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The 2020 NFPA 70 (NEC 2020) is the current Georgia State Minimum Standard Electrical Code effective January 1, 2021. It was preceded by the 2017 NFPA 70 (NEC 2017) which became effective on January 1, 2018.
INCORPORATED AMENDMENTS
2018 Mandatory Codes as Adopted by DCA

Georgia State Amendments to the
International Plumbing Code (2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2023
Original document
Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the
International Energy Conservation Code (2015 Edition)
revised January 1, 2023
Original document
Rule 120-3-3-.04
State Minimum Fire Safety Standards with Modifications
effective August 30, 2022
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2022
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Plumbing Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2022
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2022
Original document
Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the
International Energy Conservation Code
(2015 Edition)
revised January 1, 2022
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the National Electrical Code
(2020 Edition)
revised September 1, 2021
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Residential Code
for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Subject 120-3-3 Rules and Regulations for the
State Minimum Fire Safety Standards
Rule 120-3-3-.01 Promulgation and Purpose
effective January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Plumbing Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Mechanical Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code
(2018 Edition)
revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the
International Energy Conservation Code
(2015 Edition)
Revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
(2018 Edition)
Revised January 1, 2020
Original document
Rule 120-3-3-.04 State Minimum Fire Safety Standards with Modifications
effective January 1, 2020
Original document

2012 Mandatory Codes as Adopted by DCA

Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2018
Original document
 
Georgia State Amendments to the International Residential Code
for One- and Two- Family Dwellings (2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2018
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2017
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2015
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Residential Code
for One- and Two- Family Dwellings (2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2015
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Plumbing Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2015
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Mechanical Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2015
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2015
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Residential Code
for One- and Two- Family Dwellings (2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Fire Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Plumbing Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Mechanical Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Amendments to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
(2012 Edition)
revised January 1, 2014
Original document
Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the
International Energy Conservation Code
(2009 Edition)
revised January 1, 2012
Original document
Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the
International Energy Conservation Code
(2009 Edition)
revised January 1, 2011
Original document
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Georgia Agencies

The building codes of Georgia adopt the the International Building Code 2018 (IBC 2018), International Residential Code 2018 (IRC 2018), International Fire Code 2018 (IFC 2018), International Plumbing Code 2018 (IPC 2018), International Mechanical Code 2018 (IMC 2018), International Fuel Gas Code 2018 (IFGC 2018), International Energy Conservation Code 2015 (IECC 2015), International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2018 (ISPSC 2018), Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2019, Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code, 2016, National Electrical Code, 2020, National Electrical Code, 2017, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2019, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2016, Life Safety Code, 2018, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, 2016, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances, 2016, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, 2015, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, 2013, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, 2017, and the Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete 2014.
Georgia building codes, including the fire and residential codes

Georgia Agencies

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Website: https://www.dca.ga.gov
Address: 60 Executive Park South, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 679-4840

Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire
Website: https://oci.georgia.gov/
Address: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., West Tower, Suite 702, Atlanta GA 30334
Email: consumer@oci.ga.gov
Phone: (404) 656-2070

Georgia Department of Public Health
Website: https://dph.georgia.gov/
Address: 2 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186
Phone: (404) 657-2700