Hemet, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2022 California Electrical Code
- Permit required
- Before any electrical system work
- Exemptions
- Decorative lighting, receptacle swaps only
- Unpermitted work penalty
- Double fee investigation charge
Summary
Hemet has adopted the 2022 California Electrical Code and requires a written construction permit before any electrical system is erected, altered, or installed, with narrow exemptions for minor work.
The 2022 California Electrical Code, codified in Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Annex Chapters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, and as such code may be amended from time to time, except as hereinafter amended by this division, is adopted by reference as the electrical code of the city.
(Ord. No. 2003, § 3(Exh. A), 11-8-22)
Sec. 14-51. - Amendments. Subsection 89.108.4 of Section 89.108 of Article 89 of the California Electrical Code, 2022 Edition, is deleted in its entirety and replaced to read as follows:
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hemet City Code § 14-50 adopts the 2022 California Electrical Code (Title 24, Part 3) by reference as the city's electrical code. Section 14-51 replaces the code's permit article, CEC § 89.108.4, and requires a written construction permit from the building division before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, installing, moving, or altering any electrical system. Only a short list of activities is exempt: cord-and-plug decorative lighting, reinstalling attachment-plug receptacles, replacing branch-circuit overcurrent devices at the same capacity and location, and communications wiring. Fees follow the City of Hemet Building Division Schedule of Fees and Charges.
Violations & Fines
Starting electrical work before permit issuance triggers a special investigation fee equal to double the normal permit fee, charged in addition to the permit itself, under § 14-51's amendment to CEC § 89.108.4.
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