License - Required.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-344-020
in effect4-344-020 License - Required.
No regulated device shall be used, managed or operated except by a stationary engineer who is licensed under this chapter and who shall have and exhibit a certificate thereof.
No individual shall take charge of, manage or operate any regulated equipment, or any portion of a steam plant, in the city without a license, as provided by this chapter.
Every person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 14A-3-302 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
Any person owning or controlling any regulated device or steam plant who shall authorize or permit any individual without a license, as required herein, to take charge of, manage or operate the regulated device or steam plant, shall be fined in accordance with Section 14A-3-302 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 68; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35949, Art. XV, § 3)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2638271Fetched: 10/24/2026