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TENTATIVE INTERIM AMENDMENTS ARIZONA • NEC-2008 COLORADO • NEC-2017
(TIA). TIAs are amendments to the (Board of Manufactured Housing only) Effective: July 1, 2017
NEC that were not published at the Enforcement: Local Enforcement: Statewide
time of the first or second draft. They Agency: N/A Agency: Colorado State Electrical Board
are only active between editions of a Quick Fact: Arizona does not have 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Code and are usually brought up before statewide adoption of the NEC. Denver, CO 80202
the code panels prior to the adoption Jurisdictions such as Phoenix and ~ (303) 894-2300
of the next NEC. For example, when Tucson do adopt the code directly. ~ colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Electrical
the 2017 NEC was approved in August Here are a few of the local adoptions:
2016, TIAs may crop up between this • City of Phoenix — NEC-2017, Quick Fact: Colorado is another state
code and the creation of the 2020 Code adopted June 6, 2018 on a three-year cycle and will most
that cover issues within the Code. • City of Tucson — NEC-2017, likely adopt the NEC-2020 this year. An
interesting thing to note is that while the
effective January 1, 2019 state does adopt the Code statewide,
Ready to discover what states are up to • City of Mesa — NEC-2017,
as of January 2020? Let’s get started. local jurisdictions have up to a year
effective February 10, 2019 to adopt the most recent standard.
• City of Tempe — NEC-2017
ALABAMA • NEC-2014 • City of Prescott — NEC-2017, DELAWARE • NEC-2014
Effective: July 1, 2016 effective June 11, 2019 Effective: March 11, 2016
Enforcement: Hybrid • City of Peoria — NEC-2017 Enforcement: Statewide
Agency: State of Alabama Building • City of Scottsdale — NEC-2014 Agency: Fire Prevention Commission/State
Commission | Alabama Energy & • City of Gilbert — NEC-2011, Fire Marshal | 1463 Chestnut Grove Road
Residential Codes Board | P.O. Box effective December 7, 2013 Dover, DE 19904-1544
301150 | Montgomery, AL 36130-1150 ~ (302) 739-3160
~ (334) 242-4082 ~ bc.alabama.gov ARKANSAS • NEC-2017 ~ statefiremarshal.delaware.gov
Quick Fact: Alabama does not Effective: January 1, 2018 Quick Fact: Delaware is one of the
have a statewide standard, as the Enforcement: Statewide states where jurisdictions are required
adopted code only applies to state Agency: Arkansas Department of Labor to adopt the NEC enacted by the
buildings, schools, hotels, and motion Arkansas Board of Electrical Examiners Delaware Fire Prevention Commission.
picture studios. Here are a few of 10421 West Markham The state requires examinations/
the local jurisdictional adoptions: Little Rock, AR 72205-2190 certifications to be undertaken by
• County of Shelby — NEC-2017 ~ (501) 682-4500 all electrical inspector licensees.
• City of Montgomery — NEC-2017 ~ labor.arkansas.gov/electrical-
• City of Birmingham — NEC-2014 inspection-and-licensing DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • NEC-2011
• City of Mobile — NEC-2014 Quick Fact: Arkansas is one of the states Effective: March 28, 2014
• City of Tuscaloosa — NEC-2014 where the adopted code is considered the Enforcement: Districtwide
• City of Hoover — NEC-2014 minimum electrical standard. Jurisdictions Agency: Construction Codes Coordinating
• City of Dothan — NEC-2014 can adopt codes that are better than Board | Department of Consumer and
• County of Madison — NEC-2002 the minimum (such as the NEC-2020). Regulatory Affairs | 1100 4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
ALASKA • NEC-2017 CALIFORNIA • NEC-2017
~ (202) 442-4400
Effective: May 9, 2018 Effective: January 1, 2020 ~ dcra.dc.gov/page/construction-
Enforcement: Statewide Enforcement: Statewide codes-laws-and-regulations-0
Agency: Division of Labor – Standards and Agency: California Building Standards Quick Fact: In October 2015, the CCCB
Safety | P.O. Box 111149 Commission | 2525 Natomas Park Drive, began a cycle to review the NEC-2014 and
Juneau, AK 99811 Suite 130 | Sacramento, CA 95833 the 2015 ICC Codes. A second notice of
~ (907) 465-4855 ~ labor.alaska.gov/lss ~ (916) 263-0916 ~ dgs.ca.gov/BSC proposed rulemaking was published in
Quick Fact: The adopted code is Quick Fact: California is on a three-year the DC Register on July 26, 2019, but no
considered the minimum statewide, but code cycle as well. Local jurisdictions are updates have been adopted at this time
local jurisdictions can adopt codes that required to enforce the Code as adopted and the district is still on the NEC-2011.
are newer (i.e. NEC-2020). Enforcement but are allowed to request approval from
can be minimal itself as there are the CBSC based on local geographic, FLORIDA • NEC-2014
only a small number of inspectors climactic, or geologic conditions. Effective: December 31, 2017
covering the entire state outside of Enforcement: Statewide
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.

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