Bill > S135

This bill increases the penalties for individuals and corporations engaging in electrical work without the proper licenses, aiming to enhance public safety by deterring unlicensed activity. Specifically, it amends existing law to establish escalating fines for non-compliance, with the first offense resulting in a fine between $2,500 and $5,000, a second offense between $3,500 and $7,500, and subsequent offenses between $5,000 and $10,000. For corporations, in addition to these fines, a repeat violation can also lead to the suspension of all involved electrical licenses for one year. The bill clarifies that an "instance" of non-compliance refers to each individual occurrence of work performed by a person, whether as an individual or as an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a corporation.