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Installation of Electric Wiring or Electric Signs; License Required; Exception; Sign Specialty Licensure of Person Licensed in Another State;

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Sec. 5.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person, firm, or corporation shall not install any electric wiring, devices, appliances, or appurtenances for the generation, distribution, and utilization of electrical energy, within or on any building, structures, or properties, without being licensed. In a municipality where inspection service is provided, a permit shall be obtained from the board or municipality having jurisdiction. If the electric wiring, devices, appliances, or appurtenances are installed without compensation by a person licensed under this act for or on behalf of a charitable organization, the permit required under this subsection may be obtained by the owner of the property on which the work is performed.

(2) The charitable organization exception under subsection (1) applies only to the resconstruction, renovation, or remodeling of 1- to 4-family dwellings.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person, firm, or corporation shall not erect, install, alter, repair, service, or maintain fire alarm system wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment within a building or structure without being licensed under this act.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person, firm, or corporation shall not install, connect, repair, or maintain electric signs and related wiring without being licensed under this act.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act and upon proper application and payment of the appropriate fees, the board and department of labor shall issue a license without examination to a person desiring sign specialty licensure who is licensed, registered, or otherwise regulated in another state if the board determines that the standards in the other state meet or exceed the standards imposed in this act.

(6) As used in this section, "charitable organization" means a not for profit tax-exempt religious, educational, or humane organization.

History: 1956, Act 217, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 94, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 130, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1992 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 302, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998

Last modified: March 17, 2013