Amending Chapter 6 Entitled Buildings Deleting Chapter 8 Articles 1 Through 6

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(6) A statement of whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, and if so, the crimes convicted of and the dates and places of such convictions. (7) Place and date of graduation from high school or equivalent. (d) Examination. To qualify for a new license, an applicant must earn a score of not less than 75% correct answers to a written examination to be given by the Board. The examination shall consist of not less than 25 questions testing the applicant's knowledge of the Indiana Electrical Rules and the provisions of this Article covering the areas of electrical work involved in the license applied for. The Department shall keep a complete record of each examination for three (3) years after the examination. An applicant who fails to pass an examination may be reexamined not earlier than the next scheduled examination upon submitting a new application in compliance with this Article. An applicant who passes the examination shall not be required to retake the examination to obtain a license renewal, if he meets the renewal requirements of subsection (h)(2), below. (e) Surety Bond. Each applicant for a Class A license must also provide a surety bond, payable to the City in the penal sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars, subject to the approval of the Controller and conditioned upon faithful compliance with the provisions of the Building Code as it pertains to the regulation of electrical work and apparatus and agreeing to pay all damages, costs and expenses caused by the negligence of the licensee through failure to comply with such provisons. (f) Issuance of certificate. (1) The Board shall examine the application, the accompany- ing documentation and other information provided, examination results, and shall recommend to the Controller the granting or denying of the license applied for. Appeal from the denial, suspension or revocation of any license by the Board shall be made according to the procedures in Section 4 -16 of the Municipal Code. (2) The Controller shall issue a license to any applicant approved by the Board, who has complied with all requirements of the application, including but not limited to the filing of a bond, payment of the prescribed license fee, and presentation of a certificate of approval from the Board. (3) Each certificate of license shall specify the name of the person to whom the license is issued, the address of the place from which the licensee does business, and the expiration date of the license. The certificate of license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the licensee's principal place of business. (g) Non - transferability. Any license issued under this Article is non - transferable to another person, and it shall be unlawful to loan or transfer such license to the use of any person other than the person in whose name the license is issued; provided, however, that work may be performed under a Class B license at a different industrial premises from that described in the application and certificate, upon written petition for such change by the licensee, describing the reason therefor, and approval by the Board. (h) Term of license; renewal. (1) Term. The term of each license under this Article is from the date of issuance of a new license or January 1 of a renewal license through and including December -13-