2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General
Article 23 - Electricians
§ 12-23-116. Inspection - application - standard - rules

  • (1) (a) An individual required to have electrical inspection under this article shall apply to the board for an electrical permit, except where an incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education has a building department that meets the minimum standards of this article and that processes applications for building permits and inspections, in which case the individual shall apply to such building department. A qualified state institution of higher education with a building department that meets or exceeds the minimum standards adopted by the board under this article shall process applications for permits and inspections only from the institution and from contractors working for the benefit of the institution and shall conduct inspections only of work performed for the benefit of the institution. Each inspection must include a contemporaneous review to ensure that the requirements of this article, and specifically section 12-23-110.5, have been met.

    • (b) Upon final inspection and approval by the state electrical inspector, notice shall be issued by the board to the utility, and the office of the board shall retain one copy of the record of approval.

    • (c) A utility shall not provide service to any person required to have electrical inspection under this article without proof of final approval as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1); except that service shall be provided in those situations determined by the local electrical inspection authority, or by the board, whichever has jurisdiction, to be emergency situations for a maximum period of seven days or until the inspection has been made.

  • (2) (a) The owner of an electrical installation in any new construction, other than manufactured units certified by the division of housing pursuant to section 24-32-3311, C.R.S., or remodeling or repair of an existing construction, except in any incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education having its own electrical code and inspection program equal to the minimum standards as are provided in this article, shall have the electrical portion of the installation, remodeling, or repair inspected by a state electrical inspector. A qualified state institution of higher education with a building department that meets or exceeds the minimum standards adopted by the board under this article shall process applications for permits and inspections only from the institution and from contractors working for the benefit of the institution and shall conduct inspections only of work performed for the benefit of the institution.

    • (b) A state electrical inspector shall inspect any new construction, remodeling, or repair subject to this subsection (2) within three working days after the receipt of the application for inspection. Prior to the commencement of any electrical installation, the person making the installation shall apply for an electrical permit and pay the required permit fee.

    • (c) A manufactured home, mobile home, or movable structure owner shall have the electrical installation for the manufactured home, mobile home, or movable structure inspected prior to obtaining electric service.

  • (3) A state electrical inspector shall inspect the work performed, and, if such work meets the minimum standards set forth in the national electrical code referred to in section 12-23-104 (2)(a), a certificate of approval shall be issued by the inspector. If such installation is disapproved, written notice thereof together with the reasons for such disapproval shall be given by the inspector to the applicant. If such installation is hazardous to life or property, the inspector disapproving it may order the electrical service thereto discontinued until such installation is rendered safe and shall send a copy of the notice of disapproval and order for discontinuance of service to the supplier of electricity. The applicant may appeal such disapproval to the board and shall be granted a hearing by the board within seven days after notice of appeal is filed with the board. After removal of the cause of such disapproval, the applicant shall make application for reinspection in the same manner as for the original inspection and pay the required reinspection fee.

  • (4) The person or inspector making an application, certificate of approval, or notice of disapproval shall include the name of the property owner, if known, the location and a brief description of the installation, the name of the electrical contractor and state registration number, the state electrical inspector, and the fee charged for the permit. The notice of disapproval and corrective actions to be taken shall be submitted to the board, and a copy of the notice shall be submitted to the electrical contractor within two working days after the date of inspection. The inspector shall post a copy of the notice at the installation site. The board shall furnish the forms. A copy of each application, certificate, and notice made or issued shall be filed with the board.

  • (5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any utility as defined in this article to collect or enforce collection or in any way handle the payment of any fee connected with such application.

  • (6) (a) All inspection permits issued by the board shall be valid for a period of twelve months, and the board shall cancel the permit and remove it from its files at the end of the twelve-month period, except in the following circumstances:

    • (I) If an applicant makes a showing at the time of application for a permit that the electrical work is substantial and is likely to take longer than twelve months, the board may issue a permit to be valid for a period longer than twelve months, but not exceeding three years.

    • (II) If the applicant notifies the board prior to the expiration of the twelve-month period of extenuating circumstances, as determined by the board, during the twelve-month period, the board may extend the validity of the permit for a period not to exceed six months.

      • (b) If an inspection is requested by an applicant after a permit has expired or has been cancelled, a new permit must be applied for and granted before an inspection is performed.

  • (7) Notwithstanding the fact that any incorporated town or city, any county, or any city and county in which a public school is located or is to be located has its own electrical code and inspection authority, any electrical installation in any new construction or remodeling or repair of a public school shall be inspected by a state electrical inspector.

  • (8) (a) In the event that any incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education intends to commence or cease performing electrical inspections in its respective jurisdiction or, in the case of a qualified state institution of higher education, for buildings owned, leased, or on its land, such public entity or institution shall commence or cease the same only as of July 1 of any year, and written notice of such intent must be given to the board on or before October 1 of the preceding calendar year. If such notice is not given and the use of state electrical inspectors is required within such notice requirement, the respective local government or qualified state institution of higher education of the respective jurisdiction or building requiring such inspections shall reimburse the state electrical board for any expenses incurred in performing such inspections, in addition to transmitting the required permit fees.

    • (b) Repealed.

  • (9) (a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by the failure of a state electrical inspector to inspect property after proper application or by notice of disapproval without setting forth the reasons for rejecting the inspection may request the program director to review the actions of the state electrical inspector or the manner of the inspection. The request may be made by an authorized representative and shall be in writing.

    • (b) Upon the filing of such a request, the program director shall cause a copy to be served upon the state electrical inspector complained of, together with an order requiring the inspector to answer the allegations of said request within a time fixed by the program director.

    • (c) If the request is not granted within ten days after it is filed, it may be treated as rejected. Any person aggrieved by the action of the program director in refusing the review requested or in failing or refusing to grant all or part of the relief requested may file a written complaint and request for a hearing with the board, specifying the grounds relied upon.

    • (d) Any hearing before the board shall be held pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4-105, C.R.S.

  • (10) An inspector performing an inspection for the state, an incorporated town or city, a county, a city and county, or a qualified state institution of higher education may verify compliance with this article; however, for each project, inspections performed by the state, an incorporated town or city, a county, a city and county, or a qualified state institution of higher education must include a contemporaneous review to ensure that the specific requirements of sections 12-23-105 and 12-23-110.5 have been met. A contemporaneous review may include a full or partial review of the electricians and apprentices working on a job site being inspected. To ensure that enforcement is consistent, timely, and efficient, each entity, including the state, as described in this subsection (10), shall develop standard procedures to advise its inspectors how to conduct a contemporaneous review. Each entity's standard procedures need not require a contemporaneous review for each and every inspection of a project, but the procedures must preserve an inspector's ability to verify compliance with sections 12-23-105 and 12-23-110.5 at any time. Each entity, including the state, shall post its current procedures regarding contemporaneous reviews in a prominent location on its public website. An inspector may file a complaint with the board for any violation of this article.

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