Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-602

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) public utilities, their affiliated companies, and electrical appliances and devices used in their work;

(2) the inspection or certification of an electrical installation by a unit of a county government that is authorized to conduct electrical inspections; or

(3) an electrical installation of the State or federal government during an emergency if the electrical installation is necessary for the public welfare as a result of the emergency.

(b) (1) This subtitle does not supersede any local law or ordinance of a local jurisdiction that establishes standards or qualifications for electrical inspectors and inspections within that local jurisdiction.

(2) A certified nongovernmental electrical inspector shall obtain county approval or certification as may be required by local law or ordinance.