Which Maine laws name EV charging equipment?

33 M.R.S. 576-A EV charging stations allowed (SP 457, 2025), HB 467 (2023) accessible EV charger working group, and 35-A M.R.S. 313-A, 3201 EV charging not utility service are in force or enacted.

What applies to my job?

Pick the state and the product you build, install, or inspect. The card below answers from each state’s own record.

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EV charging in Maine

Which codes apply? In Maine, EV charging equipment falls under the 2026 NEC, the 2021 commercial IECC, the 2021 residential IECC, and the 2021 IBC.

Chargers at homes, in parking structures, and at public sites. State record read Oct 20, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach EV charging equipment

The edition Maine enforces for each code that governs the product, and the part of the code that does.

NECNational Electrical Code

2026 NECVerified

in force since Jul 1, 2026

Where it reaches the product. Article 625, electric vehicle power transfer systems.

Chapter 120, Electrical Installation Standards · 02-318 C.M.R. ch. 120; 32 M.R.S. 1153 and 1153-A

The Maine NEC record
IECC commercialInternational Energy Conservation Code, commercial

2021 IECCPartial

in force since Apr 7, 2025 · Statewide, with exceptions

Where it reaches the product. EV-capable and EV-ready parking spaces in the commercial energy code.

MUBEC Chapter 6, Energy Code with ASHRAE 90.1-2019 · 16-642 C.M.R. chs. 1 and 6; 10 M.R.S. 9721 et seq.

The Maine IECC commercial record
IECC residentialInternational Energy Conservation Code, residential

2021 IECCPartial

in force since Apr 7, 2025 · Statewide, with exceptions

Where it reaches the product. Where a state adopts the EV-ready appendix for homes.

MUBEC Chapter 6, Energy Code · 16-642 C.M.R. chs. 1 and 6; 10 M.R.S. 9721 et seq.

The Maine IECC residential record
IBCInternational Building Code

2021 IBCPartial

in force since Apr 7, 2025 · Statewide, with exceptions

Where it reaches the product. Parking structures, ventilation, and accessible routes to chargers.

Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC) · 16-642 C.M.R. chs. 1 and 3; 10 M.R.S. 9721 et seq.

The Maine IBC record

Coming next

Nothing is on file ahead for these codes in Maine. The changes page lists every move the site tracks.

State or local

IECC commercialMaine applies the IECC commercial statewide, with exceptions the record lists.
IECC commercialMunicipalities of up to 4,000 residents are not required to enforce the MUBEC but may not adopt or enforce a different building code.
IECC residentialMaine applies the IECC residential statewide, with exceptions the record lists.
IECC residentialMunicipalities of up to 4,000 residents are not required to enforce the MUBEC but may not adopt or enforce a different building code.
IBCMaine applies the IBC statewide, with exceptions the record lists.
IBCMunicipalities of up to 4,000 residents are not required to enforce the MUBEC but may not adopt or enforce a different building code.

Cities and counties can amend a statewide code, so confirm the edition in force with the local official.

Go deeper

Maine laws that name EV charging equipment

On the site: three laws, rules, orders, and bills, newest first.

Law or rule	Kind	Stage	Date	What it does
33 M.R.S. 576-A EV charging stations allowed (SP 457, 2025)legislature.maine.gov	Statute	PartialIn force	Jan 1, 2026	Voids condominium declaration or bylaw provisions that prohibit or unreasonably restrict EV chargers in unit or limited common element spaces; board must decide within 60 days or application is deemed approved. Source (opens in a new tab)
35-A M.R.S. 313-A, 3201 EV charging not utility serviceafdc.energy.gov	Statute	Lead onlyIn force	–	Entities selling electricity only for EV charging are not regulated as electricity providers; submetered charge limited to kWh used. Source (opens in a new tab)
HB 467 (2023) accessible EV charger working groupafdc.energy.gov	Statute	Lead onlyIn force	–	Directs the Transportation Commissioner to study charger accessibility and recommend standards for local codes. Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Maine law on EV charging equipment, with filters

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