Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 6 - Electricians

Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 6-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 6-102 - Legislative Policy - The purpose of this title is to establish a licensing...

Section 6-103 - Scope of Title - (a) This title does not affect the right of any...

Subtitle 2 - State Board of Electricians

Section 6-201 - Established - There is a State Board of Electricians in the Department.

Section 6-202 - Membership - (a) (1) The State Board consists of 9 members appointed...

Section 6-203 - Officers - (a) From among its members, the State Board annually shall...

Section 6-204 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) A majority of the authorized membership of the State...

Section 6-205 - Miscellaneous Duties - (a) In addition to any powers and duties set forth...

Section 6-206 - Enforcement Powers of State Board - (a) In connection with a proceeding, the State Board or...

Section 6-207 - Fees - (a) (1) The State Board may set by regulation reasonable...

Section 6-208 - Authority of Secretary - The State Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject...

Subtitle 3 - Licensing

Section 6-301 - Local Licensing Regulations - (a) Each county shall: (1) (i) adopt regulations that have...

Section 6-302 - Scope of State License - (a) In a local jurisdiction that requires local registration and...

Section 6-303 - License Exception - This subtitle does not require: (1) a public utility company...

Section 6-304 - Qualifications of Applicants - (a) To qualify for a State license, an applicant shall...

Section 6-305 - Applications for State License - An applicant for a State license shall: (1) submit to...

Section 6-306 - Examinations - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 6–306.1 of this...

Section 6-306.1 - Use of Testing Service to Administer Examinations - (a) The State Board may use a testing service to...

Section 6-307 - Waiver of Examination Requirements Generally - (a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the State...

Section 6-307.1 - Waiver of Experience Requirements for Journeyperson Electrician License - The State Board shall waive the experience requirements for an...

Section 6-308 - Reciprocal Waiver of Examination Requirements -- Out-of-State Applicant - (a) Subject to the limitations in this section, on the...

Section 6-309 - Issuance and Contents of State License - (a) If an applicant qualifies for a State license under...

Section 6-310 - Term, Renewal, and Nontransferability of License - (a) Unless a State license is renewed for a 2–year...

Section 6-311 - Inactive Status - (a) The State Board shall place a State licensee on...

Section 6-312 - Reinstatement of Expired State Licenses - (a) The State Board shall reinstate the State license of...

Section 6-313 - Electrical Inspector - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 6-314 - Change of Name, Address, or Employment - Within 10 days after the change, each State licensee shall...

Section 6-315 - Effect of Lapse, Suspension, or Surrender of State License on Disciplinary Actions - The State Board may investigate or act in a disciplinary...

Section 6-316 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds; Evidence - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–317 of...

Section 6-317 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the...

Section 6-318 - Judicial Review - Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the State...

Section 6-319 - Limitations on and Effects of Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement - (a) The State Board may not suspend a State license...

Section 6-320 - Notices of Revocation, Suspension, or Reinstatement - Within 30 days after taking action, the State Board shall...

Section 6-321 - Disciplinary Action Against Licensed Master Electrician - (a) (1) When a county or municipal corporation that requires...

Subtitle 4 - Assignment of Local Licenses

Section 6-401 - Assignment of Local License - (a) Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual...

Section 6-402 - Change in Status of State License - (a) Subject to the limitations in this section and §...

Subtitle 5 - Reciprocity

Section 6-501 - "Reciprocal License" Defined - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 6-502 - Reciprocal Action - (a) Subject to the limitations in this title, the State...

Section 6-503 - Reciprocal Action Between State Board and Local Jurisdictions - (a) Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual...

Section 6-504 - Reciprocal Action Between Local Jurisdictions - (a) Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual...

Section 6-505 - Renewal; Reinstatement Prohibited; Nontransferability - (a) Before a reciprocal license or a reciprocal registration expires,...

Section 6-506 - Assignment of Reciprocal License - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual...

Subtitle 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 6-601 - Local License Required - (a) This section applies only to a local jurisdiction that...

Section 6-602 - Waiver of Local Examination Requirements - (a) Subject to the limitations in this section, a local...

Section 6-603 - Electrical Permits - (a) An electrician may obtain an electrical permit or any...

Section 6-604 - General Liability and Property Insurance - (a) This section does not apply to a State licensee...

Section 6-605 - Employer Required to Employ Licensed Individuals -- Presence of Master Electrician or Journeyperson Electrician - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...

Section 6-606 - Display of License -- Advertisement to Contain License Number -- Change or Name, Address, or Employment - (a) A master electrician shall display the master electrician’s license...

Section 6-607 - Individual License Requirements - Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may...

Section 6-608 - Penalty for Violations of Subtitle -- Penalties Collected Paid Into General Fund - (a) In this section, “officer” includes a superintendent, a manager,...

Subtitle 7 - Short Title; Termination of Title

Section 6-701 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the “Maryland Electricians Act”.

Section 6-702 - Termination of Title - Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland...