015, Doc. #1511161208, changed the title of § 22.15 from "Master Electricians; Limitations in Connection Therewith" to read as set out herein.