Section 6-101 - Definitions.
§ 6-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Assignment of local license.-
(1) "Assignment of local license" means any procedure by which a licensee grants to another person a right to use a local license to enable that person to engage in the business of providing electrical services.
(2) "Assignment of local license" includes any procedure by which:
(i) a licensee agrees to be the representative of another person; and
(ii) by virtue of that agreement, the other person is authorized to engage in the business of providing electrical services.
(c) Engage in the business of providing electrical services.- "Engage in the business of providing electrical services" means to engage in providing electrical services for compensation.
(d) License.- "License" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the State Board or a local jurisdiction to provide electrical services.
(e) Licensed master electrician.- "Licensed master electrician" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a master electrician who is licensed by the State Board or a local jurisdiction to provide electrical services.
(f) Local board.- "Local board" means a board that a local jurisdiction of the State creates to regulate any aspect of the electrical trade.
(g) Local license.- "Local license" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license that is issued by a local board to provide electrical services as a master electrician.
(h) Master electrician.- "Master electrician" means an individual who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to provide electrical services in all aspects of the electrical trade, in a manner that complies with applicable plans, specifications, codes, or law.
(i) Provide electrical services.-
(1) "Provide electrical services" means to provide any service in the electrical trade.
(2) "Provide electrical services" includes installing, repairing, or altering any electrical wiring, fixture, appliance, apparatus, raceway, or conduit that:
(i) generates, transmits, transforms, or uses electrical energy in any form for light, heat, power, or communication; and
(ii) is located within a plant, substation, or elsewhere.
(j) State Board.- "State Board" means the State Board of Master Electricians.
(k) State license.- "State license" means a license that is issued by the State Board to a master electrician.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56A, § 2-101; 1989, ch. 3, § 1.]