Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 309 - ELECTRICAL PERMITS AND FEES
Section 918-309-0000 - Electrical Permits
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Except as provided by OAR 918, division 282, dealing with restricted energy transactions, limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R, and registered telecommunications service provider, the signature of a signing supervising electrician or limited supervising electrician must be required on each permit to aid inspections by the division and indicate responsibility under ORS 479.710. Any person providing false or incorrect information or false or an incorrect signature to obtain a permit may be subject to compliance action by the board.
(2) The following may purchase electrical permits:
(3) A permit is required prior to start of electrical work. See OAR 918-309-0080 for temporary permit criteria. Expansion of work under a permit may be added to an existing permit prior to final inspection.
(4) A permit must be posted in a conspicuous place near the main electrical panel location. If there is no main panel installed, the permit must be posted in a conspicuous place on the job site.
(5) An electrical permit, other than a restricted energy electrical permit as provided in OAR 918-309-0400, issued to one person or firm is not transferable and may not permit any other person or firm to perform any electrical work thereunder.
(6) Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which work may be completed.
(7) Permits issued by an inspection jurisdiction under the provisions of the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code and these rules expire and become null and void if the work authorized by the permit is:
(8) Corrections to electrical installations must be completed regardless of 180-day suspension or abandonment of work. All corrections to electrical installations must be completed within 20 calendar days of notice of deficiency. See OAR 918-271-0030 for requirements.
(9) In addition to other signing supervising electricians, the following are authorized to sign permits:
(10) No electrical permit is required:
(11) Unless noted otherwise in these rules, a permittee is entitled to two inspections for each electrical installation or portion thereof for which a permit fee is assessed. The total number of inspections under a permit are aggregated and used to inspect any of the installations under the permit. A permittee is considered to have received an inspection only when the permittee has requested and received an inspection from the municipality. Inspections are counted based on a single visit, in person or through an approved electronic inspection method, to a job site. See examples in Table 2-E.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.
NOTE: Table referenced is not included in rule text. To view tables referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 479.560
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 479.560 & 479.870