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CHAPTER 1—GENERAL

ARTICLE 110—REQUIREMENTS

FOR ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATIONS

CHAPTER 2—WIRING AND

PROTECTION

ARTICLE 210—BRANCH

CIRCUITS

210.8 GFCI Protection

Requirement addresses the

accessibility of the test and reset

functions of GFCI devices.

210.8(B)(6) GFCI Protection

Receptacles Indoor Wet Location

(6) Indoor wet locations. All 15A and

20A, 125V receptacles installed

indoors in wet locations must be

GFCI protected.

210.8(B)(7) GFCI Protection

Locker Room Receptacles

(7) Locker Rooms. All 15A and 20A,

125V receptacles installed in locker

rooms with associated showering

facilities must be GFCI protected.

210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-

Interrupter Protection—Dwelling

Units Changes address fire alarm circuiting,

use of Type MC cable, concrete-

encased raceways, and branch circuit

extensions or modifications.

210.12(B) Branch-Circuit

Extensions or Modifications—

Dwelling Units. Where branch-circuit wiring is modified, replaced, or

extended in any of the areas specified in 210.12(A), the branch circuit must be protected by:

(1) A listed combination AFCI located at the origin of the branch circuit; or

(2) A listed outlet branch circuit AFCI located at the first receptacle outlet of the existing branch circuit.

210.52(I) Foyer Receptacles

Requirement to provide receptacles in

foyers added.

ARTICLE 225—OUTSIDE

BRANCH CIRCUITS AND

FEEDERS

225.27 Raceway Seal

Underground raceways (used or

unused) entering buildings or

structures must be sealed or plugged

to prevent moisture from contacting

energized live parts [300.5(G)].

ARTICLE 250—GROUNDING

AND BONDING

250.52(A) Electrodes Permitted

for Grounding

Rule explaining when a structural metal

frame can serve as a grounding

electrode was changed…again, and

the requirements for concrete

encased electrodes, ground rods, and

ground plates clarified.

250.52(A)(3)(2) Concrete

Encased Electrode

Note: Concrete containing insulation,

vapor barriers, films or similar items

separating it from the earth isn’t

considered to be in “direct contact”

with the earth.

250.121 Use of Equipment

Grounding Conductors

An equipment grounding conductor

isn’t permitted to be used as a

grounding electrode conductor.

CHAPTER 3—WIRING

METHODS AND MATERIALS

ARTICLE 300—WIRING

METHODS

300.11(A)(2) Nonfire-Rated

Ceiling Assemblies

Rule requiring identification of electrical

ceiling support wires expanded.

Chapter 4 Equipment for

General Use

ARTICLE 404—SWITCHES

404.2(C) Switches Controlling

Lighting

New rule requires a neutral conductor

at nearly every switch point.

404.2(C) Switches Controlling

Lighting

Switches controlling line-to-neutral

lighting loads must have a neutral

provided at the switch location.

ARTICLE 406—

RECEPTACLES

406.4(D) Receptacle

Replacements

Requirement addresses the

replacement of receptacles in areas

requiring AFCI protection, tamper-

resistant receptacles, or weather-

resistant receptacles.

406.4(D) Receptacle

Replacements

(4) Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters. Effective January 1, 2014, where a receptacle outlet is supplied by a branch circuit that requires arc-fault circuit-interrupter protection [210.12(A)], a replacement receptacle at this outlet must be one of the following.

406.4(D)(4) Receptacle

Replacements

(1) A listed (receptacle) outlet branch-circuit type arc-fault circuit-interrupter receptacle.

(2) A receptacle protected by a listed (receptacle) outlet branch-circuit type arc-fault circuit-interrupter type receptacle.

(3) A receptacle protected by a listed combination type arc-fault circuit interrupter type circuit breaker.

406.4(D) Receptacle

Replacements

(5) Tamper-Resistant Receptacles. Listed tamper-resistant receptacles must be provided where replacements are made at receptacle outlets that are required to be tamper resistant elsewhere in this Code.

406.4(D) Receptacle

Replacements

(6) Weather-Resistant Receptacles.

Weather-resistant receptacles must be

provided where replacements are made

at receptacle outlets that are required to

be so protected elsewhere in the Code.

406.9(B)(1) Receptacles in a

Wet Location

Requirement for “extra-duty outlet box

hoods” added.

406.12 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Dwelling Units

The required locations for tamper-

resistant receptacles in dwellings

lessened, and a clarification made.

406.12 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Dwelling Units

406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles in

Dwelling Units. All nonlocking type 15A

and 20A, 125V receptacles in the

following areas of a dwelling unit [210.52]

must be listed as tamper resistant.

406.12 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Dwelling Units

Ex: Not required to be tamper-resistant:

(1) Recept located more than 5½ ft above the floor.

(2) Recept that are part of a luminaire or appliance.

(3) Recept located within dedicated space for an appliance that in normal use isn’t easily moved.

(4) Nongrounding receptacles used for replacements as permitted in 406.4(D)(2)(a).

406.13 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Guest Rooms and

Guest Suites

Requirement for tamper-resistant

receptacles added.

406.13 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Guest Rooms and

Guest Suites

Nonlocking type 15A and 20A, 125V

receptacles in guest rooms and guest

suites must be listed as tamper

resistant.

406.14 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Child Care Facilities

Requirement for tamper-resistant

receptacles added.

406.14 Tamper-Resistant

Receptacles in Child Care Facilities

Nonlocking type 15A and 20A, 125V

receptacles in child care facilities

must be listed as tamper resistant.

ARTICLE 408—SWITCHBOARDS

AND PANELBOARDS

408.4 Field Identification

New subsection requires field marking

of power supply origination.

ARTICLE 450—

TRANSFORMERS

450.14 Transformer

Disconnecting Means

New section requires a disconnecting

means.

CHAPTER 5—SPECIAL

OCCUPANCIES

ARTICLE 517—HEALTH

CARE FACILITIES

517.16 Receptacles with

Insulated Grounding Terminal

Receptacles with insulated grounding

terminals no longer permitted in a

patient care area.

ARTICLE 590—TEMPORARY

INSTALLATIONS

590.6 Ground-Fault Protection

for Personnel

Requirements for GFCI protection

extensively revised.

CHAPTER 6—SPECIAL

EQUIPMENT

ARTICLE 680—POOLS, SPAS,

HOT TUBS, AND SIMILAR

INSTALLATIONS

Article 690 Photovoltaic

Systems

690.47 Grounding Electrode

System

Requirements for PV grounding

electrode systems were greatly

revised.