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Minnesota Electrical Act: Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.31 to 3266.399; Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.081 to 3268.399: Enforcement; Minnesota Rules Chapters 3800 and 3801 Page 18 of 57 3266.35 SAFETY STANDARDS. All electrical wiring, apparatus and equipment for electrical light, heat and power, technology~circuits. or systems shall comply with the rules of the department and the board and be installed in conformity with accepted standards of construction for safety to fife and property. For the purposes of this chapter, the rules and safety standards stated at the time the work is done in the then most current edition of the National Electrical Code as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc. and approved by the American National Standards Institute, and the National Electrical Safety Code as published by the institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. and approved by the American National Standards Institute, shall be prima facie evidence of accepted standards of construction far safety to life and property; provided further, that in the event a Minnesota Building Code is formulated pursuant to section 3268.106, containing approved methods.of electrical construction for safety to fife and~property, compliance with said methods of electrical construction of said Minnesota Building Code shall also constitute compliance with this section, and provided further, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit any political subdivision from making and enforcing more stringent • requirements than set forth herein and such requirements shall be complied with by all licensed electricians working within the jurisdiction of such political subdivisions. 3266.36 INSPECTION. Subdivision 1. Required inspection. Except where any political subdivision has by ordinance provided for electrical inspection similar to that herein provided, every new electrical installation in any construction, remodeling, replacement, or repair, except minor repair work as the same is defined by rule, shall be inspected by the comm'sssioner for compliance with accepted standards of construction for safety to life and property. Subd. 2. Technology systems. (a}The installation of the technology circuits or systems described in paragraph (b), except: . (1) minor work performed by a contractor; . (2) work performed by a heating, ventilating, or air conditioning contractor as described in section 3268.38; and (3) work performed by cable company employees when installing cable communications systems or telephone company employees when installing telephone systems, must be inspected as provided in this section for compliance with the applicable provisions of the Na#ional Electrical Code'and the applicable provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code, as those codes were approved by the American National Standards Institute. (b) The inspection requirements in paragraph (a) apply to: (1) class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect these systems exempted by section 3266.33, subdivision 21, paragraph (b), other than fire alarm; class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or technology circuits and systems in hazardous classified locations as covered by chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code; (2) fire alarm systems, other than in one- or twafamily dwellings, as defined in articles 100 and 760 of the National Electrical Code; (3}technology circuits and systems contained within critical care areas of health care facilities as defined by the safety standards identified in section 3266.35, including, but not limited to, anesthesia and resuscitative alarm and alerting systems, medical monitoring, and nurse call systems; (4} physical security systems within detention facilities; and (5} circuitry and equipment for indoor lighting systems as defined in article 411 of the National Electrical Code. {c) For the purposes of this subdivision °minor work" means the adjustment or repair and replacement of wom or defective parts of a technology circuit or system. Minor work may be inspected under this section at the request of the owner of the property or the person doing the work.