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Minnesota Electrical Act: Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.31 to 3266.399; Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.081 to 3268.399: Enforcement; Minnesota Rules Chapters 3800 and 3801 Page 16 of 57 (d) A license #ee may not be refunded after a license is issued or renewed. However, if the fee paid for a license was not prorated in accordance with this subdivision, the amount of the overpayment shall be refunded. {e) Any contractor who seeks reissuance of a license after it has been revoked or suspended under this chapter shall submit a reissuance #ee of $100 before the license is reinstated. (f} An individual or contractor who fails to renew a license before 30 days after the expiration or registration of the license must submit a fate fee equal to one year's license fee in addition to the full renewal fee. Fees for renewed licenses or registrations are not prorated. An individual or contractor that fails to renew a license or registration by the expiration date is unlicensed until the license or registration is renewed. Subd. 20. Reciprocity. The commissioner may enter info reciprocity agreements for personal licenses with another state if approved by the board. Once approved by the board, the commissioner may issue a personal license without requiring the. applicant to pass an examination provided the applicant: (a) submits an application under this section; (b) pays the fee required under this section;.and (c) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreemen#. . Agreements are subject to the following: (1) The parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's. (2) The experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant. qualified for examination in .the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant acquired the license in the qualifying state. {3j The applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater class of license in the qualifying state and the applicari# otherv/ise meets the conditions of this subdivision. (4) At the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the before making application in Minnesota. , - (5) An applicant is not eligible for a license under Phis subdivision if the applicant has failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the applicant's license of the same or greater class has been revoked ~or suspended. (fi} An applicant who has failed to renew a personal license for two years or more after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision. Subd. 21. Exemptions from licensing. (a) An individual who is a maintenance electrician is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 3266.31 to 32fi6.399 if: (1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, apparatus, and facilities that are owned or (eased by the individual's employer and that are located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by the individual's employer, (2) the individual is supervised by: (i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or (ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical engineer, or, if the . maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuits or systems work, a licensed power limited technician; and {3) the individual's employer has filed with the commissioner a certificate of responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the contractor, the licensed master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the electrical engineer, or the licensed power limited technician, and- stating that the person signing the certificate is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the employer's employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and the rules adopted under that act.