jwelectric
Senior Member
- Location
- North Carolina
Don?t know the laws concerning installations in your state but here for a contractor to just comply with un-adopted wants of the counties then the contractor is still liable and in violation of the laws that govern their license.
87-46. Responsibility of licensee; nonliability of Board.
Nothing in this Article shall relieve the holder or holders of licenses issued under the provisions hereof from complying with the building or electrical codes or statutes or ordinances of the State of North Carolina, or of any county or municipality thereof now in force or hereafter enacted. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as relieving the holder of any license issued hereunder from responsibility or liability for negligent acts on the part of such holder in connection with electrical contracting work; nor shall the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors be accountable in damages, or otherwise for the negligent act or acts of any holder of such license.
Unless the inspector can produce to me something in writing that has been adopted into law I could care less what they want as I must install a compliant installation or I can be charged by my licensing board for;
(7) Engaging in malpractice, unethical conduct, fraud, deceit, gross negligence, gross incompetence, or gross misconduct in the practice of electrical contracting.
Stapling a NM cable and then moving up 4.5 feet but moving over to the adjacent joist will cause the staple to be about 2 inches to far apart and most inspectors would not say a word but that does not nullify the fact that there is an existing violation of 334.30.
As a code enforcement official I can only enforce the codes as adopted by the state as amended by my jurisdiction. My jurisdiction cannot adopt anything less stringent than that of the state although there are some adoptions that are more stringent. I also understand that there are many states that does not adopt codes and leave it up to each jurisdiction.
87-46. Responsibility of licensee; nonliability of Board.
Nothing in this Article shall relieve the holder or holders of licenses issued under the provisions hereof from complying with the building or electrical codes or statutes or ordinances of the State of North Carolina, or of any county or municipality thereof now in force or hereafter enacted. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as relieving the holder of any license issued hereunder from responsibility or liability for negligent acts on the part of such holder in connection with electrical contracting work; nor shall the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors be accountable in damages, or otherwise for the negligent act or acts of any holder of such license.
Unless the inspector can produce to me something in writing that has been adopted into law I could care less what they want as I must install a compliant installation or I can be charged by my licensing board for;
(7) Engaging in malpractice, unethical conduct, fraud, deceit, gross negligence, gross incompetence, or gross misconduct in the practice of electrical contracting.
Stapling a NM cable and then moving up 4.5 feet but moving over to the adjacent joist will cause the staple to be about 2 inches to far apart and most inspectors would not say a word but that does not nullify the fact that there is an existing violation of 334.30.
As a code enforcement official I can only enforce the codes as adopted by the state as amended by my jurisdiction. My jurisdiction cannot adopt anything less stringent than that of the state although there are some adoptions that are more stringent. I also understand that there are many states that does not adopt codes and leave it up to each jurisdiction.
