Certificate of Inspection

Upon satisfactory completion of all electrical work in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Electrical Code and standards adopted, a certificate of inspection shall be issued upon request in triplicate by the administrative authority, the original of which shall be sent to the electrical contractor who installed the work.It shall be unlawful for any person to use or supply electrical energy to any electrical installation on which electrical work was or is being performed under a permit issued pursuant to the provision of this Chapter, before the administrative authority issues a certificate certifying that such installation has been inspected and approved by the administrative authority.The administrative authority may disconnect any electrical installation or equipment which has been connected before the approval for the use of or supply of electrical energy has been granted.The administrative authority, upon the disconnection of any electrical installation or wiring found illegally connected, as provided in Subsection of this Section, shall attach a notice thereto which shall state that the wiring or apparatus has been disconnected by the order of the administrative authority, and any person removing the notice or reconnecting the wiring or apparatus before it has been approved by the administrative authority shall be liable to the penalties herein provided.In all such cases where the use of and supply of electrical energy required for emergency electrical work to remedy a power failure and for which no electrical permit was obtained, the administrative authority may authorize use of and the supply of electrical energy to such installation before issuance of such certificate when the use of and the supply of electrical energy to, such installation will not endanger life or property and there is good cause for making such exception.In all such cases, all persons responsible for the performance of any emergency electrical work to remedy a power failure shall obtain an electrical permit on the working day immediately following the day on which the work was performed. All such work shall be inspected, approved and certified by the administrative authority to assure compliance to all provisions of this Chapter. All persons who fail to obtain an electrical permit shall be subject to the penalties herein provided.