IRC/ICC State Requirements

State Building Code Requirements

Most states use the IRC Code, but some use different years of the code. Below is a list of current (as of October 2016) state requirements. Check with your state as changes may occur. To purchase IRC visually intensive training material, click on the Store Button above. Store

   State                                    Statewide/Local                         Year of Code Required
Alabama                                 Statewide/Local                                    2015/varies
Alaska                                     Local    2006, 2009
Arizona                                   Statewide/Local                                    2009/varies
Arkansas                                        Statewide                                         2012
California                                       Statewide                                         2012
Colorado                                Statewide with Limitations /Local    2015/varies
Connecticut                     Statewide 2012
Delaware                                           Local                                               2012
Florida                                             Statewide                                         2012
Georgia    Statewide    2012
Hawaii                                      Statewide/Local                                    2006/2006
Idaho                                                Statewide                                        2012
Illinois                                                 Local                                              varies
Indiana                                              Statewide                                       2003
Iowa                                            Statewide with Limitations/Local 2015/varies
Kansas                                               Local                                               varies
Kentucky                                           Statewide                                        2012
Louisiana                                         Statewide    2012
Maine                                                 Statewide                                        2009
Maryland                                           Statewide                                        2015
Massachusetts                                  Statewide                                        2009
Michigan                                            Statewide                                        2015
Minnesota                                          Statewide                                        2012
Mississippi                                    Statewide may not be effective         2015
Missouri                                        Statewide with limitations/Local     2000/varies
Montana                                             Statewide 2012
Nebraska                                       Statewide with limitations/Local      2012/varies
Nevada                                          Statewide with limitations/Local      2012/varies
New Hampshire                                 Statewide                                        2009
New Jersey                                          Statewide                                    2015
New Mexico                                        Statewide                                        2015
New York                                             Statewide                                        2015
North Carolina                                    Statewide                                        2009
North Dakota                                Statewide with limitations/Local      2012/varies
Ohio                                                      Statewide                                        2009
Oklahoma                                       Statewide with limitations                 2009
Oregon                                                 Statewide                                         2009
Pennsylvania                                        Statewide                                        2009
Rhode Island                                      Statewide    2012
South Carolina                                     Statewide                                        2015
South Dakota                                          Local                                              varies
Tennessee                                             Statewide                                        2009
Texas    Statewide/Local    2000
Utah                                                       Statewide                                         2015
Vermont                                                   Local                                              varies
Virginia                                                  Statewide                                         2012
Washington                                           Statewide                                        2015
West Virginia                                         Statewide                                        2015
Wisconsin
Wyoming                                                  Local                                              2015