Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 479.550 (2026)

No work on new electrical installation until permit issued; temporary permit; rules

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      479.550 No work on new electrical installation until permit issued; temporary permit; rules. (1) Except as provided in ORS 479.540, no person shall work on any new electrical installation for which a permit has not been issued.

      (2) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall adopt by rule provisions to require a city or a county to issue a temporary permit to be used for emergency or unanticipated work which will be valid for seven days to a licensed electrical contractor prior to the start of an electrical installation to allow contractor response prior to purchase of the actual electrical permit.

      (3) The board shall require a city or a county to revoke the temporary permit of the licensed electrical contractor who fails to comply with the Electrical Safety Law. [1959 c.406 §5; 1981 c.815 §9; subsections (2) and (3) enacted as 1991 c.368 §2; 1993 c.744 §120]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1961–2015 · leading case: Boardmaster Corp. v. Jackson Cnty., 198 P.3d 454 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
Boardmaster Corp. v. Jackson Cnty., 198 P.3d 454 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). ““With reference to ORS 479.550, 479.820, and 479.830, Jackson County has no alternative but to order Pacific Corp.”
Nilsen v. Davidson Indus., Inc., 360 P.2d 307 (Or. 1961). “740, and labels for new electrical installations to be issued by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor required, ORS 479.550 to 479.570. Administration and enforcement of the law are entrusted to the Labor Commissioner, ORS 479.”
Boardmaster Corp. v. Glass, 356 P.3d 1126 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 5× “’ “‘Withreference to ORS 479.550,479.820, and 479.830,[ 2 ] Jackson County has no alternative but to order Pacific Corp.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 479.550(1) — 1 case
Boardmaster Corp. v. Glass, 356 P.3d 1126 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “’ “‘Withreference to ORS 479.550,479.820, and 479.830,[ 2 ] Jackson County has no alternative but to order Pacific Corp.”
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