N.Y. General Business Law § 69-pp: Licensed master electrician waiver

§ 69-pp. Licensed master electrician waiver. 1. Any person who is

licensed by any municipality as a master electrician and who engages in

the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire

alarm systems within such municipality shall be waived from the

provisions of this article upon registration with the secretary of state

in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2. Each licensed master electrician seeking a waiver shall register

with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary. Such

form shall include at least: the individual's name and home address, the

business's name and address, a listing of jurisdictions in which the

master electrician is licensed, a listing of all appropriate license

numbers and such other information as the secretary shall deem

necessary. No applicant for a waiver shall be required to meet the

provisions of section sixty-nine-o of this article.

3. Any waiver shall only apply for engaging in the business of

installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in

municipalities where such master electrician is licensed. However,

should a licensed master electrician for any reason become unlicensed by

any municipality, such master electrician shall immediately inform the

secretary of state of such action. The secretary of state may suspend

any waiver granted upon the basis of the master electrician license.

4. A master electrician who engages in the business of installing,

servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in

municipalities where such master electrician is not duly licensed, shall

be required to be licensed pursuant to this article.

5. A master electrician who is licensed in any municipality within the

state shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of paragraphs

(b) and (c) of subdivision one of section sixty-nine-o of this article.

6. The fee for all waivers granted to any master electrician shall be

established by the secretary of state and shall not exceed fifty dollars

every two years. Provided, however, that any person licensed pursuant to

this article prior to the effective date of this section shall be exempt

from the waiver fee for periods prior to October first, nineteen hundred

ninety-four. Such waiver shall be valid for a two year period and be

renewable for two year periods thereafter.

7. Any license issued by any municipality establishing a master

electrician license after July fifteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-three

shall not be grounds for a waiver pursuant to this section unless the

secretary determines that the standards for such master electrician

license are not lower than those of this article.