Electrical
Beginning 6/4/2024, the City of Duluth will delegate authority for residential and commercial electrical permitting and inspections to the State of Minnesota. All new electrical permits should be submitted through the Department of Labor and Industry website. Applicants who have electrical permits still requiring inspections must apply for a new electrical permit through the State of Minnesota. If you would like to request a refund for an incomplete City of Duluth electrical permit, please complete the refund request form.
All electrical work, excluding minor repair work requires an electrical permit.
Minor repair work. Minor repair work is defined as the adjustment, repair or replacement of worn or defective electrical equipment parts, and the replacement of defective receptacle outlets and manual switches for lighting control.
Licensed plumbing, heating, and electrical contractors are required if you do not own and occupy the single family dwelling where the work is to be done. Find more information regarding necessary licensing and bonding.
Electrical work in a single family dwelling
A person who owns and occupies the single family dwelling is permitted to do work on the dwelling, excluding work on an electrical service equipment, or a Licensed Electrician employed by a MN Licensed Electrical Contractor can do electrical work.
This allows someone to wire a new or vacant house under a homeowner’s permit as long as they intend to occupy it on completion of the work (MN Stat 326B.31, Subd. 23). It is illegal for an owner to install electrical wiring on mobile homes or property that is rented, leased, or occupied by others.
Work in residential buildings with two or more dwelling units or non-residential (commercial) buildings
Electrical work in buildings other than owner-occupied single family dwellings may only be done by a Master Electrician working for a MN Licensed Electrical Contractor