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EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Montana

Required for installation of a residential electric vehicle charging circuit in Anaconda-Deer Lodge. Electrical permitting is NOT locally certified here — like all electrical work, an EV charger permit is issued and inspected directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau, under the 2020 National Electrical Code. The Bureau's fee schedule (BCP-1, Rev. 11/25) has no EV-charger/EVSE-specific line item — an EV charger circuit added to existing wiring is billed under the 'Interior/Exterior Wire or Rewire' category by number of added circuits.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • State electrical permit required — Anaconda-Deer Lodge (Deer Lodge County) is not certified for electrical, so all electrical work requires a State Electrical Permit from the Building Codes Bureau
  • Work must be performed by a Montana-licensed electrical contractor, or by the homeowner personally on their own owner-occupied home under a Homeowner Electrical Permit Owner-builder
  • Applied for online at aca-prod.accela.com/bcb or by mail to the Building Codes Bureau
  • 48 hours' notice required before rough-in and final inspections

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Fee schedule

Interior/Exterior Wire or Rewire — 1 additional circuit or piece of equipment (covers a standalone EV charger circuit; no EV-specific line item published)Montana Building Codes Bureau, Application for Residential Electrical Permit, BCP-1 (Rev. 11/25) — applies if the EV charger is added as a single new circuit without a panel/service change
$45
Interior/Exterior Wire or Rewire — 4+ circuits & change of service and/or interior panel (if the EV charger requires a panel/service upgrade)
BCP-1 (Rev. 11/25). Both the $45 and $120 figures re-confirmed live 2026-07-20 by fetching bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/ApplicationResidentialElectrical.pdf directly (ARM 24.301.431, Rev. Show full citationBCP-1 (Rev. 11/25). Both the $45 and $120 figures re-confirmed live 2026-07-20 by fetching bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/ApplicationResidentialElectrical.pdf directly (ARM 24.301.431, Rev. 11/25) — line H reads '1 additional circuit or piece of equipment.....................$45' and line E reads '4+circuits & change of serv &/or interior panel...........$120', both unchanged.
$120

Review timeline

Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Anaconda-Deer Lodge building department
~0–0 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In

    Must be requested with 48 hours' notice before covering up work

  2. 2

    Final

    Charger installed, circuit verified, unit energized; requires 48 hours' notice

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Tips

  • Like all electrical work in Anaconda-Deer Lodge, an EV charger permit is a STATE permit issued by the Montana Building Codes Bureau in Helena, not by the county Building Inspector.
  • No EV-specific fee exists — a standalone EV charger circuit is billed at the flat $45 'one additional circuit' rate; if a panel or service upgrade is also needed, the $120 'change of service and/or interior panel' tier applies instead.
  • A homeowner may wire their own owner-occupied home under a Homeowner Electrical Permit; all other work requires a Montana-licensed electrical contractor. Owner-builder

Frequently asked questions

Anaconda-Deer Lodge requires an ev charger / evse permit for: State electrical permit required — Anaconda-Deer Lodge (Deer Lodge County) is not certified for electrical, so all electrical work requires a State Electrical Permit from the Building Codes Bureau; Work must be performed by a Montana-licensed electrical contractor, or by the homeowner personally on their own owner-occupied home under a Homeowner Electrical Permit; Applied for online at aca-prod.accela.com/bcb or by mail to the Building Codes Bureau; 48 hours' notice required before rough-in and final inspections. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Planning Department — Building Inspector (local Building-only program); Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau (state — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) at (406) 563-4010 (Planning Dept, local Building permits) / (406) 563-4011 (Greg Bahr, Building Inspector) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) before starting work.

No EV-charger-specific fee is published. A standalone EV charger circuit (no panel/service change) is billed at the Montana Building Codes Bureau's flat $45 rate for 'one additional circuit or piece of equipment,' per Application for Residential Electrical Permit BCP-1 (Rev. 11/25). If a panel/service upgrade is also required, the fee is $120 instead.

Plan review for an ev charger / evse permit in Anaconda-Deer Lodge typically runs 0–0 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Planning Department — Building Inspector (local Building-only program); Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau (state — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) at (406) 563-4010 (Planning Dept, local Building permits) / (406) 563-4011 (Greg Bahr, Building Inspector) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical).

You'll need: Application for Residential Electrical Permit / Homeowner Electrical Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Anaconda-Deer Lodge requires 2 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: Rough-In, Final. Schedule each through Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Planning Department — Building Inspector (local Building-only program); Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau (state — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) ((406) 563-4010 (Planning Dept, local Building permits) / (406) 563-4011 (Greg Bahr, Building Inspector) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical)).

Apply through Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Planning Department — Building Inspector (local Building-only program); Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau (state — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) at ADLC Courthouse, First Floor, 800 Main Street, Anaconda, MT 59711 (local Building permits); Building Codes Bureau, PO Box 200517, Helena, MT 59620-0517 (state electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits). Phone: (406) 563-4010 (Planning Dept, local Building permits) / (406) 563-4011 (Greg Bahr, Building Inspector) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical), email: Contact via ADLC Planning Department website contact form (Building Inspector Greg Bahr); Building Codes Bureau email available via bsd.dli.mt.gov contact links. Office hours: Not published on the ADLC Planning Department page; contact (406) 563-4010. Official information: https://www.adlc.us/187/Planning.

Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Montana has adopted: Anaconda-Deer Lodge County is a MONTANA CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT for BUILDING permitting only, RESIDENTIAL ONLY — per the Montana Building Codes Bureau's official 'Certified City, County and Town Programs' list (bsd.dli.mt.gov), entry: 'Deer Lodge County — B (residential only) — Greg Bahr — 563-4010 — County'. This matches the local Building Inspector's own webpage, which names Greg Bahr as Building Inspector.; Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permitting and inspection in Anaconda-Deer Lodge are NOT locally certified — these remain under DIRECT STATE ENFORCEMENT by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau (Employment Standards Division). This is explicitly confirmed on the ADLC Building Inspector page: 'The Building Inspector does not handle electrical, plumbing, or mechanical inspection and permitting. These are functions of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.'; Statutory basis for the certified-local-government model: a city, county, or town may adopt a building code by ordinance and enforce it locally ONLY if certified by the Building Codes Program as complying with applicable statutes/rules (current adopted code, current fee list, and enforcement plan filed and approved) — per ARM Title 24, chapter 301, subchapter 2 (Local Jurisdiction Administrative Rules) and Title 50, chapter 60, MCA (Local Jurisdiction Statutes). Absent local certification for a given trade (electrical/plumbing/mechanical here), the State Building Codes Bureau retains jurisdiction under Title 50, chapter 60, MCA.; Statewide adopted codes (Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 24, chapter 301) apply as the substantive code baseline for both the locally-certified Building program and the state-enforced trades: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), effective June 11, 2022; ICC A117.1 Accessibility, 2017 Edition, effective June 11, 2022; 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Anaconda-Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Anaconda-Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Anaconda-Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 Wildland Urban Interface Code, effective June 11, 2022. Local amendments apply — see the Anaconda-Deer Lodge overview page for the full list.

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