Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1417 – Homeowner’s Permits
(a) Any person, who plans to install that person’s own internal wiring, electrical work or equipment, including the main breaker or fuse, in or about that person’s own home, that is not for sale nor any part for rent, excluding swimming pools and hot tubs, shall obtain a homeowner‘s permit. Permits shall be valid for 1 year. Failure of the homeowner to obtain a final inspection of the homeowner’s work shall be cause for the Board to cancel the homeowner’s permit.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1417
- Board: shall mean the State Board of Electrical Examiners established in this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1402
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Division: shall mean the State Division of Professional Regulation. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1402
- Homeowner: shall mean , for purposes of this chapter, an individual who both owns and lives in that person's home or dwelling. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1402
- Person: shall mean an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, limited partnership, limited liability company and any other legal entity and includes a legal successor of those entities. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1402
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Persons applying for a homeowner’s permit shall submit a photo identification, copy of the deed to the home and title or contract of sale for the mobile home (if applicable).
(c) Application for a homeowner’s permit shall be available at the Board office in Dover, or by mail. The Division shall issue the permit only to those persons who fulfill the requirements of this section.