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Electrical Wiring Permit (State Program) in Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming

Electrical wiring permits in unincorporated Fremont County are issued by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office — Department of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety (Chief Electrical Inspector) — NOT by Fremont County. Per the WSFM 'LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS' chart, Fremont County's ELEC INSP/PR columns are both marked S/S (state) at the unincorporated-county level, confirming the county holds no delegated electrical authority outside city limits. (Contrast: the City of Riverton, a separate incorporated jurisdiction within the county, DOES run its own electrical program — see the separate Riverton page.)

Verified 2026-07-16 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Enforces the National Electrical Code (NEC) statewide by default; the 2026 NEC edition took effect statewide July 1, 2026 per WSFM's own site (wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety), superseding the 2023 NEC that was in effect before that date
  • Apply and pay through the WSFM eLicense/wiring-permit online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com)
  • Standard wiring permit fee $50 (temporary/90-day permit $40); the permit fee is waived if you request and pay for an inspection
  • Residential inspection fees (each includes the $50 permit): 100A $70, 125A $82.50, 150A $95, 200A $120, 300A $170, 400A $220
  • A regional WSFM electrical inspector is assigned by county/jurisdiction — Riverton is listed among the WSFM's regional inspector office locations serving the Fremont County area

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Standard Wiring PermitWyoming State Fire Marshal's Office, Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety — wiring-permits program; waived if paying for an inspection
$50.00
Temporary (90-day) Wiring PermitWSFM wiring-permits program
$40.00
Residential Inspection — 200A service (includes $50 permit)WSFM wiring-permits program; other amperages: 100A $70, 125A $82.50, 150A $95, 300A $170, 400A $220
$120.00

Review timeline

Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Unincorporated Fremont County building department
~1–10 business days

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Inspection process

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    Electrical Inspection

    Scheduled by the permit holder with the assigned WSFM regional electrical inspector after a guaranteed-inspection wiring permit is purchased

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

Tips

  • Do not confuse unincorporated Fremont County's electrical process with the City of Riverton's: inside Riverton city limits, the city itself issues electrical permits and inspects under its own Municipal Code Chapter 15.08 — but everywhere ELSE in the county (unincorporated areas), it is the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's statewide program that issues the wiring permit and performs the inspection.
  • The State of Wyoming's Chief Electrical Inspector licenses individual electrical contractors, journeymen, and apprentices statewide — this licensing function is separate from, and exists everywhere alongside, whichever entity (state or a delegated city) actually issues the wiring permit for your specific address.
  • Confirm with the WSFM office or Fremont County Planning whether your parcel is inside or outside an incorporated city's limits before assuming which electrical process applies.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Fremont County requires an electrical wiring permit (state program) for: Enforces the National Electrical Code (NEC) statewide by default; the 2026 NEC edition took effect statewide July 1, 2026 per WSFM's own site (wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety), superseding the 2023 NEC that was in effect before that date; Apply and pay through the WSFM eLicense/wiring-permit online portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com); Standard wiring permit fee $50 (temporary/90-day permit $40); the permit fee is waived if you request and pay for an inspection; Residential inspection fees (each includes the $50 permit): 100A $70, 125A $82.50, 150A $95, 200A $120, 300A $170, 400A $220; A regional WSFM electrical inspector is assigned by county/jurisdiction — Riverton is listed among the WSFM's regional inspector office locations serving the Fremont County area. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Fremont County Planning Department at (307) 332-1077 before starting work.

In Unincorporated Fremont County, the published Standard Wiring Permit is: $50.00. Additional published fees: Temporary (90-day) Wiring Permit — $40.00; Residential Inspection — 200A service (includes $50 permit) — $120.00. 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) in Unincorporated Fremont County typically runs 1–10 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Fremont County Planning Department at (307) 332-1077.

You'll need: WSFM Wiring Permit Application (online, eLicense portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Fremont County requires 1 inspection(s) for an electrical wiring permit (state program), in order: Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through Fremont County Planning Department ((307) 332-1077).

Apply through Fremont County Planning Department at 450 North 2nd Street, Lander, WY 82520. Phone: (307) 332-1077, email: support@fremontcountywy.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri (contact department for current hours). Official information: https://fremontcountywy.gov/government/departments/planning_department/building_codes.php.

Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming has adopted: NO county-wide building code and NO county-specific building permit for private construction. Fremont County's own Planning Department page states verbatim: 'Fremont County does not have any County-wide Zoning or County specific Building Codes, except the following' (small wastewater/septic permits and floodplain zoning in mapped FEMA hazard areas near Lander, Riverton, Dubois, and Hudson) — https://fremontcountywy.gov/government/departments/planning_department/building_codes.php; Confirmed against the Wyoming Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety 'LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS' chart (updated 7/7/2026 as of this check — the date label itself changed from a prior 5/11/2026, but the underlying Fremont County determination did not — embedded at wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety): Fremont County's BLDG INSP/PR and ELEC INSP/PR columns are both still marked S/S (state) for the unincorporated county, meaning the county has NOT taken general building-code delegation under W.S. § 35-9-121 — the State of Wyoming, not Fremont County, has building jurisdiction over unincorporated private construction; Fremont County's own building-codes page RECOMMENDS (does not require) that residents follow the State of Wyoming's adopted codes for new construction: 2024 International Building Code, 2024 International Existing Building Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code, 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, and the National Electrical Code (2023 edition was in effect through June 30, 2026; per wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety, the 2026 NEC edition took effect statewide July 1, 2026) — these are recommendations for quality/insurability, not a locally enforced code, and the county issues no building permit and performs no building inspection against them; Fremont County explicitly states it does NOT issue Certificates of Occupancy; Commercial/public construction is NOT fully unregulated: per Wyoming Statute § 35-9-108, a State Fire Marshal plan review IS required for government/school buildings, buildings over 5,000 sq ft with public access, childcare centers (10+ children), multi-story buildings, places of assembly, fire-protection-system work, alternative energy installations (solar/wind/generator), aboveground flammable/combustible liquid storage tanks, Type I commercial kitchen hoods, spray finish applications, and RV/camping/mobile-home park site plans — contact the State Fire Marshal's Plan Review office (Jeff Schoen, (307) 673-1461, jeff.schoen@wyo.gov) for any of these commercial scopes; The Incorporated Cities within Fremont County (Riverton, Lander, Dubois, Hudson, Shoshoni, Pavillion, and South Pass City) each have their OWN separate zoning and building codes and issue their own permits — this LEAN page covers ONLY unincorporated (outside city-limits) Fremont County. See the separate City of Riverton page for Riverton's own building department.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Fremont County overview page for the full list.

No. Per the Wyoming Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety's jurisdictions chart, unincorporated Fremont County's electrical inspection and permitting are both marked as state (S/S) — meaning the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office issues wiring permits and performs inspections countywide outside incorporated city limits. Only incorporated cities within the county that have taken their own electrical delegation (such as the City of Riverton) issue their own electrical permits.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-16.

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 Fremont County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.