New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.12 - CHAPTER 2 WIRING AND PROTECTION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Article 210. Branch circuits.
See this article of the NEC except as provided below.
(1)
Section 210.8 Ground-fault
				circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.
See this section of the
				NEC except as provided below.
Section 210.8 (F) Outdoor outlets.
See this section of the NEC and add the following exception: Exception No. 2
				GFCI protection shall not be required for listed HVAC equipment.
(2)
Section 210.11 Branch circuits
				required.
See this section of the NEC except as provided below.
(a)
210.11 (A) Number of branch
				circuits.
See this section of the NEC and add: In dwelling units, branch
				circuits for 125-volt, 15- and 20- ampere general purpose lighting and
				receptacles outlets shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) lighting and/or
				receptacle outlets per branch circuit. Single and duplex receptacle outlets are
				considered to be one receptacle outlet. Exception: Branch circuits serving only
				lighting loads may be calculated per article 220 of the NEC.
(b)
210.11 (C) Dwelling units.
See this section of the NEC except as provided below.
(i)
				(1)
Small appliance branch circuits.
See this section
				of the NEC and add: not more than four (4) 20 ampere 125 volt receptacle
				outlets shall be connected to these circuits. Single and duplex receptacle
				outlets are considered to be one receptacle outlet. Exception: small appliance
				circuits that supply only dining area receptacles may serve not more than six
				(6) receptacle outlets.
(ii) (2)
Laundry branch circuits.
Delete the text of this section of the
				NEC and substitute: in addition to the number of branch circuits required by
				other parts of this section, at least one additional 20-ampere branch circuit
				shall be provided to supply the laundry receptacle outlet. Such circuits shall
				have no other outlets.
(3)
Section 210.19 Conductors - minimum
				ampacity and size.
See this section of the NEC except as follows:
(A) Branch circuits not more than 1000 volts:
(a)
General.
See this section
				and add: conductors for branch circuits shall be sized to prevent excessive
				voltage drop.
(b)
Branch
				circuits with more than one receptacle
. Conductors of general-purpose
				branch circuits supplying more than one receptacle outlet for cord-and-plug
				connected portable loads shall have an ampacity of not less than the rating of
				the branch circuit and shall be not less than 12 AWG CU or 10 AWG
				CU-CLAD.
(4)
Section 210.52 Dwelling unit receptacle outlets.
See this section
				of the NEC except as follows:
(a)
Section 210.52 (A)(2) Wall space.
See this section and add:
				Exception: free-standing cabinets designed to be used as an eating or drinking
				bar where stools or chairs are pulled up to a counter top which extends at
				least one (1) foot from the front of the cabinet, shall not be considered as
				wall space.
(b)
Section
				210.52 (C)(2) Island and peninsular countertops and work surfaces.
See
				this section of the NEC except as follows:
Section 210.52(C)(2)
				subsection (a)
delete this subsection and replace with the following:
				Island countertop spaces. At least one (1) receptacle shall be installed at
				each island countertop space with a long dimension of 600 mm (24 in.) or
				greater and a short dimension of 300 mm (12in.) or greater.
(c)
Section 210.52 (G) Basement,
				garages, and accessory buildings.
See this section of the NEC and add:
				receptacle outlets must be installed a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above
				finished floor, in attached or detached garages.
(5)
Section 210.70 Lighting outlets
				required.
See this section of the NEC except as follows:
Section
				210.70 (A)(2) Dwelling units.
See this section of the NEC and add a new
				subsection as follows: (d) on single family dwellings at least one wall switch,
				located within five (5) feet from each entrance or exit or automatic lighting
				control such as a motion detector shall be installed to control exterior
				illumination.