(1) Except as provided in ORS § 479.540, no person shall work on any new electrical installation for which a permit has not been issued.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 479.550

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall adopt by rule provisions to require a city or a county to issue a temporary permit to be used for emergency or unanticipated work which will be valid for seven days to a licensed electrical contractor prior to the start of an electrical installation to allow contractor response prior to purchase of the actual electrical permit.

(3) The board shall require a city or a county to revoke the temporary permit of the licensed electrical contractor who fails to comply with the Electrical Safety Law. [1959 c.406 § 5; 1981 c.815 § 9; subsections (2) and (3) enacted as 1991 c.368 § 2; 1993 c.744 § 120]