Electrical Contractor Permit Requirements in Bangor, ME

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Maine Revenue Services — Sales Tax Registration

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Maine. Maine charges a 5.5% state sales tax (food and lodging have different rates). Register with Maine Revenue Services online.

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   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

1. Maine Electricians' Examining Board - Master Electrician License

   Electrical work in Maine requires an individual license from the Electricians' Examining Board (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation). Maine licenses electricians as individuals - Helper, Apprentice, Journeyman-in-Training, Journeyman and Master - and has no separate electrical contractor business license. A Master Electrician must pass the state examination and document the required qualifying experience.

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   $150 license fee plus a $21 State Police (SBI) background-check fee (about $171); $20 for Senior Master Electrician age 70 or older·License term is two years from the date of first licensure

   $150 license fee plus a $21 State Police (SBI) background-check fee (about $171); $20 for Senior Master Electrician age 70 or older

   License term is two years from the date of first licensure

2. Bangor Business Licenses (only for specific regulated activities)

   Bangor has no general business license and no fee based on gross revenues. The City Clerk licenses only the activities enumerated in the City Code and fee schedule - for example victualers (eating places), lunch wagons, liquor, taverns, amusement devices, bowling, theaters, carnivals and circuses, innkeepers, pawnbrokers, secondhand and precious-metals dealers, taxis, mobile home parks, flammable liquid and explosives dealers, and marijuana establishments. If your activity is not on that list you need no city business license, only zoning and code compliance.

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   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.·Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.

   Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

3. Bangor Electrical Permit (per project)

   An electrical permit must be obtained from the City of Bangor Code Enforcement Office for each electrical project, and a final inspection is required on completion. Penobscot County issues no electrical permits. The work itself must be done by an electrician licensed by the Maine Electricians' Examining Board.

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   $59 for a temporary service or additional residential wiring; $92 for new wiring or rewiring of a 1-2 family structure; $102 plus one half of one percent of the job cost for 3-family-or-more and commercial work. Fire and intrusion alarms are $79 (City of Bangor Schedule of Fees).·Pull the permit from Code Enforcement (207-992-4200) before starting; schedule the final inspection when the work is complete

   $59 for a temporary service or additional residential wiring; $92 for new wiring or rewiring of a 1-2 family structure; $102 plus one half of one percent of the job cost for 3-family-or-more and commercial work. Fire and intrusion alarms are $79 (City of Bangor Schedule of Fees).

   Pull the permit from Code Enforcement (207-992-4200) before starting; schedule the final inspection when the work is complete

Official Sources

• Maine Electricians Examining Board — Electrical Contractor License
• City of Bangor City Clerk

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