d to read as follows:
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
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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/or application for certificate of electrical inspection]
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 [and/or
certificate of electrical inspection] or take any other actions with respect to such work directed by
the department to address the violation.
§2. Subdivision a of section 27-3009 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as amended by local law number 64 for the year 2001, is amended to read as follows:
a. For each calendar year, the commissioner shall appoint a board to review the character
and fitness of applicants for a master electricians or special electricians 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, [and] 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 [and] 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.
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§3. Subdivision d of section 27-3010 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as amended by local law number 64 for the year 2001, is amended to read as follows:
d. Every applicant shall submit to such investigation by the license board as may be
proper to determine the applicants 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. Section 27-3013 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as
amended by local law number 64 for the year 2001, is amended to read as follows:
§ 27-3013 Business establishments, master electricians and special electricians. a. Master
electrician. 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. At such place of business, [the master
electricians license of the responsible representative of such business and if the business is a
partnership or corporation, the master electricians license of any other master electrician
associated with who does business on behalf of such partnership or corporation] there shall at all
times be prominently displayed [together with] 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.
1. The applicant for approval of a master electrician business under a license issued to a
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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 [adequate] 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 for continuing liability notwithstanding any recovery under such policy. 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 certificates of electrical
inspection] and any other documents required to be filed with the department.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In the case of a partnership or corporation, a master electricians 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.
5. 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.
6. The holder of a master electricians license shall be issued a seal, of a design or form
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authorized by the commissioner, bearing the holders full name, license number, and the legend
licensed master electrician. Applications for permits [and certificates of electrical inspection,]
and any other document [which] that the commissioner may require to be filed with the
department, shall bear the stamp of the 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 [associated
with] 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. 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. [and
certificates of electrical inspection.] 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 represen