Section 12-602 - Scope of subtitle. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-602. Scope of subtitle.
 

(a)  Counties exempt from subtitle.- 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(b)  Local law or ordinance not superseded.-  

(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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 38A, §§ 59(b), 63; 2003, ch. 5, § 2; 2010, ch. 127.]