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Minnesota Electrical Act: Minnesota Statutes Sections 3268.31 to 3266.399; Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.081 to 3268.399: Enforcement; Minnesota Rules Chapters 3800 and 3801 Page 14 of 57 (c) Contractors employing unlicensed individuals to perform electrical work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision that shall identify all unlicensed individuals performing electrical work, except for individuals working on circuits or systems exempted from personal licensing by subdivision 21, paragraph {b),~and shall permit the department to examine and copy all such records. (d) When a licensed individual supervises the electrical work of an unlicensed individual, the licensed individual is responsible for ensuring that the electrical work complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and all rules adopted under the act. Subd: 13. Registration of unlicensed individuals. Unlicensed individuals performing electrical work for a contractor or employer shall register with the department in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Experience credit for electrical work performed in Minnesota after January 1, 2009, by an applicant for a license ident~ed in this section shall not be granted where the applicant. has not registered with or is not licensed by the department. Subd. 14. Contractor's license required. Except as otherwise provided by law, no individual other than an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed contractor, as defined by section 3266.31, subdivision 14, shall perform or offer to perform electrical work with or without compensation unless the individual obtains a contractors license. A contractor's license does not of itself qualify its holder to perform or supervise the electrical work authorized by holding any class of personal license. Subd. 15. Bond required. As a condition of licensing, each contractor shall give and maintain bond to the state in the sum of $25,000 conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all work contracted for or performed by the contractor within the state of Minnesota and such bond shall be for the benefrt of persons injured or suffering financial loss by reason of failure of such performance. The bond steal! be filed with the commissioner and shall be in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political subdivision. Such bond shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota. Subd. 16. Insurance required. Each contractor shall have and maintain in effect genera! liability insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance and products and completed operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance with limits of at least $50,000 or a po{icy with a single limit for bodily injury and properly damage of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. Such insurance shall be written by an insurer licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota and each contractor shalt maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate evidencing such insurance which provides that such insurance shall not be canceled without the insurer first giving 15 days written notice to the commissioner of such cancellation. Subd. 17. Employment of master electrician or power limited technician. {a) Each contractor must designate a responsible master electrician or power limited technician, who shall be responsible for the performance of all electrical work in accordance with the requirements of sections 3266.31 to 3266.399 or any rule or order adopted or issued under these sections. The classes of work that a Licensed contractor is authorized to perform shall be limited to the classes of work that the responsible master electrician or power limited electrician is licensed to perform. (b) When a contractor's license is held by an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation and the individual, proprietor, one of the partners, one of the members, or an officer of the corporation, respectively, is not the responsible master electrician or power limited technician, all requests far inspection shall be signed by the responsible master electrician or power limited technician. If the contractor is an individual or a sole proprietorship, the responsible licensed individual must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. {f the contractor is a partnership, the responsible licensed individual must be a general partner or managing employee. If the licensed contractor is a limited liability company, the responsible licensed individual must be a chief manager or managing employee. If the contractor is a corporation, the responsible licensed individual must be an officer or managing emp{oyee.