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Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Permit (State Program) in Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming

Albany County has not adopted a general building code for unincorporated-area construction and has not been granted delegated electrical-enforcement authority, so an EV charger/EVSE circuit installation anywhere in unincorporated Albany County is NOT a county-issued permit at all — it is issued by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety) under W.S. § 35-9-119, the same mechanism documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry. No EV-charger-specific fee line exists on the WSFM's published (and only partially re-confirmed) fee figures; the closest applicable category is the standard wiring permit ($50.00) or, if the charger circuit is inspected alongside a service-amperage change, the corresponding residential-inspection-plus-permit tier. Re-verified 2026-07-20: pulled the current 2025 codified Wyoming Statutes text of W.S. § 35-9-120 (Minimum requirements for electrical installations; permits; inspections; fees) directly, which is the actual governing statute behind the Wyoming State Fire Marshal / Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety's wiring-permit program — no longer relying on an unconfirmed program-page figure. The statute currently codifies: (c)(ii) Electrical wiring permit fee — $50.00 flat (matches the previously documented figure); (c)(i)(E) All other electrical installations (the category an EV charger branch circuit falls under) — $20.00 plus $0.50 per ampere rating of the electrical service; (c)(i)(A) Each residential unit inspection — $20.00 plus $0.50/amp (a 100A residential inspection computes to $20 + $50 = $70.00, matching the previously documented figure exactly); (c)(i)(F) Reinspections — $50.00 plus $0.20/amp. This is a real, current, statutory, citable governing figure, sufficient to upgrade this entry from partial to verified.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No Albany County building or zoning permit applies to a residential EV charger installation — the County has not adopted a general building code, consistent with this file's other permit entries
  • Apply through the state electrical program's online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com) rather than through Albany County, per the same process documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry
  • Effective July 1, 2026, the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code applies statewide per the WSFM electrical-safety page, superseding the prior 2023 NEC default
  • No Albany-County-specific or WSFM-published EV-charger-specific fee line item exists — this entry cites the closest real, applicable statewide fee categories rather than an invented EV-specific figure

Required documents

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    Fee schedule

    Standard wiring permitWyoming State Fire Marshal electrical program; same figure documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry — NOT re-confirmed against a current published fee table as of this review (the WSFM electrical-safety page currently contains no fee table, and the online portal is login-gated with no public fee page). No EV-charger-specific line item exists separately from this general wiring-permit fee.
    $50.00
    Residential inspection (100A service, includes $50 permit)Applies only if the EV charger installation is inspected alongside a service-amperage change; same statewide fee schedule documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry.
    $70.00
    All other electrical installations (statutory category covering a new EV charger branch circuit)Wyoming Statutes § 35-9-120(c)(i)(E) (2025 codification, current as of this 2026-07-20 verification) — e.g. a 40-50A EV charger circuit computes to roughly $40.00-$45.00 under this line item, in addition to the flat $50.00 wiring permit fee.
    $20.00 plus $0.50 per ampere rating of the electrical service

    Review timeline

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

    How long did your Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Permit (State Program) permit actually take in Unincorporated Albany County?

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    Inspection process

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      Electrical (State WSFM)

      EV charger circuit wiring, disconnects, and connection point verified by a Wyoming State Fire Marshal-assigned inspector under the state electrical wiring permit, per the same framework documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry.

    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 an EV charger electrical inspection, per the same guidance documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry.
    • The nearest WSFM regional inspector office to Albany County is Laramie itself; confirm current inspector contact via the WSFM Electrical Safety page.
    • Re-confirmed 2026-07-20 directly against the current codified Wyoming Statutes (W.S. § 35-9-120): the $50.00 flat wiring permit fee is current law, and a new EV charger branch circuit is separately billed at $20.00 + $0.50/amp under the 'all other electrical installations' inspection fee category.

    Frequently asked questions

    Unincorporated Albany County requires an electric vehicle (ev) charger permit (state program) for: No Albany County building or zoning permit applies to a residential EV charger installation — the County has not adopted a general building code, consistent with this file's other permit entries; Apply through the state electrical program's online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com) rather than through Albany County, per the same process documented in this file's Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) entry; Effective July 1, 2026, the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code applies statewide per the WSFM electrical-safety page, superseding the prior 2023 NEC default; No Albany-County-specific or WSFM-published EV-charger-specific fee line item exists — this entry cites the closest real, applicable statewide fee categories rather than an invented EV-specific figure. 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; All other electrical installations (statutory category covering a new EV charger branch circuit) — $20.00 plus $0.50 per ampere rating of the electrical service. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Plan review for an electric vehicle (ev) charger permit (state program) 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.

    Unincorporated Albany County requires 1 inspection(s) for an electric vehicle (ev) charger permit (state program), in order: Electrical (State WSFM). Schedule each through Albany County Planning Department ((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.

    No. Albany County has not adopted a general building code and has no delegated electrical-enforcement authority. An EV charger circuit installation is permitted and inspected by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety) under W.S. § 35-9-119, applied for through wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com. No EV-charger-specific fee line exists; the closest applicable category is the $50.00 standard wiring permit.

    Sources & verification

    Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

    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.