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20-31-105. Compliance required — Penalties.
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20-31-105. Compliance required — Penalties.
(a) Beginning January 1, 1992, unless specifically exempted under this chapter, no person or electrician shall perform any construction, installation, or maintenance of electrical facilities or perform electrical work in this state except in compliance with the statewide standards promulgated under this chapter.
(b) Any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work in this state without an exemption and not in compliance with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment.
(c) In addition to the penalties in subsection (b) of this section, the Director of the Department of Labor is authorized:
(1) To petition any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or restrain any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work without an exemption or who otherwise violates this chapter; and
(2) To seek the suspension or revocation by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas of any “electrical contractor”, a “master electrician”, a “journeyman electrician”, or an “industrial maintenance electrician” licensed under § 17-28-101 et seq. who is found to be in violation of this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-31-105
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20-31-105. Compliance required — Penalties.
(a) Beginning January 1, 1992, unless specifically exempted under this chapter, no person or electrician shall perform any construction, installation, or maintenance of electrical facilities or perform electrical work in this state except in compliance with the statewide standards promulgated under this chapter.
(b) Any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work in this state without an exemption and not in compliance with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment.
(c) In addition to the penalties in subsection (b) of this section, the Director of the Department of Labor is authorized:
(1) To petition any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or restrain any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work without an exemption or who otherwise violates this chapter; and
(2) To seek the suspension or revocation by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas of any “electrical contractor”, a “master electrician”, a “journeyman electrician”, or an “industrial maintenance electrician” licensed under § 17-28-101 et seq. who is found to be in violation of this chapter.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-28-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Air conditioning electrician” means an individual who is limited to a license classification possessing the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge for the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment solely for the purpose of supplying heating and air conditioning and refrigeration units;
(2) “Electrical apprentice” means a person whose principal occupation is the learning of and assisting in the installation of electrical work under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman electrician or master electrician;
(3) “Electrical contractor” means a person, member, or employee of a firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of installing, erecting, repairing, or contracting to install, erect, or repair electrical wires or conductors to be used for the transmission of electrical light, heat, power, or signaling purposes, or to install or repair moulding, ducts, raceways, or conduits, for the reception or protection of such wires or conduits, or any electrical machinery, apparatus, or systems to be used for electrical light, heat, power, or signaling purposes;
(4) “Electrical work” means:
(A) Installations of electric conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings or other structures, including recreational vehicles and floating buildings, and other premises such as yards, carnivals, parking and other lots, and industrial substations;
(B) Installations of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity; and
(C) Installations of other outside conductors on the premises;
(5) “Industrial maintenance electrician” means an individual who possesses the necessary qualificatio
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-28-101
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