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California Electrical Code Approved Express Terms, Effective Date January 1, 2026, 2025
- THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 3 [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 89 GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 89.101 GENERAL [Go to Page]
- 89.101.1 Title.
- 89.101.2 Purpose.
- 89.101.3 Scope. [Go to Page]
- 89.101.3.1 Nonstate-Regulated Buildings, Structures, and Applications.
- 89.101.3.2 State-Regulated Buildings, Structures, and Applications.
- 89.101.3.3 Exempted from This Code.
- 89.101.4 Annexes.
- 89.101.5 Referenced Codes.
- 89.101.6 Non-Building Standards, Orders and Regulations.
- 89.101.7 Order of Precedence and Use. [Go to Page]
- 89.101.7.1 Differences.
- 89.101.7.2 Specific Provisions.
- 89.101.7.3 Conflicts.
- 89.101.7.3.1 Detached One- and Two-Family Dwellings.
- 89.101.8 City, County, or City and County Amendments, Additions or Deletions. [Go to Page]
- 89.101.8.1 Findings and Filings.
- 89.101.8.2 Locally adopted energy standards—California Energy Code, Part 6.
- 89.101.9 Effective Date of This Code.
- 89.101.10 Availability of Codes.
- 89.101.11 Format.
- 89.101.12 Validity.
- SECTION 89.102 BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION [Go to Page]
- 89.102.1 BSC. [Go to Page]
- 89.102.1.1 State building.
- 89.102.1.2 Enforcement.
- 89.102.1.3 Enforcement, Reserved for DGS.
- 89.102.1.4 Adopting agency identification.
- 89.102.2 BSC-CG. [Go to Page]
- 89.102.2.1 Green Buildings Standards for Nonresidential Occupancies.
- 89.102.2.2 Graywater Systems for Nonresidential Occupancies.
- 89.102.2.3 Adopting Agency Identification.
- 89.102.3 Alternative Materials, Design and Methods of Construction and Equipment. [Go to Page]
- 89.102.3.1 Research Reports.
- 89.102.3.2 Tests.
- SECTION 89.103 RESERVED FOR BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
- SECTION 89.104 RESERVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
- SECTION 89.105 RESERVED FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
- SECTION 89.106 RESERVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
- SECTION 89.107 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- SECTION 89.108 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [Go to Page]
- 89.108.1 Purpose.
- 89.108.2 Authority and Abbreviations. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.2.1 General.
- 89.108.3 Local Enforcing Agency. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.3.1 Duties and Powers.
- 89.108.3.2 Laws, Rules, and Regulations.
- 89.108.4 Permits, Fees, Applications and Inspections. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.4.1 Permits.
- 89.108.4.2 Fees.
- 89.108.4.3 Plan Review and Time Limitations.
- 89.108.4.4 Inspections.
- 89.108.5 Right of Entry for Enforcement. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.5.1 General.
- 89.108.6 Local Modification by Ordinance or Regulation. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.6.1 General.
- 89.108.6.2 Findings, Filings, and Rejections of Local Modifications.
- 89.108.7 Alternate Materials, Designs, Tests and Methods of Construction. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.7.1 General.
- 89.108.7.2 Local Building Departments.
- 89.108.7.3 Department of Housing and Community Development.
- 89.108.8 Appeals Board. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.8.1 General.
- 89.108.8.2 Definitions.
- 89.108.8.3 Appeals.
- 89.108.9 Unsafe Buildings or Structures. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.9.1 Authority to Enforce.
- 89.108.9.2 Actions and Proceedings.
- 89.108.10 Other Building Regulations. [Go to Page]
- 89.108.10.1 Existing Structures.
- 89.108.10.2 Moved Structures.
- SECTION 89.109 DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT [Go to Page]
- 89.109.1 DSA–AC — Division of the State Architect —Access Compliance.
- 89.109.2 DSA-SS — Division of the State Architect — Structural Safety. [Go to Page]
- 89.109.2.1 DSA-SS (Division of the State Architect —Structural Safety).
- 89.109.2.2 DSA-SS/CC (Division of the State Architect —Structural Safety/Community Colleges).
- 89.109.3 SHB — State Historical Building Safety Board.
- SECTION 89.110 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION/OFFICE OF STATEWIDE HOSPITAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT [Go to Page]
- 89.110.1 OSHPD 1 and OSHPD 1R. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.1.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.
- 89.110.1.2 Applicable Building Standards.
- 89.110.2 OSHPD 2. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.2.1 Applicable administrative standards:
- 89.110.2.2 Applicable building standards.
- 89.110.3 OSHPD 3. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.3.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.
- 89.110.3.2 Applicable Building Standards.
- 89.110.4 OSHPD 4. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.4.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.
- 89.110.4.2 Applicable Building Standards.
- 89.110.5 OSHPD 5. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.5.1 Applicable administrative standards:
- 89.110.5.2 Applicable building standards.
- 89.110.6 OSHPD 6. [Go to Page]
- 89.110.6.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.
- 89.110.6.2 Applicable Building Standards.
- SECTION 89.111 OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL [Go to Page]
- 89.111.1 SFM-Office of the State Fire Marshal.
- 89.111.2 Duties and Powers of the Enforcing Agency [Go to Page]
- 89.111.2.1 Enforcement.
- 89.111.2.2 Right of Entry.
- 89.111.2.3 More Restrictive Fire and Panic Safety Building Standards.
- 89.111.2.4 Request for Alternate Means of Protection.
- 89.111.2.5 Appeals.
- 89.111.3 Construction Documents. [Go to Page]
- 89.111.3.1 Public Schools.
- 89.111.3.2 Movable Walls and Partitions.
- 89.111.3.3 New Construction High-Rise Buildings.
- 89.111.3.4 Existing High-Rise Buildings.
- 89.111.3.5 Retention of Plans.
- 89.111.4 Fees [Go to Page]
- 89.111.4.1 Other Fees.
- 89.111.4.2 Large Family Day Care.
- 89.111.4.3 High-Rise.
- 89.111.4.4 Fire Clearance Preinspection.
- 89.111.4.5 Care Facilities.
- 89.111.4.6 Requests of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
- 89.111.5 Inspections. [Go to Page]
- 89.111.5.1 Existing Group l-1 or R occupancies.
- 89.111.6 Certificate of Occupancy.
- 89.111.7 Temporary Structures and Uses.
- 89.111.8 Service Utilities.
- 89.111.9 Stop Work Order.
- 89.111.10 Unsafe Buildings, Structures and Equipment.
- SECTION 89.112 RESERVED FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN
- SECTION 89.113 RESERVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
- SECTION 89.114 RESERVED FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION
- ARTICLE 90 Introduction [Go to Page]
- 90.2 Use and Application. [Go to Page]
- (A) Practical Safeguarding.
- (B) Adequacy.
- (C) Installations Covered.
- (D) Installations Not Covered.
- (E) Relation to Other International Standards.
- (F) Special Permission.
- CHAPTER 1 GENERAL [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 100 Definitions
- ARTICLE 110 General Requirements for Electrical Installations [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 110.2 Approval.
- 110.13 Mounting and Cooling of Equipment.
- Part II. 1000 Volts, Nominal, or Less [Go to Page]
- 110.26 Spaces About Electrical Equipment.
- CHAPTER 2 WIRING AND PROTECTION [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 210 Branch Circuits Not Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal [Go to Page]
- Part 1 General [Go to Page]
- 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection
- Part III. Required Outlets [Go to Page]
- 210.50 Receptacle Outlets.
- CHAPTER 3 WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM and NMC [Go to Page]
- Part II. Installation [Go to Page]
- 334.10 Uses Permitted.
- ARTICLE 394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring [Go to Page]
- 394.12 Uses Not Permitted.
- CHAPTER 4 EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 404 Switches [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 404.4 Damp or Wet Locations.
- ARTICLE 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps) [Go to Page]
- 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles.
- ARTICLE 408 Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 408.2 Reconditioned Equipment.
- ARTICLE 422 Appliances [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 422.1 Scope.
- 422.3 [CEC] California Energy Code Requirements for Heat Pump Water Heaters, Electric Cooktops, Electric Clothes Dryers and their Readiness
- ARTICLE 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 440.3 [CEC] California Energy Code Requirements for Heat Pump Space Heaters and their Readiness
- ARTICLE 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) [Go to Page]
- Part II. Installation [Go to Page]
- 450.23 Less-Flammable Liquid-Insulated Transformers.
- CHAPTER 5 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 517 Health Care Facilities [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 517.1 Scope.
- 517.4 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 4 & 5] Electric Power Sources, Feeders and Services.
- 517.8 [OSHPD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6] Artificial Lighting.
- 517.9 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Mobile Medical Facilities.
- 517.12 Wiring Methods.
- 517.13 Equipment Grounding Conductor for Receptacles and Fixed Electrical Equipment in Patient Care Spaces.
- 517.18 Category 2 Spaces.
- 517.19 Category 1 Spaces.
- 517.20 Wet Procedure Locations.
- Part III. Essential Electrical System (EES) [Go to Page]
- 517.26 Application of Other Articles.
- 517.29 Type 1 Essential Electrical Systems.
- 517.30 Sources of Power.
- 517.31 Requirements for the Essential Electrical System.
- 517.32 Branches Requiring Automatic Connection.
- 517.34 Critical Branch.
- 517.35 Equipment Branch Connection to Alternate Power Source.
- 517.40 Type 2 Essential Electrical Systems for Nursing Homes and Limited Care Facilities [OSHPD 2], Correctional Treatment Centers and Acute Psychiatric Hospitals [OSHPD 4 & 5].
- 517.41 Required Power Sources.
- 517.42 Essential Electrical Systems for Nursing Homes and Limited Care Facilities.
- 517.44 Connection to Equipment Branch.
- 517.45 Essential Electrical Systems for Other Health Care Facilities.
- Part IV. Inhalation Anesthetizing Locations [Go to Page]
- 517.63 Grounded Power Systems in Anesthetizing Locations.
- Part VI. Communications, Signaling Systems, Data Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, and Systems Less Than 120 Volts, Nominal [Go to Page]
- 517.123 [OSHPD 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Call Systems
- 517.124 [OSHPD 1, 4 & 5] Technology and Telecommunications Rooms.
- Part VII. Isolated Power Systems [Go to Page]
- 517.160 Isolated Power Systems.
- ARTICLE 590 Temporary Installations [Go to Page]
- 590.3 Time Constraints.
- CHAPTER 6 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway Chairlifts [Go to Page]
- Part III Wiring [Go to Page]
- 620.21 Wiring Methods.
- Part VIII. Machine Rooms, Control Rooms, Machinery Spaces, and Control Spaces [Go to Page]
- 620.71 Guarding Equipment.
- ARTICLE 625 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 625.1 Scope.
- 625.52 Ventilation.
- ARTICLE 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 680.15 Gas Chlorination Equipment Rooms [DPH]
- 680.16 Emergency Switch for Spa Pools.
- ARTICLE 695 Fire Pumps [Go to Page]
- 695.3 Power Source(s) for Electric Motor-Driven Fire Pumps.
- CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL CONDITIONS [Go to Page]
- ARTICLE 700 Emergency Systems [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 700.3 Tests and Maintenance.
- ARTICLE 705 Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 705.20 Source Disconnecting Means.
- ARTICLE 706 Energy Storage Systems [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 706.10 California energy Code Requirements for Energy Storage Systems and their Readiness in Single-Family Buildings [CEC].
- ARTICLE 708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS) [Go to Page]
- Part I. General. [Go to Page]
- 708.1 Scope.
- ARTICLE 760 Fire Alarm Systems [Go to Page]
- Part I. General [Go to Page]
- 760.1 Scope. [Go to Page]