Maryland § 6-103

§ 6-103.

    (a)    This title does not affect the right of any local jurisdiction of the State:

        (1)    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:

            (i)    ensure compliance with and implementation of State and local building laws; or

            (ii)    enforce other local laws protecting public health and safety;

        (2)    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;

        (3)    to establish a local board to:

            (i)    carry out items (1) and (2) of this subsection;

            (ii)    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

            (iii)    report any enforcement activity to the State Board;

        (4)    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

        (5)    to collect, from a person who is registered with a local board, fees for:

            (i)    an examination for a registration to provide electrical services;

            (ii)    issuance and renewal of the registration; or

            (iii)    an inspection.

    (b)    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.

    (c)    (1)    Beginning July 1, 2021, a local jurisdiction may not issue licenses for apprentice, journeyperson, or master electricians.

        (2)    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.

        (3)    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.

    (d)    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.

    (e)    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:

        (1)    each apprentice electrician registration issued in the previous year;

        (2)    each journeyperson electrician registration issued in the previous year;

        (3)    each master electrician registration issued in the previous year;

        (4)    each individual who sat for a journeyperson electrician examination in the previous year;

        (5)    each individual who sat for a master electrician examination in the previous year; and

        (6)    any other information the Department requires.

    (f)    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.