Hackensack, NJ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Issuing official
- Electrical Subcode Official (§166-1)
- Base receptacle/fixture fee
- $50 for first 25 devices
- Additional device fee
- $35 per 20 more devices
- Service panel fee range
- $50 to $300 by amperage
- Plan review surcharge
- 20% of permit fee
Summary
Hackensack's Electrical Subcode Official, created by Section 166-1 within the local Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, issues electrical permits under the fee schedule in Section 166-3A(9): $50 for the first 25 receptacles or fixtures, $35 for each additional 20, and fees running from $50 up to $300 for service panels depending on amperage.
§ 166-1. Enforcing agency established. A. There is hereby established in the City of Hackensack a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency ... consisting of a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other subcode officials for such additional subcodes ... (9) Electrical subcode fee schedule. (a) Receptacles and fixtures and low-voltage, systems devices. [1] One to 25: $50. [2] Each additional 20 devices or part thereof: $35. ... (d) Service panels, entrances and subpanels. [1] Up to 200 amperes: $50. [2] 201 to 1,000 amperes: $150. [3] Over 1,000 amperes: $300.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4592721; v20 updated 2026-01-06; through 01-06-2026).
Full Breakdown
C. 5:23; the underlying wiring standards themselves are set by the state's electrical subcode, not by City ordinance. L. C. 5:23. 5 kilowatts; and service panels, entrances and subpanels run $50 up to 200 amperes, $150 for 201 to 1,000 amperes, and $300 above 1,000 amperes. A separate $50 fee applies to bonding or grounding swimming pools and whirlpools. Chapter 166 also charges a 20% plan-review fee on top of the construction-permit amount, nonrefundable but creditable against the permit fee.
Violations & Fines
Working without the required electrical permit or against an approved plan falls under Chapter 166's general Basic Code violation clause, Section 166-14, punishable by a fine of $25 to $500, up to 90 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
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