Broken Arrow, OK Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2020 NEC
- Adopting body
- OK Uniform Building Code Commission
- Local amendments
- control if stricter
- Citation
- Broken Arrow Code § 6-66(a)
Summary
Broken Arrow has adopted the 2020 National Electrical Code, as amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, as its electrical code: with the city's own amendments controlling wherever they set a stricter standard.
That certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk, being marked and designated as the National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition, as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code for the city. Where specific or more stringent standards are prescribed by this article, they shall prevail over the minimum standards set forth in the National Electrical Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Electrical work in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma is governed by the National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition, adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, and further amended locally under section 6-66(c): covering items such as permitted uses for NM, NMC, and NMS cable types. Where the city's local amendments set a more stringent rule than the base NEC, the local rule controls. Routine electrical work requires a permit from the building official; only narrow categories like minor lamp replacement, temporary testing systems, and utility company transmission equipment are exempted under the code's permit-exemption list.
Violations & Fines
Electrical work performed without a required permit or in violation of the adopted NEC amendments is enforceable as a building code violation under the city's general permit and penalty provisions.
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