§ 3.201. Definitions.

In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.

(a)

Building official means the Director of the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits or the Director's designee.

(b)

Board means Board of Electrical Examiners.

(c)

Department means the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, charged with enforcement of this subtitle.

(d)

Electrical application means an application to do electrical work that has been filed with the Department.

(e)

Electrical permit means an electrical application that has been signed by an authorized representative of the Department indicating the Department's approval for the Applicant to proceed with the proposed electrical work.

(f)

Electrical work means the installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance or erection of all or part of any electrical wiring, fixture, appliance, apparatus, raceway or conduit that generates, transmits, transforms or utilizes electrical energy for light, heat, power or communication.

(g)

Master electrician-general means an individual licensed to do electrical work.

(h)

Master electrician-restricted means an individual licensed to do one or more of the following categories of electrical work as specified on the license:

(1)

Electrically operated heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, and temperature control wiring;

(2)

Electrically operated elevators, cranes, hoists and pumps;

(3)

Electrical display signs;

(4)

Alarm systems;

(5)

Radio, television, television antennas, cable television;

(6)

Household appliances; or

(7)

Telephone and low-voltage communications systems.

A master electrician-restricted, except licensees restricted to radio and television, may install electrical wiring from the point of distribution to, and including, the equipment or appliance being installed.

(i)

Master electrician-limited means an individual licensed to do electrical work only on the premises of the individual's employer that is not engaged in the business of electrical work.

(C.B. 82, 1984; C.B. 32, 1985; C.B. 62, 1988; C.B. 42, 1993; C.B. 89, 1996; C.B. 41, 2005, § 2)