As used in KRS § 227A.010 to KRS § 227A.140, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Authorized local licensing program” means any city, county, urban-county government, charter county, or consolidated local government electrician and electrical contractor licensing program established by local ordinance for the purpose of licensing electrical workers. “Authorized local licensing program” shall include a licensing program established through a cooperative agreement between two (2) or more counties;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 227A.010

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) “Department” means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; (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 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 system 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; however, no master electrician shall act in this capacity for more than one (1) electrical contractor;
(5) “Electrical system” means any electrical work subject to standards provided within the National Electrical Code as adopted in the Uniform State Building Code, as promulgated by the department;
(6) “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 system used for the purpose of furnishing heat, light, or power;
(7) “Maintenance worker or maintenance engineer” means a person who is a regular, bona fide employee or agent of a property owner, property lessor, property management company, or firm that is not in the electrical business but has jurisdiction over the property where the routine maintenance of electrical systems is being performed;
(8) “Master electrician” means any individual licensed to engage in, and assume responsible charge, supervision, or direction of an electrician engaged in the construction, installation, alteration, or repair of any electrical system used to furnish heat, light, or power;
(9) “Repair” means the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance; and
(10) “Routine maintenance of electrical systems” means the routine and periodic servicing of electrical systems, including cleaning, inspecting, and making adjustments to ensure the proper operation and the removal or replacement of component parts. “Routine maintenance of electrical systems” does not include the installation of complete electrical systems.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 87, effective June 29, 2017. —
Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 8, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 429, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 2, effective April 6, 2004. — Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/24/2003). Pursuant to KRS § 7.136, the subsections in this section (2003 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 1) have been renumbered.