George:
The "inspections" are visual, and we primarily look for life/safety items. Recently found a garage door opener that was wired with "zip cord" that had sta-kons onto the cord cap on the opener; the "zip cord" was tapped off of one leg of the 30 amp dryer outlet, fed a receptacle in a handi-box, and was free air spliced. All of this was secured by 1 staple and some duct tape.
The building dept looks for un-permitted work that was done in the past. The Fire Official checks for smoke detectors. The GFI situation is "suggested", not mandatory.
PS: I do electrical inspections for the Twp, I'm not a House Inspector.
John
