Electrical Permit in Gallup, New Mexico

Gallup requires an electrical permit for: All electrical work must comply with the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (2020 NEC), NMAC 14.10.4; Permit issued by CID, not the City of Gallup — per the City's own Homeowner's Building Permit Application: 'The State of New Mexico provides their own permits and inspections for plumbing, mechanical and electrical'; All electrical work must be performed by a New Mexico CID-licensed electrical contractor unless the homeowner qualifies for and obtains a CID homeowner's electrical permit for their own primary residence under N.M. Admin. Code 14.5.2.18; To schedule an inspection, call (505) 222-9813 or (877) 243-0979, per the City of Gallup Homeowner's Building Permit Application useful phone numbers. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Gallup Planning & Development Department (site development / zoning / fence / sign permits and mandatory zoning-compliance prerequisite review); New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division (CID) — building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permit issuance, plan review, and inspections at City of Gallup Planning & Development: (505) 863-1240 (fax (505) 722-5131 / 5134); CID Albuquerque: (505) 222-9800/9801; CID Santa Fe: (505) 476-4700; CID inspection scheduling: (505) 222-9813 or (877) 243-0979 before starting work.

CID charges a flat statewide fee by service size: $45 for 100 amp service/panel and below, $72 for over 100 up to 200 amp, $99 for over 200 up to 320 amp, $225 for over 320 up to 400 amp, and $360 for over 400 amp. Source: NM RLD Construction Industries Division Fees page.

Gallup's published plan-review target for an electrical permit is 3–4 business days.

You'll need: Multi Purpose State Building Application / Electrical Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Gallup requires 2 inspection(s) for an electrical permit, in order: Rough-In Inspection, Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Gallup Planning & Development Department (site development / zoning / fence / sign permits and mandatory zoning-compliance prerequisite review); New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division (CID) — building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permit issuance, plan review, and inspections (City of Gallup Planning & Development: (505) 863-1240 (fax (505) 722-5131 / 5134); CID Albuquerque: (505) 222-9800/9801; CID Santa Fe: (505) 476-4700; CID inspection scheduling: (505) 222-9813 or (877) 243-0979).

Apply through City of Gallup Planning & Development Department (site development / zoning / fence / sign permits and mandatory zoning-compliance prerequisite review); New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division (CID) — building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permit issuance, plan review, and inspections at City of Gallup Planning & Development: 110 W. Aztec Avenue, Gallup, NM 87301 (mailing: PO Box 1270, Gallup, NM 87305). Nearest CID office: Albuquerque, 5500 San Antonio Dr. Suite F, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Phone: City of Gallup Planning & Development: (505) 863-1240 (fax (505) 722-5131 / 5134); CID Albuquerque: (505) 222-9800/9801; CID Santa Fe: (505) 476-4700; CID inspection scheduling: (505) 222-9813 or (877) 243-0979, email: City of Gallup Planning & Development fee questions: narchie@gallupnm.gov; CID permit help: CID.PERMITHELP@rld.nm.gov; CID inspections: CID.Inspection@state.nm.us. Office hours: City of Gallup Planning & Development Department: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (MST). Official information: https://gallupnm.gov/779/Building-Permits.

Gallup, New Mexico has adopted: AUTHORITY TRANSITION (effective July 6, 2026): Per the City of Gallup Planning & Development Department's June 4, 2026 'Immediate Release: Letter to Contractors - CID Transition,' the City's sole Certified Building Official/Building Inspector (John Margis) retired effective July 2, 2026, and after an unsuccessful multi-state recruitment effort the City 'will no longer be able to issue building permits for general construction.' Effective July 6, 2026, the City of Gallup no longer accepts building permit applications for general construction; 'all building permits for anything related to the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Buildings Code and ADA will go through the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division (CID) for permitting and inspection.' The City transitions to issuing a 'site development permit' covering zoning compliance, fire, water, wastewater, electric services, solid waste, drainage, and pedestrian/vehicular safety infrastructure review, and continues to issue permits for fencing, retaining walls, and signs directly. Source: City of Gallup News Flash, 'Immediate Release: Letter to Contractors - CID Transition,' posted June 8, 2026 (gallupnm.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/1309), signed by Clyde (C.B.) Strain, Planning & Development Director; Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) permits in Gallup were ALREADY issued directly by the CID prior to this transition and are unaffected in routing by the July 2026 change — 'The State of New Mexico provides their own permits and inspections for plumbing, mechanical and electrical' (City of Gallup Homeowner's Building Permit Application, PLANNING-HBP APP REV. 03/2020, page 1) — the July 2026 change specifically adds general construction/building (IBC/IRC/IEBC/ADA) permitting to CID's existing MEP role in Gallup; Statutory basis for CID's role as the default statewide Authority Having Jurisdiction where a municipality cannot maintain a certified local building department: N.M. Admin. Code 14.5.2.8 (Permits Required) and the Construction Industries Licensing Act; CID's general building permit fee structure is set by N.M. Admin. Code 14.5.5.11 (General Construction Building Permit Fees), electrical fees by 14.5.5.12, and mechanical/plumbing fees by 14.5.5.13; 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (based on 2021 IBC) — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; enforced by CID for general-construction permits post-transition; 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (based on 2021 IRC) — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; 2021 New Mexico Existing Building Code — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; 2021 New Mexico Earthen Building Materials Code — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page (reflects the region's traditional adobe/earthen construction); 2021 New Mexico Historic Earthen Buildings code — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; 2018 New Mexico Residential Energy Conservation Code — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; 2018 New Mexico Commercial Energy Conservation Code — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; ICC A117.1-2017 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities — per City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (based on 2020 NEC), NMAC 14.10.4 — statewide CID-enforced code for electrical permits (consistent with CID's statewide electrical code cited in the Alamogordo, NM jurisdiction record; no Gallup-specific electrical code deviation was found); 2021 New Mexico Plumbing Code, NMAC 14.8.2, and 2021 New Mexico Mechanical Code, NMAC 14.9.2 — statewide CID-enforced codes for plumbing and mechanical permits; New Mexico Administrative Code, Title 14, Housing and Construction, Chapters 5 through 10 and 12, cited by the City of Gallup as the governing regulatory framework for building permits, land use, and zoning within the jurisdiction (City of Gallup Building Permits - Governing Codes & Laws page). Local amendments apply — see the Gallup overview page for the full list.