EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington requires an ev charger / evse permit for: Electrical work (including an EV charger circuit) is governed by the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code / 2020 NEC (NMAC 14.10.4), administered statewide by CID; The actual electrical permit for the circuit/panel work is a State of New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) Electrical Permit Application, with fees set by CID's amperage-based fee schedule published at rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/forms-and-applications/fees/ and codified at N.M. Admin. Code 14.5.5.10 ($27.00 minimum-inspection line for a standalone circuit; $45.00-$360.00 amperage-tiered service fee if a service upgrade is also needed); Lovington Municode Chapter 15.08.030 separately states that 'no wiring, devices or equipment for the transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical energy...shall be installed within or on any building or structure...without first securing a permit from the electrical inspector' — a City-issued electrical permit whose current relationship to the State CID process is not clarified in any published city document; If a service panel upgrade or new circuit is treated as part of a larger project (e.g., a garage addition), the standard Lovington Building Permit checklist steps (Planning and Zoning Application, proof of ownership, site plan, Lea County E-911 addressing, Floodplain Determination Letter, State CID cover sheet signed by the City Planner) would apply; for a stand-alone charger circuit with no structural scope, no published document confirms whether this full checklist is required. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line) before starting work.

In Lovington, the published Minimum Inspection Fee for Items Not Listed (a standalone new EV charger circuit with no service/panel change) is: $27.00. Additional published fees: Residential Electrical Service — 100 Amp or below (if the EV charger install requires a new/upgraded service) — $45.00; Residential Electrical Service — over 100 through 200 Amp — $72.00; City Permit Fee (if a City Planning and Zoning Application applies) — Not published as a fixed schedule. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Lovington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line) for current turnaround.

You'll need: State Building Permit (CID) Electrical Permit Application. Depending on your project, Lovington may also ask for: Planning and Zoning Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Lovington requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: State CID Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department ((575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line)).

Apply through City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at 214 S. Love Street, Lovington, NM 88260 (address on the Planning & Zoning Coordinator's own permit-checklist forms and P&Z Application cover sheet; the City's own Departments webpage separately lists the same office at 201 S Main Street, Lovington, NM 88260 — both addresses are published on official city.lovington.org pages as of 2026-07-18, discrepancy not resolved by any further published source). Phone: (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line), email: cball@lovington.org. Office hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon), walk-in basis. Official information: https://www.lovington.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/.

Lovington, New Mexico has adopted: New Mexico is a statewide-code state administered by the Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) under the Construction Industries Licensing Act (CILA), NMSA 1978 Sections 60-13-3 and 60-13-45. City of Lovington Municode Section 15.04.010 adopts by reference 'the state building code also known as the International Conference of Building Officials Uniform Building Code, 2009 or any adopted edition adopted by the State of New Mexico hence forth,' with all conditions, provisions, limitations and terms of the current New Mexico State building code adopted as the City's own building rules and regulations (Ord. 546, 2016; amended during 1992 codification: prior code Section 14-1-1). Unlike the City of Hobbs, Lovington has NOT established its own certified Building Inspection Department to administer the CID-adopted code as a delegated Authority Having Jurisdiction: the City's own Planning and Zoning Department and Building Permit Application checklist explicitly state that 'State building permits are required for the construction, repair or demolition of site-built or modular homes,' covering plumbing, electrical, and structural work — the actual building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permit is a New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) permit, applied for directly with the State after the City Planning & Zoning Coordinator and Floodplain Manager sign a cover sheet confirming zoning, setback, and floodplain compliance.; 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMCBC, NMAC 14.7.2) and 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMRBC, NMAC 14.7.3) — the current statewide editions administered by CID, which supersede the 2009 UBC edition-year text still printed in Lovington Municode 15.04.010 by operation of that same section's 'or any adopted edition adopted by the State of New Mexico hence forth' clause; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code / 2020 National Electrical Code (NMAC 14.10.4) — the current CID-administered statewide electrical code; Lovington's own Municode Section 15.08.020 separately adopts 'the National Electrical Code, 1956 Edition, as the same are now or may be amended' (Prior code Section 16-1-2) as the basis for the City's own, separately-codified electrical permit and electrical inspector chapter (15.08) — a legacy municipal ordinance whose relationship to the newer City practice of routing electrical work through the State CID permit is not clarified in any published city document; 2021 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code (NMAC 14.8.2, 14.9.2) — CID-administered statewide; New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division rules, laws, and building codes (statewide adoption authority). Local amendments apply — see the Lovington overview page for the full list.

No. No dedicated EV-charger/EVSE permit form, checkbox, or fee line item was found on lovington.org or in Lovington Municipal Code. An EV charger circuit is electrical work; the actual electrical permit is a New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) permit, obtained directly from the State. For a standalone new circuit with no service change, the fee is $27.00 under CID's 'Minimum Inspection Fee for Items Not Listed' line (N.M. Admin. Code 14.5.5.10); if a new or upgraded electrical service is required, the amperage-tiered Residential Electrical Service fee applies instead, starting at $45.00.