Conway, AR Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- NEC 2011 edition, as later amended
- Permit required for
- Any wiring install, alteration or load increase
- Master electrician bond
- $10,000 surety bond
- Re-inspection fee
- $25.00 per extra trip
- Penalty
- $100-$500 fine per day
- Unsafe wiring correction window
- 48 hours after notice
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, the 2011 National Electrical Code governs all electrical work, and a written city permit is required before wiring, altering or increasing the load on any building's electrical system. Master electricians must post a $10,000 bond, and violations carry a $100-$500 daily fine.
That there is hereby adopted by the City of Conway, Arkansas, pursuant to A.C.A. § 14-55-207(a), for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of electrical systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees thereto so as to safeguard life, health, and public welfare and the protection of property, that certain Electrical Code known as the National Electrical Code, 2011 edition thereof, as well as subsequent editions as adopted by the State, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction and installation of all electrical work and electrical systems within the corporate limits of the City except as regulated by other ordinances of this code.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 11.04.01 adopts the National Electrical Code, 2011 edition, plus later state-adopted editions, under authority of A.C.A. § 14-55-207(a), controlling design, installation, alteration and maintenance of all electrical systems citywide. Section 11.04.03 requires a written permit before any wiring installation, alteration or removal, or before increasing the electrical load on a building, with narrow exemptions for temporary decorative lighting, reinstalling existing receptacle plugs, minor breaker replacement, laboratory experimental wiring, systems under 25 volts and 50 watts, minor fixture or switch repairs with no wiring changes, and work done by a utility's own employees on utility-owned systems.
Section 11.04.26 sets a fee schedule, including a $30.00 service-only fee for mobile homes, $20.00 for temporary power expiring after 30 days, and a $25.00 charge for each extra inspection trip caused by the electrician's own error. Every master electrician doing business in Conway must post a $10,000 surety bond under § 11.04.06 before any permit issues. Homeowners performing their own wiring on a single-family residence they own and occupy are exempt from the license and bond, per § 11.04.09.01, but must still pass a written exam given by the City Electrical Inspector and obtain the regular permit.
Violations & Fines
Anyone violating the adopted Electrical Code is guilty of a misdemeanor under § 11.04.01, fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. The code official may also order unsafe wiring corrected within 48 hours and can cut off electric current to installations that were never inspected and approved or that are deemed unsafe under §§ 11.04.02.01 and 11.04.27.
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