Hammond, IN Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- NEC edition adopted
- 2002 edition, by reference
- Permit fee, $500-$15,000 valuation
- $50 + 1.75% of contract
- Permit fee, over $15,001
- $120 + 1.25% of contract
- Inspection fee, all projects
- $75
- Stop-work re-permit surcharge
- $250 residential / $500 commercial
- Reenergizing after 90+ day disconnect
- Inspector approval required
Summary
The City of Hammond, Indiana adopted the 2002 National Electrical Code by reference under § 151.03, and the Electrical Inspection Department issues permits for all electrical work, charging a valuation-based fee under § 151.51 plus a flat $75 inspection fee.
§ 151.03 ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. The National Electrical Code as sponsored by the United States of America Standards Institute, being particularly the 2002 edition thereof, is hereby adopted. Three copies of the National Electrical Code are now filed in the office of the City Clerk. The National Electrical Code is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. ... § 151.51 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE. Any person, contractor, or company desiring an electrical permit for work to be performed in the city shall, at the time the permit is issued therefor, pay to the City Controller, a fee for their portion of the contracted price of the project, as required in this section. ... For a total valuation from $500 to $50 base fee + (1.75% x contract amount) $15,000 ... For a total valuation of $15,001 and $120 base fee + (1.25% x contract above amount) ... Inspection fee (all projects) $75
Full Breakdown
C. 36-1-5-4. 02 extends that code, along with the rules of the state Fire Marshal, the city's Electrical Commission and Electrical Inspection Department, and the Administrative Building Council of Indiana, to all electrical construction, installation, repair and maintenance in the city, covering private residences, outbuildings, agricultural buildings and temporary construction buildings, but excluding radio, television and telegraph apparatus and public-utility equipment under the state Public Service Commission. 16 gives the Electrical Inspection Department the power to issue permits for installation and alteration of electrical work, and bars issuing a permit to anyone not licensed, except a property owner doing their own work on their own property.
25% of the contract amount above $15,001, plus a flat $75 inspection fee on all projects and a permit extension fee of 50% of the original permit cost. Anyone who pulls a permit after a residential stop-work order pays an additional $250, or $500 after a commercial stop-work order. 04 separately requires any electrical service disconnected more than 90 days to be inspected and approved by the Electrical Inspector before NIPSCO reenergizes the line.
Violations & Fines
General violations of this chapter are punishable under § 10.99. Doing electrical work without a license, or without the required permit, exposes the unlicensed party to enforcement by the Electrical Inspection Department, which may condemn noncompliant work in whole or in part under its § 151.16 inspection authority.
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