Wyoming — electrical code & licensing
Partially verified
The code
| Edition in force | 2026 NEC (NFPA 70-26) - Wyoming adopts the National Electrical Code without modification and bases license examinations on the current edition; the 2026 edition is named among the adopted state codes on the Department's official Plan Review page |
| Edition structure | One statewide edition |
| Effective date | 2026-07-01 |
| Date as recorded | 2026-07-01 |
| Adopted by | Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal) |
| Adoption source | http://wsfm.wyo.gov/fire-prevention/plan-review |
| State amendments | No state amendments on record |
Licensing
| Model | State licensing of individual electricians and electrical contractors by the state |
| Authority | Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Electrical Safety Division |
| Licensing source | http://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety/licensing |
| License classes | http://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety/licensing |
Permits & inspections
State plan review under Wyo. Stat. 35-9-108, administered by the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety: plan review is required for state/local government buildings, schools, buildings over 5,000 sq ft with public access, child care centers for more than 10 children, multi-story buildings, places of assembly, alterations valued at $40,000 or more, and fire-protection and alternative-energy installations; plans are submitted to the Department for review and approval before work begins, and no work may be done before a Permit to Construct is issued; electrical contractors use the Department's eLicensing/ePermit portal (Department Plan Review page, read firsthand 2026-10-25).
Things to watch for
- This record is partially verified. Still open: The 2026 edition is firsthand on the State Fire Marshal's pages; the 2026-07-01 effective date still rests on secondary trackers (NFPA/IAEI). No official Wyoming page printing the date was located.
How this record was verified
| Adoption | Partially verified |
| Amendments | Verified |
| Licensing | Verified |
| Permits & inspections | Verified |
Working notes
Updated in E-DATA-FOLLOWUP 1 (2026-10-25): the EDITION is now firsthand on an official source - the Department's Plan Review page lists 'the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code' among the adopted state codes with which plan-review submissions must comply. Still partial because the EFFECTIVE DATE (2026-07-01) still rests on secondary trackers (the NFPA enforcement map and IAEI both print Wyoming 2026, eff. 2026-07-01); no official Wyoming page or document printing the date was located. The date is consistent with the Electrical Board's own rule definition of the NEC (Wyo. Admin. Code, Electrical Board, Ch. 2, s.2-2(v)): 'the current electrical code ... and enforcement may be delayed until July of that year' - a current-edition float, which is also why the licensing page (adopts the NEC without modification; examinations based on the current edition) prints no edition or date. Teton County's separate 2026 Electrical Code Resolution (eff. July 1, 2026) is a county instrument under Wyo. Stat. 35-9-121, not the state adoption. Classes: Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Low Voltage Technician, Limited Technician, and Electrical Contractor; a master may serve as master of record for only one contractor (Wyo. Stat. 35-9-126). The permit/inspection layer, previously blank, is now established firsthand from the Plan Review page. 2026 NEC 230.70(A)(1) emergency disconnect: STANDS AS WRITTEN for WY - W.S. 35-9-123(b) incorporates the 2026 NEC and the WSFM ch. 3 rules contain no electrical amendments (per hunt-18 (files/journeyman/electrical/documents/hunt-18-230-70-a1-adoption-map.md), retrieved 2026-10-25).
Reference only. Compiled from the cited official sources as of the date shown; adoptions and rules change. Confirm with the authority having jurisdiction before designing or permitting work.