79-28 PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

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.._ , � .. ' ' . . _ � . ar�d without examination if the Electrical Commission is otherwise sat�sfied said person is sufficiently experienced and qualified to meet the minimum requirements for registration under this ordinance . Section 7 . The annual registration fee for registration as an electrical contractor shall be $25. 00 . The fee for examination shall be $25 .00 for each examination. Any person desiring to engage in the business of electrical contractor shall make application for registration as such to the Inspection Division upon forms prescribed and furnished by said division, which application shall be accompanied by a receipt showing payment to the Treasurer of the City of Decatur of both said annual registration fee and said examination fee. Section 8 . After making application such applicant shall present himself for examination by the Electrical Commission at a time and place determined by the Commission, reasonable notice of which shall be given by the Commission to the applicant. Such examination shall be prescribed by the Electrical Commission and shall be designed to test the applicant as to his practical knowledge of the installation, alteration or electrical equipment for the utilization of electricity for light, heat or power and such applicant' s knowledge of the provisions of this ordinance, of the rules and regula- tions promulgated pursuant thereto and of the provisions of the National Electrical Code and which said examination shall be sufficiently comprehensive to thoroughly test the experience and qualifications of the applicant and shall be wholly or partly in writing with a passing grade to be determined in advance by the Commission. Section 9 . If an applicant fails the examination, the annual registration fee shall be refunded. An applicant failing examination shall not be eligible for another examination for a period of 90 days from the examination failed. Section 10 . Registration as an Electrical Contractor may be renewed upon application without examination provided that such application,. accompanied by the prescribed fee of $25 .00 , is received by the Inspection Division along with suitable evidence of current insurance within 30 days of the expiration of an existing registration and may be renewed without re-examination within 90 days of said expira- tion upon receipt of such application, fee and evidence at the direction of the Commission for good cause shown. Otherwise, an applicant shall be again examined as above set out herein and in any event no person shall be registered as an electrical contractor without examination if application for such registration is made more than 90 days after the expiration of such prior application. - 2 -