JRWilliams308
Member
Yes. One is hard-wired. The other you just plug in. As others have mentioned, you don't need a permit for a hair dryer, etc. so why would you need a permit for a plug-in EVSE? No one has shown any proof that a permit is required one a plug-in EVSE. A lot of use have been around for years and this is the first we've heard of such a "requirement".
Also, the MC is mobile. You take it anywhere and should be able to plug it in. There's no way people could get permits for every conceivable outlet they would need to plug it into.
My point is that you may not need a permit to plug anything in. But to run a new line to do it, you might. I'd not saying definitively that you do or don't. I'm advising a closer look at that town's codes or speaking with the building department.