A.
No person shall directly or indirectly engage or work in the business of Electrical Contractor, Journeyman Electrician, Limited Electrician, Master Electrician, or Special Electrician in the County without a valid license, unless such person shall be exempted from licensing as herein provided in § 103-12.
B.
No person shall employ or contract with a person who is required
to be licensed by this chapter to perform any electrical work in the
County of Sullivan unless such employee or contractor shall have a
valid license.
C.
No person who is licensed by this chapter and engaged in the business
or work of an Electrical Contractor, Journeyman Electrician, Limited
Electrician, Master Electrician, or Special Electrician shall inspect
any electrical work in the County of Sullivan, nor shall such person
prepare, submit or offer, or attempt to prepare, submit or offer,
a certificate of inspection of any electrical work to any governmental
authority or any other person who properly requires a certificate
of inspection of electrical work upon which certificate of inspection
such governmental authority or other person will reasonably rely.
D.
No licensee shall violate any provision of this chapter or the regulations
adopted by the Board.
E.
No licensee shall violate any local law, ordinance or resolution
regulating the installation of electrical service, wiring and apparatus
adopted by any municipality in which this chapter shall be effective.
F.
No licensee shall violate any applicable provisions of the Electrical
Code governing the work being performed.
G.
Any person licensed as a Special Electrician may not work under such
license for the public generally.
H.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this local law shall constitute
a violation.
A violation of this chapter may be enjoined. The County Attorney
may seek an injunction on behalf of the Board in his or her discretion,
upon the written request of the Board, in the Supreme Court, Sullivan
County.
A.
Any person found to have violated any provision of this chapter may
be penalized by the Board for violations shown after a hearing by
the Board, upon due notice, held upon written charges given to the
alleged violator. The alleged violator may call witnesses and be represented
by an attorney. If the Board determines that the alleged violator
or any supervisor/employee violated any provision of this chapter
or of any other applicable law, it may impose a fine not exceeding
$1,000 per day.
B.
In addition, any license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked
or other penalty imposed by the Board for any violation after a hearing
by the Board, upon due notice, held upon written charges given to
the alleged violator. Furthermore, the Board may, in such case as
it may determine, impose a probationary term not to exceed one year,
during which the licensee shall perform work and have same inspected
upon such conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate.
As used in this chapter, each day that a violation shall continue
shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
No member of the Board who is licensed pursuant to this chapter
shall hear any complaint brought before the Board which involves such
member.
