SPONSOR:

Sen. Walsh & Rep. Osienski

Sen. Mantzavinos

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 48

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS BY THE BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1414, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and

insertions as shown by underline as follows

§ 1414. Disciplinary sanctions.

(a) The Board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that 1 of the

conditions or violations set forth in § 1412 of this title applies to a practitioner or licensee regulated by this chapter:

(1) Issue a letter of reprimand;   reprimand.

(2) Censure a practitioner;   practitioner.

(3) Place a practitioner on probationary status, and require the practitioner to:   to do 1 or more of the

following:

a. Report regularly to the Board upon the matters, which are the basis of the probation;   probation.

b. Limit all practice and professional activities to those areas prescribed by the Board;   Board.

(4) Suspend any practitioner’s license;   license.

(5) Revoke any practitioner’s license;   license.

(6) Impose a monetary penalty not to exceed $1,500 for each violation :  

a) N ot to exceed $1,500  f or each violation of § 1412 (a) 2 and (a) 4 through 9; and

b) No less than $4,500 for violations of § 1412 (a) 1 and (a) 3.

SYNOPSIS

This Act increases the penalty for violations of the Board of Electrical Examiners licensing regulations in situations involving fraud and material deception, or where a person has performed electrical work in a category for which the practitioner is not licensed.

This Act makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Author: Senator Walsh