Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSTRUCTION › Part I - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 1 - Adoption of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (Formerly LAC 55:VI.Chapter 3) › Section I-115 - National Electric Code (Formerly LAC 55:VI.301.A.7)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
National Electric Code
(NEC), 2020 Edition, and the standards referenced in that code for regulation of construction in this state.
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Article 210.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter
																		 Protection For Personnel.
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Item (F) Outdoor Outlets
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Exception
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Item (2)
Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall not
																		 be required on HVAC equipment.
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Item (G) Areas where welders are operated
All 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles, supplied
																		 by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, where welders are operated, for electrical
																		 hand tools or portable lighting equipment shall have ground-fault circuit interrupter protection for
																		 personnel.
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210.52(C)(2) Island and Peninsular Countertops and
																		 Work Surfaces
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Receptacle outlets, if installed to serve an island
																		 or peninsular countertop or work surface, shall be installed in accordance with 210.52(C)(3). If a receptacle
																		 outlet is not provided to serve an island or peninsular countertop or work surface, provisions shall be
																		 provided at the island or peninsula for future addition of a receptacle outlet to serve the island or
																		 peninsular countertop or work surface. These provisions shall be a dedicated circuit.
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Item (a)
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Item (b)
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210.52(C)(3) Receptacle Outlet Location
Receptacle outlets shall be located in one or more of
																		 the following:
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Item 1
On or above, but not more than 500 mm (20 in.) above,
																		 a countertop or work surface.
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Item 2
In a countertop using receptacle outlet assemblies
																		 listed for use in countertops.
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Item 3
Below countertop or works surfaces: Not more than 300
																		 mm (12 in.) below the countertop or work surface or in a work surface using receptacle outlet assemblies
																		 listed for use in work surfaces or listed for use in countertops
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Receptacles installed below a countertop or work
																		 surface shall not be located where the countertop or work surface extends more than 150 mm (6 in.) beyond its
																		 support base.
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Receptacle outlets rendered not readily accessible by
																		 appliances fastened in place, appliance garages, sinks, or rangetops as covered in 210.52(C)(1), Exception or
																		 appliances occupying assigned spaces shall not be considered as these required outlets.
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230.67 Surge Protection
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230.67(A) Surge-Protective Device
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Exception
Services for Manufactured Housing units shall not be
																		 required to be provided with a surge-protective device (SPD)
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Article 230.71, Maximum Number of Disconnects.
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Exception
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Item (1)
All pre-existing, renovations, alterations, repairs,
																		 or substantial improvement services shall not be required to have only one disconnecting means. The service
																		 disconnecting means for these listed construction types shall consist of not more than six switches or sets
																		 of circuit breakers, or a combination of not more than six switches and sets of circuit breakers, mounted in
																		 a single enclosure, in a group of enclosures, or in or on a switchboard or in a switchgear. There shall not
																		 be more than six sets of disconnects per service grouped in any one location.
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Article 230.85 Emergency Disconnects
A. For one- and two-family dwelling units, all
																		 service conductors shall terminate in disconnecting means having a short-circuit current rating equal to or
																		 greater than the available fault current, installed in a readily accessible outdoor location. If more than
																		 one disconnect is provided, they shall be grouped. Each disconnect shall be one of the following:
Item 1
Service disconnects marked as follows: EMERGENCY
																		 DISCONNECT, SERVICE DISCONNECT
Item 2
Meter disconnects installed per 230.82(3) and marked
																		 as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, METER DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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Other listed disconnect switches or circuit breakers
																		 on the supply side of each service disconnect that are suitable for use as service equipment and marked as
																		 follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Markings shall comply with 110.21(B)
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Article 230.85(B) Identification of Other Isolation
																		 Disconnects
Where equipment for isolation of other energy source
																		 systems is not located adjacent to the emergency disconnect required by this section, an approved plaque or
																		 directory identifying the location of all equipment for isolation of other energy sources shall be located
																		 adjacent to the disconnecting means required by this section.
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Informational Note:
See 445.18, 480.7, 705.20, and 706.15 for examples of
																		 other energy source system isolation means.
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Article 230.85(C) Marking
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Article 230.85(C)(1) Marking Text.
The disconnecting means shall marked as
																		 follows:
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Item 1
Service disconnect:
EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, SERVICE DISCONNECT
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Item 2
Meter disconnects installed in accordance with
																		 230.82(3) and marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, METER DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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Item 3
Other listed disconnect switches or circuit breakers
																		 on the supply side of each service disconnect that are marked suitable for use as service equipment and
																		 marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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Article 230.85(C)(2) Marking Location and Size
Markings shall comply with 110.21(B) and both of the
																		 following:
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Item 1
The marking or labels shall be located on the outside
																		 front of the disconnect enclosure with red background and white text.
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Item 2
The letters shall be at least 13 mm (1/2 in.)
																		 high
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Article 551.71 Type Receptacles Provided
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Item (F) GFCI Protection.
Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall be
																		 provided as required in 210.8(B). GFCI protection shall not be required for other than 125-volt, 15- and
																		 20-ampere receptacles used in the recreational vehicle site equipment. Informational Note No. 1: Appliances
																		 used within the recreational vehicle can create leakage current levels at the supply receptacle(s) that could
																		 exceed the limits of a Class A GFCI device.
Informational Note No. 2: The definition of
																		 Power-Supply Assembly in 551.2 and the definition of Feeder in Article 100 clarifies that the power supply
																		 cord to a recreational vehicle is considered a feeder.
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Article 630.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter
																		 Protection for Personnel.
All 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles, supplied
																		 by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, where welders are operated, for electrical
																		 hand tools or portable lighting equipment shall have groundfault circuit interrupter protection for
																		 personnel.
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Article 702.2 Optional Standby
																		 Systems.
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Article 702.2(D) Permanent mounted
																		 residential generators.
When a permanently mounted residential generator is
																		 installed it shall meet the manufacturer's installation instructions. Carbon Monoxide alarms shall be added
																		 and installed as per the International Residential Code Section R 315 amendment found in the Louisiana State
																		 Uniform Construction Code.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated
											  in accordance with R.S. 40:1730.22(C) and (D) and 40:1730.26(1).