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Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program — informational) in Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming

Albany County has not been granted delegated electrical-enforcement authority, so electrical wiring permits and inspections in unincorporated Albany County are issued by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office — Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety (Chief Electrical Inspector) under W.S. § 35-9-119. As of 2026-07-17, the WSFM electrical-safety page states the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code became effective statewide on July 1, 2026 (superseding the prior 2023 NEC default cited here through 2026-07-01). This is not a county-issued permit; it is included here so applicants know who to contact.

Reviewed 2026-07-01 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Apply through the state electrical program's online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com) rather than through Albany County

Required documents

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    Fee schedule

    Standard wiring permitWyoming State Fire Marshal electrical program; temporary/90-day permit is $40. Permit fee is waived if an inspection is requested and paid for. NOT re-confirmed 2026-07-17: the cited wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety page currently contains no fee table at all (confirmed via full-text extraction of the live page and its embedded 'State of Wyoming Adopted Codes' doc) — these figures could not be re-grounded against that source this session and the linked wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com portal is login-gated with no public fee page. Figures are left as-is (not deleted) pending a source that actually republishes them; do not treat as re-verified.
    $50.00
    Residential inspection (100A service, includes $50 permit)
    $70.00
    Residential inspection (125A service, includes $50 permit)
    $82.50
    Residential inspection (150A service, includes $50 permit)
    $95.00
    Residential inspection (200A service, includes $50 permit)
    $120.00
    Residential inspection (300A service, includes $50 permit)
    $170.00
    Residential inspection (400A service, includes $50 permit)
    $220.00

    Review timeline

    Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Unincorporated Albany County building department
    ~5–20 business days

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    Inspection process

      See the full Unincorporated Albany County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

      Tips

      • This is a STATE program, not an Albany County permit — do not contact the county Planning Department for electrical inspections.
      • The nearest WSFM regional inspector office to Albany County is Laramie itself; confirm current inspector contact via the WSFM Electrical Safety page.

      Frequently asked questions

      Unincorporated Albany County requires an electrical wiring permit (state program — informational) for: Apply through the state electrical program's online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com) rather than through Albany County. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Albany County Planning Department at (307) 721-2568 before starting work.

      In Unincorporated Albany County, the published Standard wiring permit is: $50.00. Additional published fees: Residential inspection (100A service, includes $50 permit) — $70.00; Residential inspection (125A service, includes $50 permit) — $82.50; Residential inspection (150A service, includes $50 permit) — $95.00; Residential inspection (200A service, includes $50 permit) — $120.00; Residential inspection (300A service, includes $50 permit) — $170.00; Residential inspection (400A service, includes $50 permit) — $220.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

      Plan review for an electrical wiring permit (state program — informational) in Unincorporated Albany County typically runs 5–20 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Albany County Planning Department at (307) 721-2568.

      Apply through Albany County Planning Department at 1002 S 3rd Street, Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: (307) 721-2568, email: planning@albanycountywy.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30am–5:00pm (business by phone, email, and mail also available; staff may be unavailable during posted hours, call ahead to guarantee availability — per albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning, checked 2026-07-17). Official information: https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning.

      Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming has adopted: Albany County has NOT adopted a countywide building code and does NOT issue a general IBC/IRC-style building permit for private construction in unincorporated areas. Under Wyoming's local-option delegation statute (W.S. § 35-9-121), county-level building-code enforcement authority is opt-in via application to the State Fire Marshal; Albany County has not taken that authority, so the State Fire Marshal's Office retains BOTH building and electrical jurisdiction countywide (WSFM 'Local and State Jurisdictions' chart, header reads 'UPDATED 7/7/2026' — corrected 2026-07-17 from a stale '5/11/2026' citation, embedded at https://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety, lists Albany County BLDG INSP/PR = S and ELEC INSP/PR = S, re-confirmed unchanged 2026-07-17).; The county's OWN site confirms this: Albany County Planning's permit menu and Land Use Permit Fee Schedule (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning ; fee schedule PDF https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6249/Fee-Schedule) contain NO International Building Code / International Residential Code adoption and NO 'building permit' fee line — only zoning, floodplain, wastewater, subdivision, sign, tower, and wind/solar fees. The county's own application labels its zoning approval for new residential/commercial structures 'Zoning Certificate & Rural Address (Building Permit)' — i.e., the county's stand-in for a building permit is a ZONING review against the Albany County Zoning Resolution, not a state building-code plan review/inspection.; The Albany County Zoning Certificate application (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4521/Zoning-Certificate-Application) confirms review is 'by the Planning Department' for compliance with 'the Albany County Zoning Resolution' — land-use/setback/use compliance, not IBC/IRC structural or life-safety code compliance.; Practical takeaway: if you are building in unincorporated Albany County, you generally do NOT need a county building permit for the construction itself, but you DO need the county's Zoning Certificate (a land-use/placement approval, sometimes informally called the 'building permit' by the county) plus any of the real exceptions below that apply to your project (floodplain, septic/small wastewater, driveway access, state electrical).. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Albany County overview page for the full list.

      Sources & verification

      Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-01.

      Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Unincorporated Albany County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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