R 408.30816 Rescinded.
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2004 AACS.
R 408.30817 Rescinded.
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2004 AACS; 2013 AACS; 2019 AACS.
R 408.30818 Permits.
Rule 818. Section 80.19 is added to the code to read as follows:
80.19. Permits and approvals. Permits and approvals shall conform to subdivisions
(a) to (g), as follows:
(a) Transfer of permits. Permits shall not be transferable.
(b) Posting of permits. A copy of the permit shall be posted or otherwise readily
accessible at each work site.
(c) Permit not required. A permit is not required for all of the following:
(1) Lamps and cord connections. Installation or replacement of equipment such as
lamps and of electric utilization equipment approved for connection to suitable
permanently installed receptacles.
(2) Minor repair work. Replacement of flush or snap switches, fuses, lamp sockets,
and receptacles, and other minor maintenance and repair work, such as replacing worn
cords and tightening connections on a wiring device and minor repair work, as that term is
defined in section 703 of the skilled trades regulation act, 2016 PA 407, MCL 339.5703.
(3) Electrical manufacturing. The process of manufacturing, testing, servicing, or
repairing electrical equipment or apparatus.
(4) Statute exemptions. Installations that are referred to in section 737(3)(a), (b), (c),
(d), (f), (h), (l), and (m) of the skilled trades regulations act, 2016 PA 407, MCL 339.5737.
(d) Expiration. Permits shall expire 180 days after issuance and are extended 180 days
from the last inspection date.
(e) Annual permits. In lieu of an individual permit for each installation or alteration,
an annual permit shall, on application, be issued to an individual, firm, or corporation
regularly employing 1 or more employees for the installation, alteration, and maintenance
of electrical equipment in or on buildings or premises owned or occupied by the applicant
for the permit. On application, an electrical contractor as an agent for the owner or tenant
shall be issued an annual permit. The applicant shall keep records of all work done, and
the records shall be transmitted periodically to the electrical inspector.
(f) Inspection and approvals.
(1) Inspection notification. On the completion of an installation of electrical
equipment that has been made under a permit, the individual, firm, or corporation making
the installation shall notify the electrical inspector having jurisdiction.
(2) Approvals. Where the inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the
code, state statutes, rules, and, if applicable, local ordinances, the inspector shall issue to
the individual, firm, or corporation making the installation a final approval, or certificate
of approval provided payment has been made, which authorizes the connection into the
supply of electricity.
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