Prince William County, VA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

1-1108. Section 5-52(a)(1)-(5) sorts contractors into license categories, and subsection (a)(3) defines the Electrical (ELE) category as "those whose work falls within the provisions of the National Electrical Code," tying the county's own licensing scheme directly to the nationally adopted electrical standard rather than restating wiring rules locally. 00 surety bond requirement across all home improvement license categories, payable to the county and conditioned on compliance with county ordinances and indemnification of the contract buyer. Applications go to the building official under § 5-53, accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee set in the board's fee schedule, and the building development division is barred by § 5-51(b) from issuing an electrical work permit to a contractor who lacks the current ELE license.

A licensee who violates the licensing terms faces suspension, revocation or denial under § 5-59, with a suspension running at least ten days but no more than 180 days, and appeal from a denial, suspension or revocation goes to the county circuit court under § 5-60 within ten days of the decision.