Murrieta, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Electrical Code
- Governing section
- Murrieta Code § 15.40.010
- Permit fees
- Set by council resolution
- Dishonored payment
- Permit automatically revoked
- Enforcing office
- Building official
- Violation classification
- Misdemeanor, per day
Summary
Murrieta enforces the 2025 California Electrical Code as local law under Chapter 15.40. Electrical work covered by that code needs a Building and Safety permit, with fees set by council resolution and unpermitted work chargeable as a misdemeanor.
The California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition (Title 24, Part 3), is hereby adopted and made part of this title by reference.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-23: A Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Murrieta, California through Ord. 634-26, passed 7-7-2026).
Full Breakdown
010 adopts the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition (Title 24, Part 3), in full and makes it part of Title 15 of the municipal code, reaffirmed by Ordinance 625-25 in 2025 after earlier adoptions under Ordinance 583 (2022) and Ordinance 552-19 (2019). Because the electrical code is written directly into Title 15, its permit and inspection requirements are city ordinances enforced by the building official rather than optional state guidance. 040 requires that fees for permits issued under any Title 15 code, electrical work included, be established by city council resolution, and automatically revokes a permit paid for with a check or warrant that is later dishonored.
080 states permits are valid only when issued strictly in accordance with the title; a permit issued contrary to its provisions is void. 050 clarifies that any reference in the adopted code to an "electrical safety engineer" or similar title means the building official or an authorized assistant. 060.
Violations & Fines
Section 15.04.110 makes it unlawful to install, alter, or maintain electrical work contrary to the adopted code; violation is a misdemeanor, with a separate offense for each day the violation continues, and unpermitted or noncompliant electrical work is declared a nuisance abatable under the code, with the city able to record a notice of pending action against the property.
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