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<br />other jurisdictions to obtain similar licenses in the city without taking the required examinations, <br />provided the privilege is extended by the other jurisdictions to allow electricians licensed by the city <br />to obtain licenses in those jurisdictions in a similar manner. <br /> <br />(b) Evidence shall be presented that the licensing jurisdiction issues licenses under conditions no less <br />restrictive than those in this article. <br /> <br />(c) The applicant shall have obtained the license in the other jurisdiction through testing. Double <br />reciprocating is not allowed. <br /> <br />(d) The process of obtaining the reciprocal license must be similar in both jurisdictions, with any <br />constraints placed on an applicant in one jurisdiction applying equally in the other. <br /> <br />(e) All reciprocal agreements will be in writing and will detail the requirements and administrative <br />procedures referred to in this section. A copy of these agreements will be kept available for public <br />inspection in the building inspection division offices. <br /> <br />(f) Each agreement will state whether the electrical board retains the right to rule individually on each <br />applicant, or whether authority to issue licenses will be delegated to the building official. <br /> <br />(g) A master electrician applying for a reciprocal license shall have held a master electrician license <br />for not less than one year in the reciprocating jurisdiction. <br /> <br />(h) A fee is charged for each letter issued by the building inspection division to a locally licensed <br />electrician to facilitate reciprocal licensing in another city. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.408. Suspension of license. <br /> <br />(a) The building official may suspend the license of an electrician who has been convicted three times <br />within one year of a violation of section 14.371 or 14.372 of this chapter. The suspension will be for <br />a period not to exceed six months. For purposes of this section, deferred adjudication will be treated <br />as a conviction. <br /> <br />(b) If the building official decides to suspend a license, the official will notify the licensee of the <br />suspension by first class mail to the licensee's last address on the building official's records, or by <br />hand delivery to the licensee. Notice by mail is deemed to be received three days after posting. <br /> <br />(c) The licensee may appeal a suspension decision to the construction board of adjustments and <br />appeals by filing a written request within 15 days of receiving notice of the suspension. The board <br />will hold a hearing to determine whether the suspension decision should be sustained or reversed. The <br />board will follow the hearing procedures outlined in section 14.380(b). <br /> <br />(d) If a licensee's license has been suspended twice in a three year period, and the licensee then <br />commits another violation under section 14.371 or 14.372, the building official will notify the <br />construction board of adjustments and appeals. The board will then hold a hearing under section <br />14.380. <br /> <br />(e) Enforcement actions taken under this section are not exclusive, and do not affect any other <br /> <br />C:\TEMP\bldg code 2-13-02 inc.doc <br /> <br />35 <br />