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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-2. ELECTRICAL LICENSING AND BONDING |
Section 17-200. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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200.1The purpose of this chapter is to provide practical safeguards to protect the public and the District of Columbia from hazards involved in the installation, maintenance, or repair of work, apparatus, equipment, fixtures, and appliances within the scope of license acts, or regulations of the District of Columbia, by requiring those persons, firms, and corporations engaged or employed in these businesses to be licensed or bonded conditioned upon the performance of work in accordance with District law and regulations.
200.2The scope of this chapter is limited to electrical work within the purview of the D.C. Electrical Code.
200.3The administration of this chapter shall be under the Director of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or the Director's agent, representative, or designee (also referred to in this chapter as the "Director"). The Director is the designated agent of the Mayor of the District of Columbia to issue all licenses covered by this chapter.
200.4Initial licenses shall be issued only when the applicant has satisfied the Director that the applicant is duly qualified, has made the payment of all required fees, and whose bond and surety, if required, have been accepted by the Mayor.
200.5Each license shall be signed by the Director and impressed with a seal adopted by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
200.6The several examining boards required for the examination of applicants for a license shall report their findings to the Director who shall keep a master registration file of all applicants and of licenses issued.
200.7It shall be unlawful for any person without a license required by this chapter to perform any electrical work in the District of Columbia, except in buildings of the United States and in buildings under the control of the officer in charge of Public Buildings and Grounds or of the Architect of the Capitol.
200.8Any person, upon conviction of a violation of any rule or section of this chapter, shall be punished by fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days.
200.9Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985.