2006 Minnesota Statutes

326.2441 INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE.
    Subdivision 1. Schedule. State electrical inspection fees shall be paid according to
subdivisions 2 to 13.
    Subd. 2. Fee for each separate inspection. The minimum fee for each separate inspection
of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair is $20.
    Subd. 3. Fee for services, generators, other power supply sources. The inspection fee
for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each service, change of service, temporary
service, generator, other power supply source, or feeder to a separate structure is:
(1) 0 ampere to and including 400 ampere capacity, $25;
(2) 401 ampere to and including 800 ampere capacity, $50; and
(3) ampere capacity above 800, $75.
Where multiple disconnects are grouped at a single location and are supplied by a single set
of supply conductors the cumulative rating of the overcurrent devices shall be used to determine
the supply ampere capacity.
    Subd. 4. Fee for circuits, feeders, feeder taps, or conductors. The inspection fee for the
installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer
secondary conductors, including the equipment served, is:
(1) 0 ampere to and including 200 ampere capacity, $5; and
(2) ampere capacity above 200, $10.
    Subd. 5. Limitations to fees of subdivisions 3 and 4. (a) The fee for a one-family dwelling
and each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling with a supply of up to 500 amperes where a
combination of ten or more sources of supply, feeders, or circuits are installed, added, altered,
repaired, or extended is $80. This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and
additions, alterations, or repairs to existing dwellings and includes not more than two inspections.
The fee for additional inspections or other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4.
The installer may submit fees for additional inspections when filing the request for electrical
inspection.
(b) The fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three to 12 dwelling units
is $50 and the fee for each additional dwelling unit is $25. These fees include only inspection
of the wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit. This limitation is
subject to the following conditions:
(1) the multifamily dwelling is provided with common service equipment and each dwelling
unit is supplied by a separate feeder. The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other power
source supplies and all other circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4; and
(2) this limitation applies only to new installations for multifamily dwellings where the
majority of the individual dwelling units are available for inspection during each inspection trip.
(c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling unit that
is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are the one-family
dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).
    Subd. 6. Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5. (a) The fee for the electrical supply for
each manufactured home park lot is $25. This fee includes the service or feeder conductors up to
and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. The fee for feeders and circuits that
extend from the service or disconnecting means is that specified in subdivision 4.
(b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $5. The fee for
recreational vehicle park services, feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.
(c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard is $1, and the fee
for each traffic signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic signal
controller shall not be used when computing the fee.
(d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $10 for transformers rated up to ten
kilovolt-amperes and $20 for transformers rated in excess of ten kilovolt-amperes.
(e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and outline
lighting is $5 per unit.
(f) The fee for alarm, communication, remote control, and signaling circuits or systems, and
circuits of less than 50 volts, is 50 cents for each system device or apparatus.
(g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa, fountain,
an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation shall be $20.
Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before being concealed.
(h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $40.
(i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per lighting
fixture.
    Subd. 7. Investigation fees: work without a request for electrical inspection. (a)
Whenever any work for which a request for electrical inspection is required by the board has
begun without the request for electrical inspection form being filed with the board, a special
investigation shall be made before a request for electrical inspection form is accepted by the board.
(b) An investigation fee, in addition to the full fee required by subdivisions 1 to 6, shall be
paid before an inspection is made. The investigation fee is two times the hourly rate specified in
subdivision 10 or the inspection fee required by subdivisions 1 to 6, whichever is greater, not to
exceed $1,000. The payment of the investigation fee does not exempt any person from compliance
with all other provisions of the board rules or statutes nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
    Subd. 8. Reinspection fee. When reinspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe
conditions have been corrected and the conditions are not the subject of an appeal pending before
the board or any court, a reinspection fee of $20 may be assessed in writing by the inspector.
    Subd. 9. Supplemental fee. When inspections scheduled by the installer are preempted,
obstructed, prevented, or otherwise not able to be completed as scheduled due to circumstances
beyond the control of the inspector, a supplemental inspection fee of $20 may be assessed
in writing by the inspector.
    Subd. 10. Special inspection. For inspections not covered in this section, or for requested
special inspections or services, the fee shall be $30 per hour, including travel time, plus 31 cents
per mile traveled, plus the reasonable cost of equipment or material consumed. This provision is
applicable to inspection of empty conduits and other jobs as may be determined by the board.
This fee may also be assessed when installations are not accessible by roadway and require
alternate forms of transportation.
    Subd. 11. Inspection of transitory projects. (a) For inspection of transitory projects
including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, shows, production sites,
and portable road construction plants, the inspection procedures and fees are as specified in
paragraphs (b) to (i).
(b) The fee for inspection of each generator or other source of supply is that specified in
subdivision 3. A like fee is required at each engagement or setup.
(c) In addition to the fee for generators or other sources of supply, there must be an inspection
of all installed feeders, circuits, and equipment at each engagement or setup at the hourly rate
specified in subdivision 10, with a two-hour minimum.
(d) An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise including, but
not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, production companies, shows, portable road
construction plants, and similar enterprises shall notify the board of its itinerary or schedule and
make application for initial inspection a minimum of 14 days before its first engagement or
setup. An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise who fails to
notify the board 14 days before its first engagement or setup may be subject to the investigation
fees specified in subdivision 7. The owner, operator, or appointed representative shall request
inspection and pay the inspection fee for each subsequent engagement or setup at the time of the
initial inspection. For subsequent engagements or setups not listed on the itinerary or schedule
submitted to the board and where the board is not notified at least 48 hours in advance, a charge of
$100 may be made in addition to all required fees.
(e) Amusement rides, devices, concessions, attractions, or other units must be inspected at
their first appearance of the year. The inspection fee is $20 per unit with a supply of up to 60
amperes and $30 per unit with a supply above 60 amperes.
(f) An additional fee at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for
additional time spent by each inspector if equipment is not ready or available for inspection at
the time and date specified on the application for initial inspection or the request for electrical
inspection form.
(g) In addition to the fees specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), a fee of two hours at the hourly
rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for inspections required to be performed on
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or after regular business hours.
(h) The fee for reinspection of corrections or supplemental inspections where an additional
trip is necessary may be assessed as specified in subdivision 8.
(i) The board may retain the inspection fee when an owner, operator, or appointed
representative of a transitory enterprise fails to notify the board at least 48 hours in advance of a
scheduled inspection that is canceled.
    Subd. 12. Handling fee. The handling fee to pay the cost of printing and handling of the
form requesting an inspection is $1.
    Subd. 13. National Electrical Code used for interpretation of provisions. For purposes of
interpretation of this section and Minnesota Rules, chapter 3800, the most recently adopted edition
of the National Electrical Code shall be prima facie evidence of the definitions, interpretations,
and scope of words and terms used.
History: 2000 c 488 art 2 s 21