53-74 ORDINANCE NO. 53--74.
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AMENDING SECTION 13-11
PERTAINING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER
13 "ELECTRICITY" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PER-
TAINING TO PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF
THE CODE.
WHEREAS, the practice of some electrical contractors has endan-
gered the life and health of the people of the City of Delray Beach,
and
WHEREAS, such practice has created an emergency situation for
the people of Delray Beach, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is passed with the intention of remedy-
ing such dangerous practice;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City
of Delray Beach, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 13-11 of Chapter 13 "Electricity", as
amended, be further amended to read as follows:
Section 13-11. Penalty for violation.
Any electrician, architect, engineer, builder, carpenter,
mason, plumber, contractor, sub-contractor, foreman or employee, who
shall violate or assist in violation, of any of the provisions of
this chapter, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to
exceed ~we-~e~-6~6~y-five hundred dollars, or by imprisoP~ent,
not to exceed ~]%~y ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the municipal court. Each day any violation of
..any provision of this Chapter shall continue shall constitute a sep-
arate offense. Any electrician who shall violate, or assist in vio-
lating, any of the provisions of this chapter, may, upon conviction
thereof, in addition to the above, have his certificate suspended for
not less than thirty days for the first offense, and for repeated
offenses, may have his certificate suspended for a longer period than
thirty days, or have the same cancelled or revoked, upon the recommen-
dation of the electrical examining board and the building inspector
or the electrical inspector.
~ . Section 2. That this ordinance is declared an emergency ordinance
and shall become effective upon first and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this first and final
reading on this the 14th Day of October , 1974.
ATTEST:
// City Clerk
First Reading October 14f 1974
Second Reading October 14, 1974