New Port Richey, FL Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Certificate required
- Issued by city building official
- Permit sign-off
- Countersigned by master electrician
- Electrical code
- NEC 1999 Edition (§ 6-1(g))
- Discipline
- Suspension up to 1 year, or revocation
Summary
New Port Richey requires anyone doing electrical work in the city to hold an unexpired certificate of competency from the building official, with every permit application countersigned by a licensed master electrician before work begins.
Because the installation of electrical equipment and apparatus and the electrical potential employed is a hazardous occupation and such installations, if not properly installed, are a menace to life and property, it shall be mandatory that all persons doing electrical work in the city shall have in their possession an unexpired certificate of competency, issued by the building official of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
The city adopted the National Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, with all subsequent NFPA amendments, as its official electrical code under City Code § 6-1(g). Because faulty wiring is treated as a hazard to life and property, § 13-146 makes it mandatory that all persons doing electrical work in the city hold an unexpired certificate of competency issued by the building official. A master electrician must countersign every electrical permit application and supervise the work, and no electrical contracting license issues without one on staff, per § 13-147(1)b and e.
Violations & Fines
Working without a current certificate is unlawful. The board of electrical examiners can suspend a certificate up to one year or revoke it for fraud, abandonment, or code violations (§ 13-155); a contractor's work is suspended if no master electrician is on file (§ 13-147(1)f).
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