Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.301 - BUILDING CODES › Subchapter 24.301.4 - Electrical Requirements › Rule 24.301.431 - ELECTRICAL PERMIT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as
				provided by
				50-60-602,
				MCA, an electrical permit is required for any installation in any new
				construction or remodeling or repair.
(2) Prior to the commencement of any
				electrical installation, in an area where the electrical code is enforced by
				the department, the permittee shall submit an official and complete request for
				electrical permit to the department in Helena with fee(s) as provided in ARM
				24.301.461. If the permittee fails to obtain a permit for an electrical
				installation, a "Failure to Permit Investigation Fee" may be required in
				addition to the standard permit fee. Electrical permit forms will be made
				available by the department and may also be available at any power supplier or
				from the electrical inspector.
(3)
				The term "permittee" listed in ARM 24.301.431(2) applies to owners doing
				electrical work on their own residence, farm, or ranch property provided that
				said property is maintained for their personal, private use. The property or
				residence shall not be built on speculation of resale or intended as rental
				property.
(4) A local government
				certified to enforce the electrical code may require, in addition to the
				electrical permit required by
				50-60-605,
				MCA, the power supplier be provided with proof of an approved inspection before
				the power supplier can energize the electrical installation. The local
				government shall provide the power supplier with written notice of this
				requirement if it wishes to enforce this option.
(5) The requirements listed in
				50-60-605,
				MCA, requiring an "electrical permit" before the energizing of an electrical
				installation by a power supplier means the power supplier may energize said
				installation with provisional power, before an inspection has been performed by
				the department, after issuing a power supplier limited service certificate as
				allowed in ARM 24.301.472, or upon receipt of the power supplier's copy of the
				electrical permit issued by the department.
(6) An individual that energizes an
				electrical installation without first obtaining an electrical permit for that
				installation is guilty of a misdemeanor per
				50-60-607,
				MCA. The department may require a utility per
				50-60-605,
				MCA, to not energize or to remove provisional power from the permittee's
				electrical system if the permittee connects new wiring to a new or existing
				power source, thereby causing the utility to energize the electrical
				installation without first receiving the required permit for the
				connection.
(7) Upon receipt of the
				application for an electrical permit with the applicable fee(s), the department
				will issue the official electrical permit covering the installation.
(8) The permittee shall be responsible for
				all work performed under the electrical permit, and shall ensure that all work
				meets the requirements of the National Electrical Code, as amended by the
				version of ARM 24.301.411 in effect at the time the permit was issued. No
				permittee shall allow any other person to do, or cause to be done, any work
				under an electrical permit issued to the permittee, except the permittee or the
				permittee's employees who are licensed as an electrician or registered as an
				electrical apprentice.
(9)
				Electrical permits are valid for a period of 18 months from the date of
				issuance. One renewal of 18 months may be granted by the department as long as
				the application for renewal is made not more than 30 days following expiration
				of the original permit. Original electrical permits expire after 18 months from
				the date of issuance if not renewed. Renewed electrical permits will expire 18
				months after the renewal date.
(10)
				The electrical permit is transferable, with application for permit transfer
				being made in writing on forms provided by the department and the payment of a
				$20.00 transfer fee. The permit transfer shall be completed prior to the
				subsequent permittee commencing work under the transferred permit.
(11) The exception to permit requirements
				listed in
				50-60-602(2),
				MCA, for regularly employed maintenance personnel doing maintenance work on the
				business premises applies to personnel on the regular payroll rather than
				personnel under contract.
(12) No
				electrical permit shall be issued for a building or structure under the
				jurisdiction of the department until the building permit has been issued for
				said building or structure or it has been determined that a building permit is
				not required or special circumstances exist which make issuance of the permit
				appropriate.
AUTH:
					 50-60-203,
					 50-60-603,
					 MCA IMP:
					 50-60-201,
					 50-60-203,
					 50-60-603,
					 50-60-604,
					 50-60-605,
					 MCA