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Electrical permit rules in Phoenix

Phoenix lists adding or relocating electrical circuits among remodeling projects that may need a permit. Installing low voltage landscape accent lighting needs no permit. (source: City of Phoenix Planning and Development)

Under Phoenix's list of work exempt from permit, no electrical permit is needed to plug in equipment made for cord and plug connection to existing permanently installed receptacles, or to repair or replace motors of 50 hp or less, transformers of 45 kVA or less, or fixed appliances of the same type and rating in the same location. (source: City of Phoenix Planning and Development)

Unless exempt, separate electrical permits are required. Phoenix Planning and Development: 602-262-7811. (source: City of Phoenix Planning and Development) (source: City of Phoenix Planning and Development)

Statewide rules that apply here

The ROC says that, generally, if labor and materials exceed $1,000 or the job needs a permit (no matter the price), a contractor license is required. The handyman exemption in A.R.S. 32-1121 covers only work of a casual or minor nature, priced under $1,000 in total, that needs no local building permit and is not part of a larger job split into smaller contracts. (source: Arizona Registrar of Contractors) (source: Arizona State Legislature)

Acting as a contractor in Arizona without a license in good standing is unlawful unless an exemption applies (A.R.S. 32-1151). It is a class 1 misdemeanor, with a fine of at least $1,000 for a first offense and at least $2,000 after that (A.R.S. 32-1164). (source: Arizona State Legislature) (source: Arizona State Legislature)

An R-11 Electrical license lets a contractor install and repair residential electrical systems. Check the license on the ROC Contractor Search before you hire. (source: Arizona Registrar of Contractors) (source: Arizona Registrar of Contractors)

See Arizona electrical license types, how to check an electrician and how to complain.

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