This is probably not true, and it's at least not true for any of the places I've lived on the west coast. As long as an inspector signs off on it (which they ha

This is probably not true, and it's at least not true for any of the places I've lived on the west coast. As long as an inspector signs off on it (which they have to do regardless of if you do the work or if an electrician does it), and it's found to be up to code, it's fine.