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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 227 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
227.450 Definitions for KRS 227.450 to 227.500.
Download pdf(1) "Electrical contractor" means any licensed individual, partnership, or corporation that is licensed to engage in, offers to engage in, or advertises or holds itself out to
be qualified to engage in designing, planning, superintending, contracting of, or
assuming responsibility for the installation, alteration, or repair of any electrical
wiring used for the purpose of furnishing heat, light, or power, and employs
electrical workers to engage in this practice. If the electrical contractor is not a
master electrician, the electrical contractor shall employ at least one (1) full-time
master electrician; (2) "Electrician" means any person licensed by the department who is employed by an electrical contractor and is engaged in the construction, alteration, or repair of any
electrical wiring used for the purpose of furnishing heat, light, or power; (3) "Electrical" pertains to the installation, alteration, or repair of wires and conduits for the purpose of transmitting electricity, and the installation of fixtures and equipment
in connection therewith; (4) "Electrical inspector" means any person certified by the commissioner of housing, buildings and construction pursuant to KRS 227.489 who, for compensation,
inspects the construction and installation of electrical conductors, fittings, devices,
and fixtures for light, heat, or power service equipment to ascertain the compliance
with the National Electrical Code incorporated in the Uniform State Building Code
promulgated pursuant to KRS 198B.050 or the standards of safety of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky; and (5) "Department" means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 403, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 15, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 14, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 42,
effective July 1, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 1. -- Amended 1964
Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 1. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1.
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