FAQ'S about Electrical

The electrical code covers installations of electric conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings and structures, installations of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity, and installations of other outside conductors on the premises.  Presently, the State Electrical Code consists of the 2014 National Electrical Code with Part 8 technical amendments. Provisions for one- and two-family dwellings are included in the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.

A person shall not equip a building with electrical conductors or equipment or make an alteration of, change in, or addition to, electrical conductors or equipment without receiving a permit to do the work described.  (The code refers to Act 217 of 1956 for certain exemptions for unregulated electrical work.)

To obtain electrical permits, an applicant shall be an electrical contractor or specialty contractor licensed by a municipality or by the State Electrical Administrative Board.

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A homeowner performing electrical work in a single family home and accompanying outbuildings owned and occupied, or to be occupied, by the person performing the installation.