Rockland County, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Chapter 250, most recently rewritten in its entirety on December 18, 2012 by Local Law No. 12-2012, finds that defective electrical wiring endangers life and property and can be prevented by requiring installers to be trained and licensed (Section 250-1). Section 250-2 adopts 'THE CODE' as NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, in its most current edition, and defines an 'electrical contractor' as anyone who installs, alters or repairs electrical wiring, fixtures or equipment for the public at systems of 50 volts or more under a master electrician's supervision.

Section 250-3 makes it unlawful for any person, partnership, limited-liability company or corporation to engage in the electrical contracting business in the County unless licensed, employed by a licensee, or specified as the holder of a master electrician's license, and bars any joint venture in electrical contracting unless every participant is licensed or a specified license holder. Licenses are issued by an eleven-member Board of Electrical Examiners appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the Legislature, with at least one resident from each of the County's towns (Section 250-4), which examines applicants, grants and revokes licenses, and sets fees by rule (Sections 250-5 through 250-8).

Every licensed electrician's van or truck must display a Board-issued decal and a sign bearing the business name and address or phone number in lettering at least three inches tall (Section 250-6E). Licenses can be refused, suspended or revoked for fraud, false statements, untrustworthiness, failure to display the license, or a felony conviction involving another person or property (Section 250-9).