North Carolina General Statutes 143-143.2. (Effective until January 1, 2025) Electric wiring of houses, buildings, and structures
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-143.2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) The electric wiring of houses or buildings for lighting or for other purposes shall conform to the requirements of the State Building Code and any other applicable State and local laws.
(b) In order to protect the property of citizens from the dangers incident to defective electric wiring of buildings, it shall be unlawful for any firm or corporation to allow any electric current for use in any newly erected building to be turned on without first having had an inspection made of the wiring by the appropriate official electrical inspector or inspection department and having received from that inspector or department a certificate approving the wiring of such building. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling electricity to furnish initially any electric current for use in any building, unless said building shall have first been inspected by the appropriate official electrical inspector or inspection department and a certificate given as required by this subsection.
(c) In the event that there is no legally appointed inspector or inspection department with jurisdiction over the property involved, subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall have no force or effect.
(d) As used in this section, “building” includes any structure. (1905, c. 506, s. 23; Rev., s. 3001; C.S., s. 2763; 1969, c. 1229, s. 7; 1989, c. 681, s. 20; 2021-183, s. 2.)
§ 143-143.2. (Effective January 1, 2025) Electric wiring of houses, buildings, and structures.
(a) The electric wiring of houses or buildings for lighting or for other purposes shall conform to the requirements of the North Carolina State Building Code and any other applicable State and local laws.
(b) In order to protect the property of citizens from the dangers incident to defective electric wiring of buildings, it shall be unlawful for any firm or corporation to allow any electric current for use in any newly erected building to be turned on without first having had an inspection made of the wiring by the appropriate official electrical inspector or inspection department and having received from that inspector or department a certificate approving the wiring of such building. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling electricity to furnish initially any electric current for use in any building, unless said building shall have first been inspected by the appropriate official electrical inspector or inspection department and a certificate given as required by this subsection.
(c) In the event that there is no legally appointed inspector or inspection department with jurisdiction over the property involved, subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall have no force or effect.
(d) As used in this section, “building” includes any structure. (1905, c. 506, s. 23; Rev., s. 3001; C.S., s. 2763; 1969, c. 1229, s. 7; 1989, c. 681, s. 20; 2021-183, s. 2; 2023-108, s. 1(a).)