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Sec. 14.381. Surrender and return of suspended license. Any license suspended under this division shall be surrendered to the building official. At the end of the period of suspension, in the absence of further violations, the surrendered license will be returned to the licensee and will again be valid. If the period of suspension extends beyond the normal expiration date, the licensee shall pay all license renewal fees in order for the building official to return the license. Sec. 14.382. Appeals. Under this division, any licensee who has been denied a license or whose license has been suspended or revoked may file a petition with the municipal court within ten days of the date of the denial, suspension, or revocation. The licensee shall also file a copy of the petition with the building official on the same day that the petition is filed with the municipal court. The municipal court will give all parties at least three days notice of the hearing. The municipal court judge will determine whether there is a reasonable basis for the license denial, suspension, or revocation. The judge will determine factual issues by a preponderance of the evidence. Sees. 14.383--14.400. Reserved DIVISION 2. LICENSING OF ELECTRICIANS Sec. 14.401. License required; exceptions. (a) It is unlawful for any person to perform electrical work subject to this article unless the person is licensed as a master electrician, a journeyman, a residential wireman, a master sign electrician, or an apprentice electrician, unless the person is exempt under any of the following: (1) The holder of a maintenance electrician license may, during employment by one employer on a full-time basis, perform maintenance, repair and replacement of electrical conductors or equipment peliaining to branch circuits or similar work within the building or premises of the employer without the supervision, direction or control of a master electrician. A maintenance electrician is specifically limited to work on premises owned or controlled by the employer. Maintenance electricians are prohibited from installing any additional wiring or equipment. (2) A property owner may perform electrical work with the owner's own hands in a residence owned and occupied by the owner as the owner's homestead. All work is subject to permit, inspection and approval in accordance with this article. If the residence is also used as a business, then only a master electrician may apply for a permit. All electrical work performed on the residence shall comply with this article. (3) Electrical work done by persons engaged by any electric utility in the construction and maintenance of the utility's system are not subject to this article. (b) Subject to the exceptions stated in subsection (a), no electrical work subject to this article may be performed at any site unless one licensed master or journeyman is present while the work is being performed. C:\TEMP\bldg code 2-13-02 inc. doc 32