{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ec-83","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EC 83","heading":"Section EC 83: Duties and Powers of the Commissioner of Buildings","body":"83.1 General.\n\nThe commissioner shall have the authority to render interpretations of this code and to adopt rules, policies and procedures in order to clarify and implement its provisions. Such interpretations, policies, procedures, and rules shall be in compliance with the intent and purpose of this code. See the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York City Charter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Code\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t for additional provisions relating to the authority of the Commissioner of Buildings.\n\n83.2 Scope.\n\nThe commissioner is authorized to exercise all powers necessary to enforce the electrical code, including but not limited to:\n\n1. Cause any wiring or appliances for electrical light, heat, power, signaling communication, alarm, or data transmission to be examined and inspected and the approval thereof to be certified in writing,\n\na. by an officer or employee of the department designated by the commissioner for that purpose, or\n\nb. by any inspection agency certified by the commissioner in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner.\n\n2. Order the remedying of any defect or deficiency that exists in the installation, alteration, or repair of electric wires and wiring apparatus and other appliances used or to be used for the transmission of electricity for electric light, heat, power, signaling, communication, alarm, or data transmission.\n\n3. Order any person or corporation engaged in supplying electrical energy to discontinue such supply as specified in such order if the wiring or appliances for electric light, heat, power, signaling, communication, alarm, or data transmission is deemed dangerous to persons or property therein.\n\n4. Appoint, in accordance with the rules of the department and at the commissioner’s discretion, special boards or committees to provide advice or assistance in the implementation, interpretation, variation, or amendment of any provision of the electrical code or any rule promulgated by the department.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 11: The New York City Electrical Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"97f0b2c2d4a61c9888190bc60b21d56dc2ae8e06a2c42fc3ba235c525b84cb48","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ec-82","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ec-84"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}