Inspection Fees:

 

Effective July 1, 2024 inspection fees shall be as follows:  [INSPECTION FEE CALCULATOR] Downloadable Microsoft Excel

Job Cost	Inspection Fee
Up to $500.00	$50.00 (minimum fee)
$500.00 to $20,000.00	$50.00 for the first $500.00 plus 2% on balance up to $20,000.00
Over $20,000.00	$440.00 for the first $20,000.00 plus 1/10 of 1% on balance over $20,000.00

 

 Before July 1, 2024 inspection fees shall be as follows:  [INSPECTION FEE CALCULATOR] Downloadable Microsoft Excel

Job Cost	Inspection Fee
Up to $500.00	$50.00 (minimum fee)
$500.00 to $20,000.00	$50.00 for the first $500.00 plus 1.25% on balance up to $20,000
Over $20,000.00	$293.75 for first $20,000.00 plus 1/10 of 1% on balance over $20,000.00

 

The electrical and power limited systems inspection fee shall be based on the total amount of the contract or total cost to the owner, including extras.  This includes power limited systems in National Electrical Code chapter 5 special occupancies, articles 500 through 517. 

The following items need not be included in the cost:

• Appliances, including dishwashers, heat pumps, air-conditioners, disposals, and similar equipment;

• Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) units;

• Electric motors, PLC, Generators; and

• Industrial machines.

The contractor is responsible to collect the proper inspection fee on each installation. When the owner furnishes the material and the contractor furnishes the labor, the owner shall provide the contractor with the total amount expended for materials used in connection with the installation, and the contractor shall then calculate and collect the necessary inspection fee from the owner.

Whenever materials are donated or removed from an existing installation and placed at another location or labor is donated to an installation, the contractor shall estimate the cost of these materials and labor and include the amount in the job cost for the purpose of calculating the proper inspection fee.  The contractor shall maintain all job-related records for a minimum of four years and shall permit the board to examine and copy all such records as requested. 

For inspections not covered in this section or special services, the fee must be fifty dollars per hour, including travel time, plus mileage rates currently allowed by North Dakota Century Code section 54-06-09 per mile traveled.

Whenever an electrical installation made by or under the supervision of a master, class B, or power limited electrician is commenced or in use without submitting an electrical wiring certificate the certificate may be considered late and the normal inspection fee, as required under this section, is increased in the amount of fifty dollars. In addition when time and travel are expended by employees of the board to obtain a late certificate, an investigative fee may be charged to cover the cost incurred. Costs are to be calculated at a rate of fifty dollars per hour and mileage rates currently allowed by North Dakota Century Code section 54-06-09 per mile of travel.

Whenever a correction order is written and corrections are not completed within the allotted time, there shall be an administration charge of fifty dollars, which shall be paid to the board by the master, class B, or power limited electrician.

All reinspections shall be paid for by the contractors at a minimum charge of one hundred dollars.  In addition, an investigative fee may be charged to cover the costs incurred to be calculated at a rate of fifty dollars per hour and mileage rates currently allowed by the North Dakota Century Code section 54-06-09 per mile of travel.