(65 ILCS 5/11-37-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-37-3)
Sec. 11-37-3.
The electrical commission shall recommend (1) safe and
practical standards and specifications for the installation, alteration,
and use of electrical equipment designed to meet the necessities and
conditions of the particular locality, (2) reasonable rules and regulations
governing the issuance of permits by the electrical inspection department,
and (3) reasonable fees to be paid for the inspection by the inspection
department of all electrical equipment installed or altered within the
municipality. The standards, specifications, rules, regulations, and fees
so recommended shall not become effective until adopted by ordinance by the
corporate authorities of the municipality. All fees so adopted shall be
paid into the municipal treasury.
In a municipality which has established an electrical inspection
department, no electrical equipment shall be installed or altered except
upon a permit first issued by that department. The electrical inspection
department shall issue permits for the installation and alteration of
electrical equipment in all cases where application is made in accordance
with the rules and regulations applicable thereto. That department shall
inspect all electrical equipment installed or altered in the municipality
and shall require that it conform to the standards and specifications
applicable and adopted as provided in this section.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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