(a) Beginning January 1, 1992, unless specifically exempted under this chapter, no person or electrician shall perform any construction, installation, or maintenance of electrical facilities or perform electrical work in this state except in compliance with the statewide standards promulgated under this chapter.
(b) Any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work in this state without an exemption and not in compliance with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment.
(c) In addition to the penalties in subsection (b) of this section, the Director of the Department of Labor is authorized:
(1) To petition any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or restrain any person or electrician who does any construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities or performs electrical work without an exemption or who otherwise violates this chapter; and
(2) To seek the suspension or revocation by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas of any "electrical contractor", a "master electrician", a "journeyman electrician", or an "industrial maintenance electrician" licensed under § 17-28-101 et seq. who is found to be in violation of this chapter.
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