Idaho § 54-1001B
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§ 54-1001B.
state Inspection provisions inapplicable when installation covered by municipal ordinance. (1) The provisions of this chapter relating to state inspection, except as provided in section 54-1001C , Idaho Code, shall not apply:
(a) Within cities or counties that, by ordinance or building code, prescribe the manner in which wires or equipment to convey current and apparatus to be operated by such current shall be installed, provided that the provisions of the Idaho electrical code are used as the standard in the preparation of such ordinances or building codes and provided that actual inspections are made; or
(b) Within cities or counties that receive inspections from another city or county that conducts inspections pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, provided that the provisions of the Idaho electrical code shall be used as the standard for such inspections.
(2) A city or county that conducts electrical code enforcement inspections shall do so only in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(3) A city or county that has not previously instituted and implemented an electrical code enforcement program prior to the effective date of this act may elect to implement such a program by passing an ordinance evidencing the intent to do so. A city or county may contract with a public or private entity to administer its electrical code enforcement program pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(4) A city or county that chooses to conduct its own electrical code enforcement inspections or to receive such inspections from another city or county shall provide the division of occupational and professional licenses notice of such decision in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to implementation.
(5) A city or county that terminates a permitting and inspection program established pursuant to this section shall notify the division of occupational and professional licenses in writing of its intent to terminate such program. Upon termination of a city or county permitting and inspection program, the division of occupational and professional licenses shall provide electrical code enforcement services in the jurisdiction for a minimum of one (1) year.
[54-1001B, added 1961, ch. 311, sec. 3, p. 583; am. 2023, ch. 244, sec. 3, p. 745; am. 2024, ch. 54, sec. 1, p. 268.]
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