Title 38, Protection from Fire

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board, may adopt rules regulating or prohibiting conflicts of interest for electrical inspectors in regard to any work performed by an inspector or a related party u…

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall: (a) Check the authenticity, appropriateness and expiration dates of licenses issued under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. (b) Inspect electrical installations and products for which a permit or license is required by ORS 479.510…

Any person who purchases an electrical product may recover the purchase price from the seller if the electrical product does not meet all applicable state and federal law and the purchaser returns the electrical product within 90 days from the date of purchase. [1981 c.815 §14; 2…

(1) Upon receiving payment of the applicable application fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue or renew a license or permit applied for under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. The fee to apply for or renew a license is: (a) $125 per year for an electrical contract…

Fees collected by a city or county for the enforcement or administration of the electrical specialty code and rules adopted under ORS 479.730 (1) shall be used only for the enforcement and administration of those laws. [1977 c.874 §5; 1981 c.815 §34; 2001 c.573 §18; 2005 c.435 §7…

All receipts from civil penalties, fees, charges, costs and expenses provided for in ORS 455.895 (1)(b), 479.510 to 479.945, 479.990 and 479.995 when collected shall be: (1) Paid into the Consumer and Business Services Fund created by ORS 705.145; and (2) Used only for the enforc…

If any person is aggrieved by a decision made upon inspection under authority of ORS 455.148, 455.150 or 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995 of an electrical product or electrical inspection, the person may appeal the decision. The following apply to an appeal under this section: (1) …

(1) A municipality may enact and enforce an ordinance requiring a municipal general supervising electrician’s license upon the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board and the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (2) The Electrical and Elevator Board…

(1) In addition to the provisions of ORS 455.010 to 455.310 and 455.410 to 455.740, any inspection and enforcement program established by a city or county under ORS 455.148 or 455.150 is subject to the provisions of this section. Where the provisions of this section conflict with…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is the holder of a supervising electrician’s license: (a) Who is employed by the holder of an electrical contractor’s license may design, plan and lay out electrical installations for customers of the electrical contrac…

(1) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall provide by rule for a statewide uniform method of calculating permit fees and a standardized permit application format. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the board shall provide by rule for a separate…

For the purposes of ORS 479.870 and 479.905 to 479.945, except where the context requires otherwise: (1) “Class A limited energy technician” means a person licensed to install, alter and repair all limited energy systems. (2) “Class B limited energy technician” means a person lic…

(1) Upon payment of an application or renewal fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue a Class B limited energy technician license to a person who qualifies under ORS 479.915. A person licensed under this section may perform limited energy electrical acti…

(1) An applicant for a Class B limited energy technician license must: (a) Submit proof satisfactory to the Electrical and Elevator Board that the person has: (A) At least two years of experience as an apprentice in limited energy electrical activity; or (B) At least two years of…

(1) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to the following activity on Class II and III systems in one and two family dwellings regulated under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code: (a) Prewiring of cable television and telephone systems owned by the o…

The licensure provisions of ORS 479.905 to 479.945 do not apply to the employees of a telecommunications utility or competitive telecommunications provider, both as defined in ORS 759.005, cooperative corporation organized under ORS chapter 62 or unincorporated association provid…

(1) A restricted energy contractor’s license is created for persons engaged in HVAC and such other categories as established by the Electrical and Elevator Board by rule under ORS 455.117. (2) A person licensed as a restricted energy contractor under this section and the person’s…

(1) As used in this section, “equivalent training program” has the meaning given that term in ORS 283.410. (2) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall approve the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP), and review equivalent training programs for consideration, …

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 479.510 to 479.945, 479.995 and 824.045, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules establishing, amending or repealing minimum safety standards for workmanship and materials for, and the design and construction of e…

(1) Any owner or occupant of any building or premises who fails to comply with any order provided for in ORS 479.170 and not appealed from, or with any such order of the State Fire Marshal upon appeal to the State Fire Marshal, shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more tha…

The Electrical and Elevator Board may impose a civil penalty for a violation of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 or rules adopted for the administration or enforcement of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and this section. The board shall impose a civil penalty authorized by this section as provided …