John,
As an EC both you and I know that "YES" we should get permits for every job that we do and "NO" we don't always get permits. When the job was "closed wall" construction and there was nothing for an AHJ to look at most EC's would not pull a permit. After all what could the AHJ see? You know that the AHJ is not going to take things apart to see if all was wired right. Most times when there was a service change, new basements, new additions, andy kind of pool or spa wiring, any commercial etc. we would pull the permits. However if a homeowner wanted a couple of new lights or outlets most times most EC's would not pull the permit.
