Electrical Work Violations, Fines, and Permit Investigation Fees

General. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to install, alter, repair, remove, replace or maintain any electrical work or any fixture, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.Notice of Violation. Whenever any person, firm or corporation violates any provision of this Code, the administrative authority shall serve a notice of violation to the party responsible for the violation to make the building or structure or portion thereof comply with the requirements of this Code. Such notice of violation shall include:The date of the notice;The name and address of the person noticed, and the location of the violation;The section number of the ordinance, code or rule which has been violated;The nature of the violation; andThe deadline for compliance with the notice.Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.It shall be the duty of each and every person, firm or corporation as defined herein to prevent any and all violations of this Code and upon the occurrence of any violation, each and every person, firm or corporation, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor as set out herein.Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee fixed by Section 13-2.4 for such work. However, in all such cases, there shall be a minimum combined amount for investigation and permit fees of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for any such work commenced without a permit.In the event it is discovered by the administrative authority that a required investigation fee was not collected, the administrative authority shall not perform any additional inspection of the work until the required investigation fee has been paid.The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this Code, nor from any penalty prescribed by law.