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license, as required by subparagraph (a), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and subject to prosecution therefor, in addition to any other sanctions imposed herein. 1317.03 PUBLIC UTILITY ORGANIZATIONS' EXCEPTION. No provision of this chapter of the Building Code shall be interpreted to require licenses, registration or certificates of qualification for officials or employees of public utility organizations to engage in the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance or utilization of any device, appliance, installation or appurtenance forming part of the equipment for generation, transmission or distribution of any commodity or service which such public utility organization is authorized by law to furnish or provide. Public utility organizations, as exempted herein, shall be limited to those utilities whose activities are regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) or are otherwise exempt from municipal regulation by operation of federal law. 1317.04 APPLICATIONS. (a) Forms. The Building Commissioner shall establish and direct the Building Department on the use of uniform application forms for local license and registration certificates. (b) Sworn Application. All applications for local licenses and registration certificates for which a fee is prescribed, shall be sworn to by the applicant before a notary public. Upon reasonable standards determined by the Building Commissioner, renewal forms may be exempt from notarization. (c) Registration Submittals. All applicants for a certificate of registration must provide evidence of compliance with Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4740 et seq., which shall be deemed satisfactory upon the presentation of documentation demonstrating a current license or certificate issued by the State of Ohio in a form under seal or a copy thereo£ No further or additional testing, review or evidence of skill shall be required of a contractor demonstrating such compliance with said state law, provided however, that the evidence of compliance is also submitted as required in subparagraph (e) herein. (d) License Submittals. All applicants for a local license must provide satisfactory evidence of skill in the work or trade for which a license is sought, together with other documentation required herein. Satisfactory evidence of skill must be demonstrated to the Building Commissioner, by submission of any or all of the following: (1) An affidavit from the applicant which describes the manner in which he has been actively engaged in the licensed area for a period of five or more years and which otherwise describes his expertise, including formal education, testing or specialized training and certification; (2) A complete list of the names, addresses and phone numbers of clients or other contractors for whom they have performed work in this or any trade and a description of the projects involved; (3) If applicable, a current license or certification by the State of Ohio in any field or trade; (4) If applicable, a current license or certificate issued by any trade council, testing institution, accredited board or other trade group, together with examination results; and (5) A copy of any licenses or registration certificates issued by any other state or municipality, including any examination results.