Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Section 27-3001

Section 27-3001

  § 27-3001 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as
the "electrical code".

Section 27-3002

Section 27-3002

  § 27-3002 Purpose. Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in  the  use  of  electrical  energy,  the electrical code is enacted to
regulate the business of installing, altering or  repairing  wiring  and
appliances  for electrical light, heat, power, signaling, communication,
alarm or data transmission in the city of New York and the licensing  of
all persons who engage in such business.

Section 27-3003

Section 27-3003

  §  27-3003  Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed to
accomplish  its  purpose.  Words  used  herein  which  have  acquired  a
particular  meaning  in  the  usage  of  the  electrical trades shall be
construed as understood in the trade.

Section 27-3003.1

Section 27-3003.1

  §  27-3003.1  Areas  of  special  flood  hazard  and  shaded  X-Zones.
Electrical work performed on structures  located  in  areas  of  special
flood hazard and shaded X-Zones, as defined in section G201.2 of the New
York  city  building  code,  shall  also  comply  with the provisions of
appendix G of the New York city building code. Where,  in  any  specific
case,  the  provisions  of  this  code  conflict  with the provisions of
appendix G of the New York city  building  code,  the  more  restrictive
shall govern.

Section 27-3004.

Section 27-3004.

  §   27-3004.  Definitions.  Unless  otherwise  expressly  stated,  the
following terms, whenever used  in  this  chapter  or  in  any  rule  or
reference standard promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall mean:
  COMMISSIONER: The commissioner of buildings.
  CITY  AGENCY:  A  city,  county,  borough,  or other office, position,
administration, department, division, bureau, board or commission, or  a
corporation,  institution or agency of government, the expenses of which
are paid, in whole or in part, from the city treasury.
  DEPARTMENT: The department of buildings.
  DIRECT  EMPLOY:  Direct  employment  shall  be  evidenced  by  payroll
records, such as social security payments, income tax withholding or the
disbursement  of  other funds as required by law for the benefit of such
employee, timekeeping records, such as time cards  and  sign-in  sheets,
work orders, and assignment or route logs.
  DIRECT SUPERVISION: Control exercised by a licensed individual, either
personally  or  through  one  or  more  demonstrated levels of competent
supervision over individuals (i)  in  the  direct  employ  of  a  master
electrician's  business  or  (ii) in the direct employ of an individual,
partnership, corporation or city agency employing a special electrician.
Direct supervision includes field inspection, supervision of job  sites,
and  the  maintenance  of  records  of  such  supervision and such other
records required by the commissioner.
  ELECTRICAL WORK: The installation, alteration, maintenance, or  repair
of  electric  wires and wiring apparatus and other appliances used or to
be used for the transmission of electricity for  electric  light,  heat,
power, signaling, communication, alarm or data transmission.
  EMPLOYEE:  An  individual who is on the payroll of an employer and who
under  the  usual  common  law  rules  applicable  in  determining   the
employee-employer  relationship has the status of an employee. Such term
shall not include an independent contractor.
  JOURNEYMAN  ELECTRICIAN:  An  individual  who   has   demonstrated   a
progressive  understanding, proficiency and competence in the electrical
trade, which shall include:
  a. A working familiarity with the electrical code and  the  electrical
code  technical standards and the ability to apply the code requirements
correctly;
  b. The application of basic electrical theory and the  utilization  of
trade math skills on the job site;
  c.  A  working  knowledge of the tools of the trade and the ability to
utilize them properly; and
  d. An ability to draft simple diagrams and interpret from drawings for
the purpose of the installation, alteration or repair of electric wiring
or appliances for light, heat and power.
  LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK: The installation, alteration, maintenance
or repair of electrical wiring that is designed to operate at less  than
fifty  volts  for signaling, communication, alarm, and data transmission
circuits except that such  term  shall  not  include  the  installation,
alteration,  maintenance  or  repair, regardless of voltage, of any such
wiring which connects to, is a part of or is located within:
  (a) life safety systems  as  defined  by  rule  of  the  commissioner,
including  but  not  limited  to  (i)  those safety systems and features
listed in subparagraphs a through n of paragraph three of subdivision  a
of  section  27-228.2  of  the  administrative  code  and (ii) alarm and
extinguishing systems subject to building code  reference  standards  RS
17-3, RS 17-3A, RS 17-3B, and/or RS 17-3C,
  (b)  class  I,  II  or  III  hazardous  locations  as described in the
electrical code  technical  standards,  including  but  not  limited  to
certain  areas  within commercial garages as set forth therein, aircraft

hangers, gasoline dispensing and service  stations,  bulk  fuel  storage
plants  and  facilities  which may be utilized for spray applications or
for a dipping and coating process,
  (c)  intrinsically  safe  systems  as described in the electrical code
technical standards, or
  (d) a point of connection to or interfacing  with  a  control  circuit
which activates light, heat or power circuits.
  LOW   VOLTAGE  INSTALLER:  An  individual  who  is  certified  by  the
commissioner  to  act  as  the  representative  of  a  business   entity
authorized  pursuant  to this chapter and the rules of the department to
perform low voltage electrical work in or on any building,  premises  or
lot   in   the   city.  An  individual  so  certified  shall  have  full
responsibility on behalf of such business entity for the manner in which
such work is done and for the  selection,  supervision  and  control  of
employees of such business entity who perform such work. Such individual
shall  be  an employee of the business entity which he or she represents
and shall supervise, direct and be responsible for only the work of  the
employees  of  such business entity. Such individual shall not represent
more than one business entity.
  MASTER ELECTRICIAN BUSINESS: A  sole  proprietorship,  partnership  or
corporation  authorized by the commissioner to engage in or carry on, as
an independent contractor and as its regular business, the  business  of
performing electrical work in or on any building, premises or lot in the
city under a license issued to a master electrician.
  MASTER  ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE: The license issued to an individual who
has  passed  the  required  examination  and  tests  and  who  otherwise
qualifies  for the issuance of such license pursuant to this chapter. An
individual  who  holds  such  license  shall  be  known  as   a   master
electrician.
  RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATIVE: A master electrician who has the authority
to  make  final determinations and who has full responsibility on behalf
of a master electrician business for the manner in which electrical work
is done and for the selection, supervision and control of all  employees
of  such  business  who  perform such work. A partnership or corporation
shall designate  one  master  electrician  who  is  a  partner  of  such
partnership  or  an  officer  of  such corporation to be the responsible
representative of such partnership or corporation. The proprietor  of  a
sole proprietorship shall be the responsible representative of such sole
proprietorship.  A  master  electrician  shall  not  be  the responsible
representative of more than one partnership  or  corporation  and  shall
file for, supervise, direct and be responsible for only the work of such
partnership or corporation. If the master electrician business is in the
form of a sole proprietorship, only the master electrician who owns such
business  shall  be  the responsible representative of such business and
shall file for, supervise, direct and be responsible for only his or her
own work and the work of  his  or  her  employees.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing provisions, where the department has issued a violation notice
for work performed by an unlicensed person or work performed without the
required  permit and where such work is otherwise in compliance with the
electrical  code  and  the  electrical  code  technical   standards,   a
responsible  representative may file an application for a permit or take
any other actions with respect to such work directed by  the  department
to address the violation.
  SPECIAL  ELECTRICIAN'S  LICENSE:  The  written  authorization  of  the
commissioner to an individual who is an employee  of  an  individual,  a
partnership  or  a  corporation  owning, leasing or managing a building,
buildings or parts thereof to perform electrical work in or on  specific
buildings,  lots  or  parts  thereof  owned,  leased  or managed by such

individual, corporation or partnership. An individual who  has  obtained
such  authorization  shall  be known as a special electrician. A special
electrician shall determine the method of doing the work in or  on  such
buildings  and  shall  have  sole  responsibility  for  supervising  and
directing the employees of such owner, lessee  or  manager  who  perform
such  work.  A  special  electrician  shall  not  supervise  the work of
individuals who are not employees of the owner, lessee or manager of the
buildings on which the special electrician is authorized by his  or  her
license  to  perform  electrical  work.  A special electrician's license
shall not authorize the holder to engage in or carry on the business  of
performing electrical work as an independent contractor.
  SPECIAL  PERMISSION:  The  written  approval  of  the  commissioner in
circumstances involving the exercise of his or  her  discretion  and  in
circumstances not covered by this chapter.

Section 27-3005

Section 27-3005

  § 27-3005 Jurisdiction, powers and duties of the commissioner.  a. The
commissioner  is  authorized to exercise all powers necessary to enforce
the  electrical  code  and  the  electrical  code  technical  standards,
including but not limited to the power to:
  1.  Promulgate  rules respecting the installing, altering, maintaining
or repairing of (i)  electric  wires  and  wiring  apparatus  and  other
appliances  used  or  to be used for the transmission of electricity for
electric light, heat, power, signaling,  communication,  alarm  or  data
transmission  and  (ii)  low  voltage  electrical  wiring  in  or on any
building, premises or lot in the city of New York.
  2. Cause any wiring or appliances for electrical light, heat or  power
to  be  examined and inspected, and the approval thereof to be certified
in writing,
  (a) by an officer or employee of the department designated by  him  or
her for that purpose, or
  (b)  by  any  inspection  agency  certified  by  the  commissioner  in
accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner, or
  (c) when such wiring or appliances are located in a building owned  by
the city or any city agency, (i) by a licensed professional engineer, or
(ii)  by a person with a baccalaureate degree in electrical engineering,
or (iii) by any person who holds the job title of  electrical  inspector
or  any  job title equivalent thereto, as classified by the commissioner
of citywide administrative services pursuant to  section  eight  hundred
fourteen   of   the  charter;  provided,  however,  that  such  licensed
professional  engineer  or  person  with  a  baccalaureate   degree   in
electrical  engineering  or  person  holding the job title of electrical
inspector shall not have performed the work to be inspected and shall be
an officer or employee of the city  agency  which  contracted  for  such
work.
  3.  Order the remedying of any defect or deficiency in the installing,
altering or repairing of electric wires and wiring apparatus  and  other
appliances  used  or  to be used for the transmission of electricity for
electric light, heat, power, signaling,  communication,  alarm  or  data
transmission.
  4.  Cause  any  order issued by him or her which has not been complied
with to be enforced and to take any civil  or  criminal  proceedings  or
actions for its enforcement.
  5.  Order  any  person  or corporation engaged in supplying electrical
energy to discontinue such supply as specified  in  such  order  if  the
wiring  or  appliances  for  electric  light,  heat,  power,  signaling,
communication, alarm or data transmission shall be dangerous to  persons
or property therein.
  6.  (a)  Promulgate rules fixing the date, scope and subject matter of
examinations of applicants to become licensed as master electricians and
special electricians and, upon  recommendation  of  the  license  board,
promulgate  rules  respecting the issuance, suspension and revocation of
such licenses.
  (b) Promulgate rules fixing the date,  scope  and  subject  matter  of
examinations  of  applicants  for certification as low voltage installer
and  respecting  the  issuance,  suspension  and  revocation   of   such
certification.
  7.  Appoint, in accordance with the rules of the department and at his
or her discretion, special boards or committees  to  provide  advice  or
assistance in the implementation, interpretation, variation or amendment
of any provision of the electrical code or the electrical code technical
standards or any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
  8. Promulgate rules regarding the issuance of approvals for the use of
electrical   appliances  and  materials  and  the  granting  of  special

permission to use wiring or appliances in cases involving  the  exercise
of his or her discretion and in cases not covered by this chapter.
  9.  Designate as prescribed in section 14-106 of title fourteen of the
code, with the consent of the police  commissioner,  certain  electrical
inspectors  as  special patrolmen of the police department. Such special
patrolmen shall possess powers to perform the duties of and  be  subject
to  the  orders,  rules  and regulations of the police department in the
same manner as regular patrolmen. Each special patrolman  shall  have  a
badge  and  card, as furnished by the police department. He or she shall
have power to issue summonses returnable in the New York  city  criminal
court, covering violations of this chapter.
  b.  The foregoing provisions are detailed statements of certain powers
possessed by the commissioner and shall not be construed as limiting his
or her authority.

Section 27-3006

Section 27-3006

  §  27-3006  Federal and state buildings. Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to apply to any building, the electrical equipment of which
is under the control of the United States of America or the state of New
York or of any department, bureau or officer thereof.

Section 27-3007

Section 27-3007

  §  27-3007  City  departments.  The  various  departments,  boards and
officers of the city shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Section 27-3008

Section 27-3008

  §  27-3008  Public  service corporations. a. Except as provided for in
subdivision b of this section, the provisions of this chapter shall  not
apply to:
  1.   Electrical  equipment  used  exclusively  for  the  operation  of
railroads, railways and trackless trolleys, or
  2. Installations, including associated lighting, under  the  exclusive
control and use of electric utilities for the purpose of communications,
metering,    generation,   control   transformation,   transmission   or
distribution of electric energy. Such installations shall be located  in
buildings  used  exclusively by utilities for such purpose, in buildings
in enclosures containing only metering equipment, outdoors  on  property
owned  or leased by the utility, on public highways, streets or roads or
outdoors on private property by established rights such as easements, or
  3. Communication  equipment  used  exclusively  for  communicating  or
signal  purposes  provided that such equipment is installed by and under
the exclusive control and use of communications utilities subject to the
jurisdiction of the public service commission and is located outdoors or
in building spaces used only for such equipment.
  b. The provisions of this chapter shall  apply  to  such  portions  of
commercial,  industrial or office buildings owned or leased by the above
mentioned persons or corporations, not used for the operations  of  such
persons or corporations, such as public spaces leased or rented to other
persons or corporations.

Section 27-3009

Section 27-3009

  §  27-3009  Master  electrician's  and  special  electrician's license
board.  a. For each calendar year,  the  commissioner  shall  appoint  a
board  to  review  the  character and fitness of applicants for a master
electrician's or special electrician's  licenses  and  the  approval  of
master  electrician  businesses,  to  advise  the commissioner regarding
allegations of illegal practices on  the  part  of  master  and  special
electricians or master electrician businesses, to investigate and report
on  all proposed suspensions or revocations of licenses and approvals of
master electrician businesses and all proposed penalties, and to perform
any other responsibilities as may be requested by the  commissioner  and
as  set  forth  in rules promulgated by the department. The commissioner
may, for good cause shown, remove any member thereof and shall fill  any
vacancy therein, which board shall consist of:
  1. Two officers or employees of the department.
  2. Two licensed master electricians actively engaged in the trade.
  3. A journeyman electrician.
  4.  An  electrical  inspector  in  the  employ of an inspection agency
certified by the commissioner.
  5. An electrician in the employ of a public service corporation of the
city.
  6. A registered architect or  licensed  professional  engineer  of  at
least five years experience.
  7. A real estate owner or manager.
  b.  A  member  of  the  board  who  is  an  officer or employee of the
department shall serve  as  chairperson  and  all  members  shall  serve
without  compensation. Five members including the chairperson, who shall
be entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum  of  the  board  for  the
transaction   of   business;   but  no  recommendation  for  the  issue,
modification, suspension or revocation of a license  or  of  a  proposed
penalty  shall be adopted except by the vote of at least five members of
the board.
  c. The license board shall investigate the character  and  fitness  of
all   applicants  for  licenses  who  shall  have  passed  the  required
examination and shall report to the commissioner  the  results  of  such
examination.  It  shall  investigate  and  hear  all  written complaints
against holders of such licenses and master electrician  businesses  and
report  to  the  commissioner its findings and recommendations. It shall
keep minutes  of  its  proceedings  and  hearings  and  records  of  its
investigations and examinations of applicants for licenses and approvals
of  master  electrician businesses. Upon the holding of any hearing, the
chairperson of the board presiding at such hearing may administer oaths,
and the board may issue and cause to be served subpoenas  requiring  the
attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers pertinent
to  any  hearing held by it upon written complaint. Such subpoenas shall
be signed by the commissioner and the fees and mileage paid to witnesses
upon the service of such subpoenas shall be those prescribed in  section
fifteen hundred thirty-nine of the civil practice law and rules.

Section 27-3010

Section 27-3010

  §  27-3010  Qualification  and  Examination  of  applicants for master
electrician's and special electrician's licenses.  a.  Qualification  of
Applicant. An applicant for a license as a master electrician or special
electrician  must  be  over  the  age of twenty-one years, of good moral
character and, at the time of applying for examination, shall have  had,
during  the ten (10) years immediately preceding his or her application,
at least seven and one-half (7 1/2) years or the equivalent as indicated
below and during such time  a  minimum  of  ten  thousand  five  hundred
(10,500)  hours  or  the  equivalent  as indicated below of satisfactory
experience in the installation, alteration  and  repair  of  wiring  and
appliances  for  electric  light,  heat  and power in or on buildings or
comparable  facilities.  Except  as  otherwise  provided   below,   such
satisfactory  experience  must have been obtained while under the direct
supervision of a licensed master electrician or special electrician  or,
with   respect   to  experience  outside  the  city,  under  the  direct
supervision  of  an  individual  with   comparable   qualifications   as
determined  by the commissioner, and while in the employ of (i) a master
electrician business  as  defined  herein,  or  (ii)  an  individual,  a
partnership  or  a  corporation  owning, leasing or managing a building,
buildings or parts  thereof  and  employing  a  special  electrician  to
perform  electrical  work  in  or  on  specific buildings, lots or parts
thereof owned, leased or managed  by  such  individual,  corporation  or
partnership,  or  (iii)  an  individual,  a partnership or a corporation
deemed acceptable by the commissioner. No more than twenty-five  percent
(25%)  of  such  satisfactory  experience  shall  have been gained while
working outside the United States  unless  the  commissioner  determines
that   the   licensing   system  and  electrical  code  of  the  foreign
jurisdiction is essentially similar to licensing systems and  electrical
codes in the United States. The following shall be deemed to fulfill the
satisfactory experience requirement:
  1. A journeyman electrician who has worked at least seven and one-half
(7 1/2)  years  and  during  such  time  a  minimum of ten thousand five
hundred (10,500) hours of such experience must  have  been  obtained  by
working with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair
of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power in or on buildings or
comparable facilities, or
  2.  A  graduate  of  a  college  or  university  who holds a degree in
electrical engineering, either a master of science (M.S.) or bachelor of
science (B.S.) and has in addition worked at least (i) with  respect  to
an  applicant  with  an  M.S. degree, two and one-half (2 1/2) years and
during such time a minimum of thirty-five hundred (3500) hours  of  such
experience  or,  (ii)  with  respect to an applicant with a B.S. degree,
three and one-half (3 1/2) years and  during  such  time  a  minimum  of
forty-nine  hundred  (4900)  hours  of  such  experience  must have been
obtained  by  working  with  his  or  her  tools  on  the  installation,
alteration  and repair of wiring and appliances for electric light, heat
and power in or on buildings or comparable facilities, or
  3.  A  graduate  of  a  vocational,  industrial,  trade   school,   or
apprenticeship  program registered with the New York state department of
labor, specializing in electrical wiring,  installation  and  design  or
applied  electricity,  who has worked at least five and one-half (5 1/2)
years and during such time a minimum  of  seventy-seven  hundred  (7700)
hours  of such experience must have been obtained by working with his or
her tools on the installation,  alteration  and  repair  of  wiring  and
appliances  for  electric  light,  heat  and power in or on buildings or
comparable facilities, or
  4. Any person who attended courses in a college or university  leading
to  a degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bachelor

of science in electrical  engineering  or  mechanical  engineering,  who
passed  all  subjects  in  the  required  courses shall be credited with
satisfactory experience equal to fifty per cent (50%) of the  number  of
curricula  years  he  or  she  has satisfactorily completed which, in no
event, however, shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2)  years  credit  of
satisfactory  experience, the balance of the required seven and one-half
(7 1/2) years, i.e., five (5) years and during such time  a  minimum  of
seven  thousand  (7000) hours of such experience must have been obtained
by working with his or her tools on  the  installation,  alteration  and
repair  of  wiring  and  apparatus  for  light,  heat and power in or on
buildings or comparable facilities, or
  5. Any person who attended courses  in  a  vocational,  industrial  or
trade  school,  registered  with the New York state department of labor,
specializing in electrical wiring, installation and  design  or  applied
electricity who has passed all subjects in the required courses shall be
credited with fifty per cent (50%) of the number of curricula years that
he  or  she  has  satisfactorily  completed which, however, in no event,
shall exceed two (2) years credit of such experience, the balance of the
required seven and one-half  (7 1/2)  years,  i.e.,  five  and  one-half
(5 1/2)  years  of  such  experience  and  during such time a minimum of
seventy-seven hundred (7700) hours must have been  obtained  by  working
with  his  or  her  tools  on  the installation and repair of wiring for
electric light,  heat  and  power  in  or  on  buildings  or  comparable
facilities, or
  6.  An  employee  of a government agency, private inspection agency or
other entity, acceptable to the  commissioner,  whose  duties  primarily
involve  the  inspection  of  electrical  work  for  compliance with the
electrical code and the electrical code technical standards and/or other
laws relating to the installation, alteration or  repair  of  electrical
wiring  or  appliances shall be credited with fifty percent (50%) of the
number of years that he or she has been satisfactorily employed in  such
duties  within  the  ten  (10)  year period prior to application, which,
however, in no event, shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) years credit
of satisfactory experience.  The  balance  of  the  required  seven  and
one-half  (7 1/2)  years,  i.e.,  five  (5) years and during such time a
minimum of seven thousand (7000) hours of such experience must have been
obtained  by  working  with  his  or  her  tools  on  the  installation,
alteration  and repair of wiring and appliances for electric light, heat
and power in or on buildings or comparable facilities  except  that  the
requirement of subdivision a of this section that an applicant's working
experience  must  have  been  within  the  ten (10) year period prior to
application shall not apply to such balance of five  (5)  years  working
experience required pursuant to this paragraph.
  b. Examination of Applicant.
  1.   Every   application   for   a  master  electrician's  or  special
electrician's license shall be made in writing in such  form  and  shall
furnish  such  information  as  the commissioner may, from time to time,
prescribe, and set forth in  the  rules  of  the  department.  It  is  a
condition  of  the  license  that information in the application be kept
correct and current.   Any change in required  information  that  occurs
prior to the issuance of the license shall be reported to the department
within fourteen days of the change.
  2.  Every  applicant  shall  be  required  to  take  an examination in
accordance  with  the  rules  of  the  department.  However,  where  the
application  is  on  behalf of a city agency, the commissioner may waive
the examination requirement if the applicant has  sufficient  experience
qualifications  of  a type and duration comparable to those set forth in
subdivision a of this section as determined by the commissioner.

  3. Every applicant shall submit to such investigation by  the  license
board  as  may  be  proper  to  determine  the applicant's character and
fitness. Every applicant shall commence the application process with the
department within one year of passing the examination for licensure  and
shall  furnish to the department a completed application within one year
of submission of the first filing.  Failure  to  provide  all  requested
documents  in  a timely manner will constitute an incomplete application
and may result in denial of the license.
  4. Every applicant shall be required to submit such  documentation  as
is  required  to  establish a place of business within ninety days after
the license board's recommendation that the applicant has  the  required
character  and  fitness for licensure. Where all requested documents are
not provided in a timely manner an application will be deemed incomplete
and may result in the denial of the license.

Section 27-3013

Section 27-3013

  § 27-3013 Business establishments and master electricians. a. Place of
Business, generally.
  1.  Every  master electrician business shall at all times have a place
of business at a specified address in the city at which the licensee may
be contacted by the public and the  department  by  mail,  telephone  or
other  modes  of communication, located in a business zone in conformity
with the zoning regulations and kept  open  during  the  usual  business
hours unless other means acceptable to the commissioner is provided.
  2.  At such place of business, there shall at all times be prominently
displayed a permanent sign of a minimum size of one hundred fifty square
inches, stating the name of such license holder, the license  number  of
such  licensee,  and  the  words  "licensed  electrician"  or  "licensed
electrical contractor" on a plate glass  window  and  the  name  of  the
master  electrician  business  if different than the name of the license
holder; or an  outside  sign  of  permanent  construction  fastened  and
readily  visible  to  pedestrians;  or  if  such place of business be an
office, commercial or industrial building, the names shall be  indicated
on  the  entrance door of the particular portion of the premises or on a
bulletin board on the main floor.
  3. All business vehicles, advertising, websites and stationery used in
connection with electrical work required to be performed under a license
issued to a master  electrician  shall  display  prominently  the  words
"N.Y.C.  Licensed  Electrician",  the  license number of the responsible
representative of such business and of  all  other  master  electricians
associated  with  such  business, the authorization number of the master
electrician business and  the  business  address.  If  the  business  is
conducted  under  a  trade name, or is a partnership or corporation, the
trade name, partnership, or corporate name shall contain the  root  word
"electric" and be displayed prominently.
  4. The applicant for approval of a master electrician business under a
license  issued  to  a  master  electrician  shall  have  filed with the
commissioner, in such form as the commissioner may  direct,  proof  that
such  applicant carries all insurance required by law including, but not
limited to, workers' compensation, disability and one million dollars of
general  liability  insurance  listing  the  department  as  certificate
holder, and that the applicant business is financially responsible. Each
policy  of  insurance  shall contain a provision of continuing liability
notwithstanding any recovery under such policy.
  5. The applicant shall indicate the name and  license  number  of  the
master  electrician who shall serve as the responsible representative of
such business, and, if the business is a partnership or corporation, the
names of all other master electricians associated  with  such  business.
Upon  approval  of  such  application  the  commissioner  shall issue an
authorization number to the business. The authorization number shall  be
included  on  all  applications  for  permits  and  any  other documents
required to be filed with the department.
  6. The office or other place where the master electrician business  is
to  be  conducted  may  be  shared  by  one  or  more master electrician
businesses.   However, each business whether  in  the  form  of  a  sole
proprietorship,   partnership  or  corporation,  shall  distinguish  its
identity from any other business sharing the  same  office  space.  Such
distinctions  shall  be  maintained  in  a  manner  satisfactory  to the
department.
  b. Business Conduct
  1. A master electrician business shall be principally engaged  in  the
business  of  performing electrical work in or on buildings, premises or
lots in the city.

  2. In the case of a partnership or corporation, a master electrician's
license may be separately held by more than one partner or officer as  a
representative  of  such  partnership  or corporation; however, only one
master electrician shall  be  the  responsible  representative  of  such
corporation  or  partnership.  Under  no  circumstances  shall  any  one
licensee represent more than one business at any one time.
  3. A master electrician representing  a  master  electrician  business
shall,  during  the  hours the business is engaged in the performance of
electrical work, devote his or her full time to the  operation  of  such
business.
  4.  (i)  Applications  for  permits  and  any  other document that the
commissioner may require to be filed with the department, shall bear the
stamp of the master electrician's seal as well as the signature  of  the
responsible representative of the master electrician business or, if the
business  is  a  partnership  or corporation, such document may bear the
stamp of the seal and the signature of a master electrician who files on
behalf of such business acting pursuant to a written  delegation,  filed
with  the  department,  from  the  responsible  representative  of  such
business. For applications and other documents submitted electronically,
the digital signature and imprint of the seal  may  be  submitted  in  a
manner authorized by the commissioner.
  (ii)  The  responsible  representative  of a business may not delegate
such authority to a master electrician who is not  an  officer  of  such
corporation  or  a  partner  of  such  partnership.  Such  person  shall
personally sign applications for permits. The responsible representative
of a business shall have the authority to make final determinations  and
shall have full responsibility for the manner in which the work is done,
except  that  where  work  is  done under a permit issued pursuant to an
application bearing the signature  and  seal  of  a  master  electrician
acting   pursuant   to   a   written  delegation  from  the  responsible
representative of such business, both the responsible representative  of
such  business  and the master electrician who signed and affixed his or
her seal to the  application  for  such  permit  shall  be  jointly  and
severally responsible for the manner in which the work is done.
  c. Changes to Business.
  1.  The  holder  of  a  master  electrician's  license shall report in
writing to the license board any change in the place of business  within
thirty  (30) days of the change. If such change occurs prior to issuance
of the license, an applicant shall report  the  change  to  the  license
board within fourteen (14) days of the change.
  2. The approval of a master electrician business is valid only as long
as  the  responsible  representative  identified  on the application for
approval of the master electrician business actively participates in the
actual  operation  of  the  business.  In  the   event   a   responsible
representative   leaves   a   master   electrician  business,  both  the
representative and the business must notify  the  license  board  within
thirty (30) days of the change.
  (i)  A corporation or partnership must notify the license board of the
death of a responsible representative within thirty (30) days after such
death. Failure to do so shall be deemed sufficient cause for  suspending
or  revoking  the  approval  to  do  business  of the master electrician
business  or  the  license  of  the  master  electrician.  The  decedent
licensee's  legal  representative  may, with the commissioner's consent,
retain the licensee's license and seal for the purpose of completing all
unfinished work of such licensee for which plans have been approved  and
permits  issued,  provided  that  such work is performed by or under the
direct supervision of a licensed electrician.

  (ii) Except as  otherwise  provided  by  rule,  a  master  electrician
business  whether  in the form of a corporation, a partnership or a sole
proprietorship, may continue to engage in  the  business  of  performing
electrical  work  only so long as the responsible representative of such
business  identified  on  the  application  for  approval  of the master
electrician business remains an officer of such corporation,  a  partner
of such partnership or the proprietor of such sole proprietorship unless
the  department  approves  a change in the responsible representative as
provided  in  this  section.  The  commissioner  may  promulgate   rules
providing  for the continuation of a master electrician business pending
the approval of a new responsible representative.
  (iii) Except as otherwise provided  in  such  rules,  the  revocation,
suspension,   license   deactivation   or   non-renewal  of  the  master
electrician's license of the  responsible  representative  of  a  master
electrician  business  automatically revokes its approval to do business
and cancels any  delegation  of  authority  given  by  such  responsible
representative  to  another  master  electrician  associated  with  such
business pending the approval by the department  of  a  new  responsible
representative.
  3. Except as otherwise provided by rule, a master electrician business
shall  not  change  its  name,  form  or  designate  a  new  responsible
representative without the prior approval of the license board. Approval
of an application for a change is conditional upon the following: filing
the necessary forms, payment of the prescribed fee and full  payment  of
all fees incurred with respect to such business prior to the date of the
change.  Except  as otherwise provided by rule, a requested change shall
not be approved if  there  are  any  outstanding  fees  related  to  the
licensee's  or  master  electrician business's professional dealings due
and  owing  to  the  department   or   outstanding   violation   notices
attributable to the licensee or the master electrician business.
  4.  A master electrician's license and a special electrician's license
and seal shall not be held by any person at the same time.
  5. The  holder  of  a  master  electrician's  license,  upon  entering
employment  as a special electrician, shall deactivate his or her master
electrician's  license  and  seal  and  change   over   to   a   special
electrician's  license  and  seal  to  cover the building, buildings, or
parts thereof, for which he or she will be employed.
  6. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent two  or  more
master  electrician  businesses  from  entering  into a joint venture of
limited duration for a particular project in accordance with  the  rules
of the department. An application for a permit involving a joint venture
shall  so  indicate  on  the  application  and shall identify all of the
master electrician businesses that are parties to such joint venture  by
name  and  authorization number and the names and license numbers of the
responsible representatives of such businesses. The application shall be
signed by the responsible representative of one of the  parties  to  the
joint  venture  on  behalf  of  all such parties and all of such parties
shall be jointly and severally liable for any fees due with  respect  to
electrical  work  performed  by such joint venture and for violations of
this chapter and the rules of the department arising out of such work.

Section 27-3013.1

Section 27-3013.1

  § 27-3013.1 Business establishments and special electricians. a. Place
of Business, generally.
  1.  A  special electrician shall at all times have a place of business
at a specified address  in  the  city  at  which  the  licensee  may  be
contacted  by  the  department  by  mail,  telephone  or  other modes of
communication.  His or her license shall plainly indicate the address or
addresses of the building, buildings or parts  thereof  for  which  such
license is issued.
  2.  The  commissioner  may  issue  more than one special license for a
building or buildings if, in the  commissioner's  judgment,  he  or  she
deems  it  necessary  for  the  proper  operation and maintenance of the
electric wiring and equipment of the building or buildings involved.
  b. Insurance. An applicant for approval as a special electrician shall
have filed with the commissioner, in such form as the  commissioner  may
direct,  proof  that  such  applicant's  employer  carries all insurance
required by law including, but not limited  to,  workers'  compensation,
disability  and  one  million  dollars  of  general  liability insurance
listing the department as certificate holder. Each policy  of  insurance
shall  contain  a  provision of continuing liability notwithstanding any
recovery under such policy.
  c. Conduct. 1. A special electrician shall be principally  engaged  in
the  business of performing electrical work in or on buildings, premises
or lots so authorized under the license.
  2. The holder of a  special  electrician's  license  shall  report  in
writing any change in employment to the license board within thirty days
of  the  change. If such change occurs prior to issuance of the license,
an applicant shall  report  the  change  to  the  license  board  within
fourteen days of the change.
  3.   Applications   for  permits  and  any  other  document  that  the
commissioner may require to be filed with the department, shall bear the
stamp of the special electrician's seal as well as the  signature  of  a
person   holding   such  license.  Such  person  shall  personally  sign
applications for permits and shall have  the  authority  to  make  final
determinations  and full responsibility for the manner in which the work
is done. For applications and other documents submitted  electronically,
the  digital  signature  and  imprint  of the seal may be submitted in a
manner authorized by the commissioner.

Section 27-3014

Section 27-3014

  §  27-3014 Master electrician's and special electrician's licenses and
fees. a.  Before  any  master  electrician's  or  special  electrician's
license  will be issued or renewed, the applicant shall pay a license or
renewal fee as prescribed by the department's  rules.  The  commissioner
may  exempt  any agency, as defined in chapter fifty-two of the charter,
from paying the aforementioned fees for  licensed  special  electricians
who are employees of such agencies.
  b.  Seal. The holder of a master electrician's license shall be issued
a seal, of a design or form authorized by the commissioner, bearing  the
holder's  full  name,  license  number,  and the legend "licensed master
electrician." The holder of a special  electrician's  license  shall  be
issued  a  seal,  of  a  design and form authorized by the commissioner,
bearing the holder's full name, license number, and the legend "licensed
special electrician."
  c. No license shall be transferable. The seal is the property  of  the
department and is not transferable by the licensee.
  d.  The  loss  or  theft  of a license or seal must be reported to the
department within five calendar days. Before any license or seal will be
reissued, the applicant shall pay a reissuance fee as prescribed by  the
department's rules.
  e.  An  application for a change of license from master electrician to
special electrician shall involve the issuance of a new license and seal
with or without examinations as the commissioner may direct.
  f. An application for a change  of  license  from  special  to  master
electrician  shall  be  granted  only  upon  compliance  by  the special
electrician with all applicable provisions of this chapter and the rules
of the department.
  g. Each license and seal shall be issued for one year and the full fee
shall be payable irrespective of the date of issue.
  h. Not more than one  license  and/or  seal  shall  be  issued  to  an
individual  and no individual shall make or cause to be made a duplicate
of such license or seal.

Section 27-3015

Section 27-3015

  §  27-3015  Renewal  of master electrician's and special electrician's
licenses.  a. Any license and seal issued  hereunder  shall  expire  one
year  from the year of issuance on the licensee's date of birth for that
year irrespective of the date of issue.  Such  license  may  be  renewed
every year thereafter without examination, provided application for such
renewal,  accompanied  by  the  renewal  fees  prescribed above and such
information as may be required by the commissioner to ensure  compliance
with  section 27-3016 of this chapter and evidence of insurance coverage
in compliance with section 27-3013 of  this  chapter,  shall  have  been
filed prior to the expiration of the existing license.
  1.  Where  an  applicant can show good and sufficient cause for his or
her  inability  to  renew  his  or  her  license  and  seal  before  its
expiration,   the  commissioner  may,  upon  submission  of  a  complete
application  for  late  renewal  within  ninety  (90)  days  after   the
expiration of such license, permit the issuance, without examination, of
a  new license and seal upon payment of the prescribed fees for such new
license  and  seal  within  said  ninety  days.  The  commissioner   may
promulgate  rules  authorizing the renewal of a license up to six months
after the expiration of such license for extenuating circumstances.
  2. No license shall be renewed and no new license and  seal  shall  be
issued  unless  all outstanding fees required by section 27-3018 of this
code have been paid.
  3. Renewal  shall  also  be  subject  to  the  licensee's  good  moral
character.    As  provided in department rule, the licensee's failure to
clear open violations in a timely manner may result in  the  refusal  to
renew a license until the violations are resolved.
  4.  The commissioner may promulgate rules requiring applicants for the
renewal of master or special electrician's licenses to submit proof,  in
such  form  as  he  or  she  shall  determine, that, in each year of the
license  term,  such  applicant  completed  at  least  eight  hours   of
continuing  education  courses  approved  by  the department. Such proof
shall be submitted with the license renewal application.
  b. If a master  electrician's  or  special  electrician's  license  is
suspended  for  cause,  and  the restoration thereof is conditional upon
some action to be taken by the holder of  the  master  electrician's  or
special electrician's license and the holder fails to take action before
the  expiration  of  the  license,  such  failure shall be cause for the
denial of the subsequent application to renew the license and seal.

Section 27-3016

Section 27-3016

  §   27-3016   Suspension,   revocation   or   deactivation  of  master
electrician's and  special  electrician's  licenses  and  suspension  or
revocation  of  approval  of  master  electrician  business. a. 1. After
notice and the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the rules of
the department, master electrician's or special  electrician's  licenses
and/or  approvals  of  master electrician businesses may be suspended or
revoked  by  the  commissioner  and/or  the  commissioner   may   impose
penalties,  which  shall  not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars  for each
violation, for violation of this chapter or of any of the rules  of  the
department  and/or  the commissioner may order the licensee to cause the
repair  of  electrical  damage,  and  any  damage  incidental   thereto,
resulting  from  any  act  or omission giving rise to a violation as set
forth in this chapter or in rules, for any of the following:
  (i) Failure to file an application for a permit or inspection.
  (ii) Failure, upon receipt of a  notice  of  violation,  to  take  the
action called for in such notice.
  (iii)  Performance  of  electrical  work  in  a manner contrary to the
requirements of the  electrical  code,  the  electrical  code  technical
standards or other applicable laws and rules enforced by the department.
  (iv)  Negligence, incompetence, lack of knowledge, or disregard of the
code and related laws and rules.
  (v) Engaging or assisting in any act that endangers the public  safety
and welfare.
  (vi) Contract work by holders of special electrician's licenses.
  (vii) Fraudulent dealing or misrepresentation.
  (viii)  Conviction  of  a  criminal  offense  where the underlying act
arises out of the individual's professional dealings with  the  city  or
any other governmental entity.
  (ix) False statement in an application for a license or the renewal of
a  license  or  in  an  application for approval of a master electrician
business or other application or certification required by this code  or
the  rules of the commissioner, or in any proof or instrument in writing
in connection therewith.
  (x) The making of a material false or misleading statement on any form
or report filed with the department or other governmental entity.
  (xi) The failure to file a statement, report or form required  by  law
to be filed.
  (xii)  Willfully  impeding  or  obstructing the filing of a statement,
report or form of another required by law to be filed.
  (xiii) Poor moral character that adversely reflects on the  licensee's
fitness to conduct work regulated by this code.
  (xiv) Failure to pay outstanding fees owed pursuant to section 27-3018
of this chapter.
  (xv)  Failure  to  comply  with  this  code  or  any  order,  rule, or
requirement lawfully made  by  the  commissioner  including  failure  to
cooperate  with investigations related to the electrical field conducted
by the commissioner or other government entity.
  (xvi)  Failure  to  provide  documents,  including  payroll   records,
workers' compensation or other insurance documents, employee timekeeping
records  and  corporate  tax  returns,  required  or  requested  by  the
commissioner.
  2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of paragraph one of this
subdivision if, after due inspection, the commissioner determines that a
licensee and/or a master electrician business has  performed  electrical
work which is not in compliance with the electrical code, the electrical
code  technical  standards,  or  any other laws or rules enforced by the
department, and which has resulted in a condition severely hazardous  to
life or property, the commissioner may suspend his or her license and/or

the  authorization  of a master electrician business represented by such
licensee without a prior hearing. Notice of  such  suspension  shall  be
served  on  the  licensee  and/or  the  master electrician business. The
commissioner  shall  provide  the licensee and/or the master electrician
business with the opportunity for a hearing  within  five  (5)  calendar
days after such suspension.
  b.  In  the  event  the holder of a master electrician's license is no
longer engaged in a master electrician business or a special electrician
is engaged during normal working hours in a business activity that  does
not involve the installation, alteration, or repair of electrical wiring
for  light, heat or power, then he or she shall so notify the department
and submit his or her license and seal for  deactivation  provided  that
(i) such license and seal will be reinstated without examination if such
application  is  made prior to the date on which it would have otherwise
expired, or (ii) if application is made after such date  a  new  license
and  seal  will  be  issued,  without  written re-examination, after the
submission of satisfactory  evidence  of  continued  competence  in  the
electrical field and satisfaction of any applicable continuing education
requirements  during  the  period  of deactivation; provided that at the
time of the submission of the license for deactivation:
  1. All outstanding fees required by section 27-3018  of  this  chapter
are paid, and
  2.  There  are  no  outstanding  violation notices for electrical work
performed under such license, and
  3. Open applications filed under such license have been scheduled  for
inspection in accordance with department procedures, re-filed by another
licensee or have been withdrawn.
  c.  During  the  period of deactivation, the licensee must continue to
pay the license renewal fee required by this chapter for  each  year  of
the deactivation period.
  d.  During  any  period  of  deactivation,  or  upon the suspension or
revocation, of a master electrician's or special electrician's  license,
the  holder  shall surrender his or her seal to the department. Upon the
death of a holder, his or her seal shall be immediately  surrendered  to
the department.
  e.  The  fees  required  for  the  reinstatement  of  a  license after
deactivation or suspension shall be the same as those required to obtain
the license.
  f. If reinstatement of the license is not requested within thirty days
of the expiration of  a  suspension,  late  fees  shall  be  imposed  as
prescribed by the department's rules.

Section 27-3016.1

Section 27-3016.1

  §  27-3016.1  Certification  as low voltage installer; qualifications;
issuance; fees.  a.  An  individual  who  has  been  determined  by  the
commissioner  to  be competent to perform low voltage electrical work in
compliance with the electrical code and the  electrical  code  technical
standards,  the building code and other applicable law and who otherwise
qualifies  in  accordance  with  this  section  and  the  rules  of  the
department may be certified as a low voltage installer.
  b.  An  applicant  for  such  certification  shall  be over the age of
eighteen years, of good moral character and at the time  of  application
shall  have had two (2) years of satisfactory experience as set forth in
the rules of the department.
  c. Every such application shall be made in writing in  such  form  and
shall  furnish  such information as the commissioner shall prescribe and
set forth in the rules of the department. Every applicant  shall  submit
to an investigation to determine the applicant's character and fitness.
  d.  Such  certification  shall  be  issued  for such term and shall be
subject to renewal in  accordance  with  such  conditions  as  shall  be
prescribed in the rules of the department.
  e. The fee for such certification and for the renewal thereof shall be
prescribed by rule.
  f.  Certification  as  a  low  voltage  installer  may be suspended or
revoked for cause in accordance with the rules of the department  and/or
the  department may impose penalties which shall not exceed one thousand
dollars  for  each  violation  for  violations  of  this  chapter,   the
electrical code, the electrical code technical standards or the rules of
the department.

Section 27-3017

Section 27-3017

  §   27-3017   Electrical   work   by   unauthorized   persons;   false
representations.   a.   Work   without   appropriate   license,    false
representation  prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
two of this subdivision, it shall be unlawful for any person to  perform
electrical work except under a license issued to a master electrician or
special  electrician  as  provided in this chapter. It shall be unlawful
for any person to advertise or to hold himself, herself or itself out as
authorized to engage in  the  business  of  performing  electrical  work
unless  such  person is authorized to perform such work pursuant to this
chapter  under  an   appropriate   master   electrician's   or   special
electrician's license. No person shall cause any such work to be done by
any  person  unless  he  or  she is an employee of and working under the
direct supervision of a person authorized to perform such work  pursuant
to this chapter and the rules of the department. No person shall falsely
represent  that  he,  she or it is authorized to perform electrical work
under a master electrician's or special electrician's license  or  shall
use  in  any  advertising  the  words  "master electrician" or the words
"licensed electrician" or the words "electrical contractor" or any words
of similar meaning or import on any sign, card,  letterhead  or  in  any
other  manner  unless  such  person  is  so  authorized pursuant to this
chapter and the rules of the department.
  2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of paragraph one of this
subdivision, the commissioner may authorize business entities engaged in
the business of  installing,  maintaining  or  repairing  communication,
signaling,  alarm  or  data  transmission systems to perform low voltage
electrical work under a certification issued to a low voltage  installer
as provided in this chapter and the rules of the department.
  b.  False  statement.  No  person  shall,  with  intent  to defraud or
deceive, knowingly make a false statement, or cause  or  procure  to  be
made  or  aid  and  assist  in  the  making  of  a false statement in an
application for a master electrician's or special electrician's  license
or for certification as a low voltage installer or in an application for
approval of a master electrician business or the renewal of a license or
certificate  or  in  an  application for a permit and approval or in any
application provided for in this chapter, or in any proof or  instrument
in  writing  in  connection  therewith, or in any examination hereunder,
deceive or substitute or cause another to deceive or substitute.
  c. Penalty. Any person, partnership or corporation who  shall  violate
any  of  the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars for the first offense, not less than one  thousand
dollars  nor more than five thousand dollars for the second offense, and
not less than fifteen  hundred  dollars  nor  more  than  five  thousand
dollars for the third offense or any successive offense thereafter or by
six months imprisonment or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 27-3017.1

Section 27-3017.1

  §  27-3017.1  Cooperation  required.  a.  Any  person,  including  any
corporation, partnership, business or other entity, issued a license  by
the department shall, pursuant to a request or order of the commissioner
or  any  city  agency  or  office,  cooperate  fully and completely with
respect to any  department  or  city  agency  or  office  investigation.
Evidence  of cooperation shall include, but is not limited to, appearing
before  the  department  or  other  city  agency  or  office,  answering
questions completely and accurately, and providing any and all requested
documents. Failure to comply with such request or order may subject such
person  to  disciplinary  measures  authorized by law, including but not
limited to suspension or revocation of the license.
  b. Service  of  request  or  order.  Such  request  or  order  by  the
commissioner  or  other city agency or office shall be mailed by regular
mail to the person named therein to  his  or  her  last  known  business
address  or  home  address  at least ten days before such appearance and
shall contain the name of the person, the date, time and place  of  such
appearance  and,  if known or applicable, a description of any requested
documents. If the appearance or information is required immediately, the
request or order may be transmitted via facsimile or  delivered  to  the
person's  last known business or home address prior to the date and time
specified therein.

Section 27-3018

Section 27-3018

  §  27-3018 Inspection; application for permit and application fees. a.
The commissioner or any officer or employee of the department authorized
thereto by the commissioner, or  any  other  person  designated  by  the
commissioner  pursuant  to section 27-3005 of this code, may enter or go
upon any premises in or upon which there are any  wiring  or  appliances
for electric light, heat or power to make an inspection of the same. Any
person  who  willfully refuses to permit such entry or inspection, shall
be guilty of a  violation  of  this  subdivision,  and  upon  conviction
thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of not more than one hundred
dollars, imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both.
  b. Before commencing any  electrical  work,  other  than  low  voltage
electrical  work,  a  master electrician business or special electrician
shall file with the commissioner an application for a work permit to  be
issued  by  the  department.  All  applications  for  permits  shall  be
submitted on forms  furnished  by  the  department.  Applications  shall
include  all  information  required  by this code, other applicable law,
including but not limited to the applicable energy conservation code, or
the rules of the department. No such work shall be performed  until  the
commissioner  has  reviewed  and approved such application and issued an
appropriate permit for such work.  The  permit  shall  be  conspicuously
posted at the work site at all times while the work is in progress. Each
permit shall be issued with an expiration date of three years.
  1.  Permits  shall  be  deemed  to incorporate the provisions that the
applicant, the owner, and their employees, shall carry out the permitted
work in accordance with the provisions of this code and other applicable
laws or rules, whether specified or not, except as variations have  been
legally permitted or authorized.
  2.  All work shall conform to the approved submittal documents and any
approved amendments thereto. Changes and revisions during the course  of
work shall conform to the requirements of this code.
  3.  The  permit  shall  expire  by  operation  of law if the insurance
required pursuant to section 27-3013 of this chapter, and upon which the
permit was conditioned, lapses, expires  or  is  cancelled,  unless  the
permit holder files proof of valid insurance before such event.
  c.  Fees.  The fee for a permit for minor electrical work as described
in subdivision h of this section shall be fifteen dollars, payable  upon
filing of the application.
  1.  An  initial application fee for electrical work requiring a permit
shall  be  payable  as  follows:  forty  dollars  upon  filing  of   the
application for such work.
  2.  The  balance of the application fee shall be payable at electrical
sign-off  from  the  department  or  as  otherwise   provided   by   the
department's rules.
  3.  The  fee  for  electrical  work  requiring  a  work  permit by the
department shall be computed  as  follows  but  shall  not  exceed  five
thousand dollars:
  (i)  Each outlet, each fixture, each horsepower or fraction thereof of
a motor or generator, each kilowatt or fraction  thereof  of  a  heater,
each  horsepower  or  fraction  thereof  of  an  air  conditioner,  each
kilovolt-ampere or fraction thereof of a transformer installed,  altered
or  repaired  shall  be assigned the value of one unit. In computing the
aforementioned fee, the sum of the units will determine the  charges  as
set forth hereinbelow:
   Sum of units                                             Fee
   1-10...................................................$0.00
   Over 10................................................$0.25 per unit
  (ii) For each service switch installed, altered or repaired:
   0-100 Amperes..........................................$8.00

   101-200 Amperes........................................$30.00
   201-600 Amperes........................................$105.00
   601-1200 Amperes.......................................$225.00
   Over 1200 Amperes......................................$375.00
  (iii) For each set of service entrance cables and for each set of feeder
conductors installed, altered or repaired:
   Up to #2 Conductors....................................$15.00
   Over #2 to #1/0 Conductors.............................$30.00
   Over #1/0 to 250 MCM...................................$45.00
   Over 250 MCM...........................................$75.00
  (iv) For each panel installed, altered or repaired:
   1 Phase up to 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers....$15.00
   1 Phase over 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers.....$37.50
   3 Phase up to 225 amperes..............................$50.00
   3 Phase over 225 amperes...............................$75.00
  (v) (a) For each sign manufactured (in-shop
        inspections):.....................................$40.00
  (b) For each sign manufactured (on-site inspections):
   0 to 30 square feet....................................$65.00
   31 to 60 square feet...................................$90.00
   Over 60 square feet....................................$115.00
  (vi) For each elevator:
   10 floors or less......................................$125.00
   Each additional ten or fewer floors....................$83.00
(vii) For wiring or rewiring boiler controls in
      buildings:..........................................$12.00
  d.  If,  after inspection, such wiring or appliances shall be found to
have  been  installed,  altered  or  repaired  in  conformity  with  the
requirements  of  this chapter, the electrical code, the electrical code
technical standards and the rules of the department,  and  the  required
fees  paid,  the commissioner shall issue to the applicant a sign-off of
the approved work completed. The provisions of  this  subdivision  shall
not  apply  to  work performed pursuant to a permit for minor electrical
work as defined in subdivision h of this section.
  e. Whenever a master electrician business or special electrician files
an application for a permit covering electrical  work  installed  by  an
unlicensed  or  unauthorized  person,  it  shall  be  his or her duty to
specify such fact upon the application.
  f. The commissioner shall be entitled to charge the following  special
fees:
  1.  For  an  application  with respect to electrical work made after a
violation was issued for failure to file an application for a permit for
such work - up to ten times  the  total  fee  that  would  otherwise  be
payable as set forth in subdivisions c and d of this section.
  2. Duplicate copy of notice of violation - $5.00.
  g.  No  application  or  fees  shall  be  required for electrical work
relating to the construction and maintenance of city street  lights  and
city traffic lights owned, operated or controlled by the city government
or any agency thereof.
  h.  1. For purposes of this section a permit for minor electrical work
may be issued for any of the following:
  (i) replacement of defective circuit breakers or switches rated thirty
amperes or less, excluding main service disconnects;
  (ii) replacement of parts in electrical panels where voltage does  not
exceed one hundred fifty volts to ground;
  (iii) replacement of minor elevator parts as defined by rule;
  (iv)  replacement  of  defective  controls  rated at thirty amperes or
less;

  (v) repair of defective fixtures;
  (vi)  replacement of fixtures in existing outlets, provided the number
of such fixtures does not exceed five and  does  not  increase  existing
wattage;
  (vii) replacement, repair, disconnection or reconnection of motors not
to exceed one horsepower, and associated devices;
  (viii)  repairs to low pressure heating plants with a capacity of less
than fifteen pounds per square inch, except as may otherwise be required
by rule of the commissioner.
  (ix) installation  of  any  ten  or  fewer  units  not  requiring  the
installation of an additional branch circuit;
  (x) installation of motors of fractional horsepower;
  (xi)  installation  of transformers rated at one thousand volt amperes
or less.
  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an  electrical
sign-off  by  the  department  shall not be required for electrical work
performed pursuant to a permit for minor electrical work.
  3.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of   this   chapter,   the
commissioner  may promulgate a rule providing that minor electrical work
may be performed without a permit or the payment  of  a  fee  under  the
conditions to be prescribed in such rule.
  i.  The  department  shall  not  issue  a permit or, if applicable, an
electrical  sign-off  pursuant  to  an  application  that  involves  the
energizing of a meter in a one-, two-, three-, or four-family residence,
if  the department finds that such action will cause the total number of
meters for the building to exceed the number of dwelling units specified
for such building in the certificate of occupancy, or  if  there  is  no
certificate  of  occupancy,  as  determined by the department, except as
permitted herein. A building specified as a one-family residence in  the
certificate of occupancy or, if there is no certificate of occupancy, as
determined  by  the  department,  may  have  only  one electric meter. A
building in which two or more dwelling units have  been  constructed  in
accordance  with  the  certificate  of  occupancy,  or  if  there  is no
certificate of occupancy, as determined by the department, may have  one
meter  for  each  dwelling  unit and one additional meter for the common
areas of  the  building,  provided  that  smoke  detecting  devices  are
installed   in   all   common  areas  in  accordance  with  departmental
requirements. Such common areas may include boiler rooms, shared hallway
lighting, shared stairway lighting, and outdoor perimeter  lighting  but
shall  not  include  any  habitable space. In the event that a meter has
been found to have been installed or  to  exist  in  violation  of  this
section,  the department may take action leading to the disconnecting of
such meter in accordance with  the  notice  requirements  set  forth  in
section 27-3020 of this chapter.
  j.  Any application for a permit filed with the department in relation
to a request for  the  authorization  to  power  or  energize/electrical
wiring  or  appliances  or power generation equipment, or in relation to
work that will result in the issuance of a new or amended certificate of
occupancy  must  include  a  statement,  signed  and   sealed   by   the
electrician,   that   the  building  owner  or  his  or  her  authorized
representative has authorized in writing the work to be performed.  This
signed  authorization  must be available upon request by the department.
In addition,  any  electrical  application  filed  with  the  department
involving  the energizing of a meter, must include as well, a statement,
signed and sealed by the electrician, that the building owner or his  or
her  authorized representative has indicated in writing the intended use
or purpose of such meter and  has  affirmed  that  such  meter  will  be

maintained  in  compliance  with  the provisions of this section.   This
statement must be available upon request by the department.
  k.  Any  authorization  to  power  or  energize  electrical  wiring or
appliances issued by the department shall expire ninety days  after  the
date  of issuance unless a sign-off has been issued by the department or
an extension of such authorization has been granted by  the  department.
In the event no such sign-off has been issued or extension authorization
granted,  the department may take action leading to the disconnecting of
such meter(s) in accordance with the notice requirements  set  forth  in
section 27-3020 of this chapter.
  l.  Any permit application filed with the department that requires the
selective coordination of overcurrent protective  devices  must  include
documentation  from  a professional engineer demonstrating how selective
coordination was achieved, including but not limited  to  short  circuit
overlay  curves  and calculations. Such documentation shall be submitted
to the department prior to sign off.
  m. For permit applications requiring compliance  with  the  applicable
energy conservation code, documentation demonstrating compliance must be
available upon request by the department.
  n.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to low voltage
electrical work.
  o. An application for a work permit may be amended by filing with  the
department a post-approval amendment in a form prescribed by rule of the
department.

Section 27-3019

Section 27-3019

  § 27-3019 Modification, suspension or revocation, electrical sign-off,
permit or other authorization. a. The commissioner may at any time by an
order  in  writing  for  good cause shown, modify, suspend or revoke any
sign-off, permit or other authorization issued pursuant to this  chapter
for  failure  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  code or other
applicable laws or rules; or whenever there has been any false statement
or any misrepresentation as to a material fact  in  the  application  or
submittal documents upon the basis of which such approval was issued; or
whenever  a permit has been issued in error and conditions are such that
the permit should not have been issued. Such  notice  shall  inform  the
permit holder of the reasons for the proposed action and that the permit
holder  has  the  right  to  present  to  the commissioner or his or her
representative within ten business days of delivery  of  the  notice  by
hand  or  fifteen  calendar  days  of  the  posting  of  notice by mail,
information as to why the permit should not be  modified,  suspended  or
revoked. A copy of any such order shall be served in the manner provided
in  this subchapter. No person other than the commissioner or an officer
or  employee  of  the  department,  duly  authorized  thereto   by   the
commissioner,  shall  alter  or  amend  any  sign-off,  permit  or other
authorization issued pursuant to  this  chapter  or  the  rules  of  the
department.
  b.  Immediate  suspension in cases of imminent peril. The commissioner
may immediately suspend any permit without prior notice  to  the  permit
holder  when  the  commissioner has determined that an imminent peril to
life or property exists. The commissioner shall immediately  notify  the
permit  holder  that  the  permit  has  been  suspended  and the reasons
therefore, that it is proposed to be revoked, and that the permit holder
has  the  right  to  present  to  the  commissioner  or   his   or   her
representative  within  ten  business  days of delivery of the notice by
hand or  fifteen  calendar  days  of  the  posting  of  notice  by  mail
information as to why the permit should not be revoked.

Section 27-3020

Section 27-3020

  §  27-3020  Supplying or discontinuing electrical energy. a. Except as
otherwise provided in this code, no person, partnership  or  corporation
shall  supply,  or  cause  to be supplied or used, electrical energy for
light, heat or power, signaling,  alarm  or  data  transmission  to  any
wiring  or  appliance  in  any  building  unless  a  sign-off  or  other
authorization as set forth in the rules of  the  department  authorizing
the  use  of  said  wiring  or  appliance  shall have been issued by the
commissioner.
  b. If, in the judgment of the commissioner, after due inspection,  the
continued use of any electric wiring or appliances in or on any building
or  structure  shall  be unsafe or dangerous to persons or property, the
commissioner may cause such wires or appliances to be disconnected  from
the supply of electrical energy and to seal the wiring and appliances so
disconnected.  Thereafter,  no  person  shall cause or permit electrical
energy to be supplied to the wiring or appliances so  sealed  until  the
same  shall have been made safe and the commissioner shall have issued a
certificate to  that  effect;  provided,  however,  that  no  wiring  or
appliances shall be disconnected pursuant to this section until a notice
in   writing,  stating  specifically  the  reason  why  such  wiring  or
appliances must be disconnected, shall have been served, as provided  in
this  chapter,  and a duplicate thereof shall have been delivered to the
person supplying the electrical energy to such wiring or appliances.

Section 27-3021

Section 27-3021

  §  27-3021  Service  of orders and notices. Any order or notice issued
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be served personally upon
the person, partnership or  corporation  to  whom  or  to  which  it  is
addressed,  or  may  be  served by mailing the same in a sealed envelope
with postage prepaid, directed,  in  the  case  of  the  holder  of  any
license,  to  the  address  furnished  by  such  license  holder  to the
department of buildings as his or her business address, or  the  address
of  the  master electrician business represented by the licensee and, in
the case of  any  other  person,  partnership  or  corporation,  to  the
premises  where  the  defects recited in such order are alleged to exist
and by the posting in a conspicuous place on such premises of a copy  of
such  notice  or  order.  The service as above described, by mailing and
posting, shall be the equivalent of personal service.

Section 27-3021.1

Section 27-3021.1

  §  27-3021.1  Electric  meter  installation;  restriction.  No  public
utility shall supply electricity to a one, two,  three  or  four  family
residence  building,  nor  shall  such  utility energize more electrical
meters in a building than the number of distinct and separate residences
in  such  building  as  authorized  in  the  certificate  of   occupancy
applicable  thereto,  or  if  there  is  no certificate of occupancy, as
determined by the department, without first receiving  a  sign-off  from
the department.  In the event that an owner of a one, two, three or four
family  building  wants  to install an additional electrical meter other
than provided for herein, approval shall be obtained in writing from the
department.  A  public  utility  shall  not  install   such   additional
electrical  meter without such approval. A building in which two or more
dwelling units have been constructed in accordance with the  certificate
of  occupancy, or if there is no certificate of occupancy, as determined
by the department, may have one meter for each  dwelling  unit  and  one
additional  meter  for  the  common areas of the building, provided that
smoke detecting devices are installed in all common areas in  accordance
with  departmental  requirements.  Such  common areas may include boiler
rooms, shared hallway lighting, shared stairway  lighting,  and  outdoor
perimeter  lighting  but  shall  not include any habitable space. In the
event that a meter has been found to have been installed or to exist  in
violation  of this section, the utility must report such findings to the
department, which may take action leading to the disconnecting  of  such
meter  in  accordance  with the notice requirements set forth in section
27-3020 of this code.

Section 27-3021.2.

Section 27-3021.2.

  § 27-3021.2. Violations. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
any  person  or business who shall violate any of the provisions of this
chapter or who shall fail to comply with any requirement thereof or with
the electrical code technical standards or who shall violate or fail  to
comply with any order or rule of the commissioner made thereunder shall,
for  each  and  every violation or noncompliance be subject to penalties
and other enforcement actions  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of
chapter 2 of title 28 of the administrative code.