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LOUISIANA • NEC-2014 • Frederick County — NEC-2014, ~ dli.mn.gov/business/electrical-contractors/
effective August 15, 2015 electrical-codes-and-standards
Effective: February 1, 2018
Enforcement: Statewide • Baltimore County — NEC-2017, Quick Fact: The Construction Codes
Agency: Louisiana State Uniform Code effective August 31, 2017 and Licensing Division (CCLD) was
Council (LSUCCC) | 8181 Independence • City of Baltimore — NEC-2014 created in 2005 with the consolidation
Blvd. | Baton Rouge, LA 70806 • Anne Arundel County — NEC- of seven construction-related state
~ (225) 922-0817 ~ lsuccc.dps.louisiana.gov 2014, effective March 19, 2016 programs. Minnesota is one of the
• Queen Annes County — NEC- states that typically adopts on a
Quick Fact: The LSUCCC (Uniform 2017, effective April 1, 2017
Construction Code) adoption of the NEC- • Charles County — NEC-2014, three-year code cycle and is likely to
2014 is mandatory for all construction, effective August 3, 2015 adopt the NEC-2020 later this year.
reconstruction, alterations to circuits, and MISSISSIPPI • N/A (Local)
additions to homes. No jurisdiction can MASSACHUSETTS • NEC-2020
adopt anything more or less stringent Effective: N/A Enforcement: Local
than what is adopted at the LSUCCC. Effective: January 2020 Agency: Mississippi Department of
The law requires that the state reviews, Enforcement: Statewide Insurance, Fire Marshall State Building
amends, and adopts the latest NEC Agency: Department of Fire Services Code Commission | P.O. Box 79
within five years of publication. For 1 State Road | Stow, MA 01775 Jackson, MS 39205
example, 2017 NEC was published in ~ (978) 567-3713 ~ mid.ms.gov/ubc/ubc.aspx
2016, and the state is required to adopt ~ mass.gov/service-details/ Quick Fact: As of August 1, 2014, all
some form of it prior to August 2021. massachusetts-electrical-code counties and municipalities must
Quick Fact: Home to NFPA, which enact uniform building codes (one of
MAINE • NEC-2017 produces the NEC, Massachusetts the last three adopted editions of the
Effective: July 1, 2017 is usually the first state to adopt IRC) unless they opted out prior to
Enforcement: Statewide the National Electrical Code at the November 30, 2014. Local jurisdictions
Agency: Electricians’ Examining Board beginning of each code cycle. This that have adopted the NEC include:
35 State House Station adoption is across all local jurisdictions • City of Biloxi — NEC-2017,
Augusta, ME 04333-0035 as required by regulations and statute. effective April 24, 2018
~ (207) 624-8457 MICHIGAN • NEC-2014 (Residential) • City of Gulfport — NEC-2017,
~ maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/ NEC-2017 (Commercial) effective September 1, 2018
professions/electricians/index.html • City of Meridian — NEC-2017
Quick Fact: Maine released updated Effective: January 4, 2019 (NEC-2017) • City of Jackson — NEC-2014
amendments on November 6, 2017, which and February 8, 2016 (NEC-2014) • City of Southaven — NEC-
then became mandatory throughout Enforcement: Statewide 2011, effective April 7, 2015
the state. Maine is another state on a Agency: Bureau of Construction • City of Hattiesburg — NEC-2011
three-year Code cycle, so they will likely Codes & Fire Safety | P.O. Box 30254 • City of Batesville — NEC-2011
adopt the NEC-2020 sometime this year. Lansing, MI 48909 • City of Tupelo — NEC-2011,
~ (517) 241-9313 effective February 20, 2018
MARYLAND • NEC-2014 ~ michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-
Effective: January 1, 2016 154-89334_10575---,00.html MISSOURI • NEC-2005
Enforcement: Hybrid Quick Fact: The Michigan Electrical Effective: N/A Enforcement: Local
Agency: Office of the State Fire Marshal Code was updated in January 2019. Agency: Department of Public Safety,
1201 Reisterstown Rd | Pikesville, MD 21208 The adoption of the NEC-2017 covers Division of Fire Safety | 205 Jefferson St.,
~ (410) 653-8980 | (800) 525-3124 everything other than 1 and 2-family 13th Floor | Jefferson City, MO 65102
~ mdsp.maryland.gov/firemarshal/ dwellings. These dwellings are still covered ~ (573) 751-2930 ~ dfs.dps.mo.gov
Pages/StateFireMarshal.aspx under the Michigan Residential Code Quick Fact: The NEC-2005 was adopted
Quick Fact: Maryland’s State Fire Adoption, which uses the NEC-2014. for state-owned buildings, but local
Marshal’s office adopted the NEC-2014 jurisdictions can adopt and enforce
and it applies to state-owned facilities MINNESOTA • NEC-2017 their own codes. Local jurisdictions
and to any jurisdictions that have never Effective: July 1, 2017 that have adopted the NEC include:
adopted a statute to govern electrical Enforcement: Statewide • City of Kansas City — NEC 2011,
work. Local jurisdictions that have Agency: Department of Labor and effective June 3, 2012
adopted their own code include: Industry, Construction Codes and • City of Jefferson — NEC-2014,
• Division of Labor and Licensing Division | 443 Lafayette Road N. effective October 21, 2017
Industry — NEC-2017 St. Paul, MN 55155-4342 • City of St. Louis — NEC-2017,
• Prince George’s County — NEC-2014 ~ (651) 284-5005 effective August 1, 2018

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