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How to request an L&I electrical inspection
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If you obtained your permit from L&I:
- ONLINE here
(SecureAccess Washington subscribers only).
- Log in through SecureAccess Washington using your username and password.
- Search for your permit and request an inspection.
- ONLINE here, using the permit number & authorization code.
Note: You can also review the results of the inspection here. - Call your local L&I office and leave a message on the request line.
- Go to your local L&I office.
- ONLINE here, using your permit number & authorization code.
Note: You can also review the results of the inspection here. - Call your local L&I office and leave a message on the request line.
- Go to your local L&I office.
If you obtained your permit from a city:
-- Contact them to request an inspection.
What you need to know about inspections
An electrical inspector will come to perform an inspection generally within 48 hours of the date of the request.
- Don't submit a request for inspection until the work is ready to be inspected.
- Requests can be made online 24 hours a day.
- Requests left on the request line after 4 p.m. will not be recorded until the following business day.
- Special arrangements such as access to the site or building, times or dates must be made directly with the electrical inspector at your local L&I office. Inspectors are available for phone calls between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. for this purpose.
