Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.30818

Current through Vol. 24-18, October 15, 2024

Section 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.

(3) Concealment. When a portion of the electrical installation within the jurisdiction of an electrical inspector is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the individual, firm, or corporation installing the equipment shall notify the electrical inspector, and the equipment shall not be concealed until it has been approved by the electrical inspector. The code official and the jurisdiction shall not be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of material required to allow inspection.

(g) Applications and extensions. The authority having jurisdiction may grant one 180-day extension of the original permit time period of 180 days, upon presentation of the permittee of a satisfactory reason for failure to start or complete the work or activity authorized by the permit.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.30818

1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1991 AACS; 1995 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2004 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2013 AACS; 2015 AACS; 2019 AACS; 2023 MR 22, Eff. 3/12/2024