Md. Code, Public Safety § 12-602
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 12-602, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§12–602.
Official statutory text
(a) This subtitle does not apply to:
(1) public utilities, their affiliated companies, and electrical appliances and devices used in their work;
(2) the inspection or certification of an electrical installation by a unit of a county government that is authorized to conduct electrical inspections; or
(3) an electrical installation of the State or federal government during an emergency if the electrical installation is necessary for the public welfare as a result of the emergency.
(b) (1) This subtitle does not supersede any local law or ordinance of a local jurisdiction that establishes standards or qualifications for electrical inspectors and inspections within that local jurisdiction.
(2) A certified nongovernmental electrical inspector shall obtain county approval or certification as may be required by local law or ordinance.
(1) public utilities, their affiliated companies, and electrical appliances and devices used in their work;
(2) the inspection or certification of an electrical installation by a unit of a county government that is authorized to conduct electrical inspections; or
(3) an electrical installation of the State or federal government during an emergency if the electrical installation is necessary for the public welfare as a result of the emergency.
(b) (1) This subtitle does not supersede any local law or ordinance of a local jurisdiction that establishes standards or qualifications for electrical inspectors and inspections within that local jurisdiction.
(2) A certified nongovernmental electrical inspector shall obtain county approval or certification as may be required by local law or ordinance.
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