Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §1 (AMD).]
1. Apprentice electrician. “Apprentice electrician” means an apprentice who is engaged in a written agreement to work at and learn the trade of an electrician under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician in an apprenticeship program registered pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 29.3 (2016) with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Apprentice electrician: means an apprentice who is engaged in a written agreement to work at and learn the trade of an electrician under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician in an apprenticeship program registered pursuant to 29 C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Board: means the Electricians' Examining Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Electrical company: means a person, firm, corporation or partnership employing licensees engaged in the business of doing electrical installations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Electrical installations: includes complete installations related to photovoltaic, fuel cell and wind power generation systems. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Helper electrician: means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician but who does not qualify under subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Journeyman electrician: means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment and under the indirect supervision of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Journeyman-in-training electrician: means a person making electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the indirect supervision of a licensed limited or master electrician. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Limited electrician: means a person licensed to make electrical installations limited to a specific type of electrically operated equipment or to specific electrical installations only authorized by this license. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Master electrician: means a licensed person qualified under this chapter to engage in the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Utility corporation: means a utility that is not a public utility, as defined in Title 35?A, section 102, or a person, firm or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1101
1-A. Electrical company. “Electrical company” means a person, firm, corporation or partnership employing licensees engaged in the business of doing electrical installations.
[PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 406, §1 (AMD).]
1-B. Board. “Board” means the Electricians’ Examining Board.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §1 (NEW).]
2. Electrical installations. “Electrical installations” means the installation, repair, alteration and maintenance of electrical conductors, fittings, devices and fixtures for heating, lighting, power purposes or heat activated fire alarms, intrusion alarms, energy management, telephone, cable and closed-circuit television, sound systems, data transmission, conduit and raceway systems and electrically supervised manual fire alarms and sprinkler systems. “Electrical installations” includes complete installations related to photovoltaic, fuel cell and wind power generation systems. “Electrical installations” does not include the installation or repair of portable appliances and other portable electrical equipment, installation of which involves only the insertion of an attachment plug into a fixed receptacle outlet. It is the meaning and intent of this subsection that the word “portable” does not include or apply to any type of fixed electrically operated or driven equipment.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
3. Helper electrician. “Helper electrician” means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician but who does not qualify under subsection 1.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
3-A. Journeyman-in-training electrician. “Journeyman-in-training electrician” means a person making electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the indirect supervision of a licensed limited or master electrician.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
4. Journeyman electrician. “Journeyman electrician” means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment and under the indirect supervision of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
4-A. Supervision.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (RP).]
5. Limited electrician. “Limited electrician” means a person licensed to make electrical installations limited to a specific type of electrically operated equipment or to specific electrical installations only authorized by this license.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
6. Master electrician. “Master electrician” means a licensed person qualified under this chapter to engage in the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment.
[PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).]
7. Public service corporation.
[PL 2011, c. 290, §1 (RP).]
8. Utility corporation. “Utility corporation” means a utility that is not a public utility, as defined in Title 35?A, section 102, or a person, firm or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.
[PL 2011, c. 290, §2 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 385, §2 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 498, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 767, §§31-35 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 295, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 302, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 577, §§5-9 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 413, §§31,32 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 395, §§B3,B4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 735, §§42-46 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 443, §82 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 450, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 349, §66 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 325, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 336, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §§H24,25 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 119, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §F1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 606, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO4 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV). PL 2003, c. 603, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 347, §§B1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §17 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 290, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 406, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 491, §14 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 650, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).