Although I don't see anything illegal about it except maybe the 3 foot clearance rule, I agree that it is poor workmanship. Having SE cable under the shutters is just opening it up to all sorts of problems down the road... removing shutters ,new window trim etc.
It looks like the guy was just trying to hide the wire and is why he went 3 or 4 feet out of the way to get to the shutter in the first place.
I personally would have went into the back of the meter with the load side and then ran 2" IMC straight up to the weather head through the roof and told homeowner to paint it white
[This message has been edited by Rich R (edited 06-26-2005).]
