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406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles

National Electrical Code 2020 of Illinois > 4 Equipment for General Use > 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps) > 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles
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All 15- and 20-ampere, 125-and 250-volt nonlocking-type receptacles in the areas specified in 406.12(1) through (8) shall be listed tamper-resistant receptacles.
  1. Dwelling units, including attached and detached garages and accessory buildings to dwelling units, and common areas of multifamily dwellings specified in 210.52 and 550.13
  2. Guest rooms and guest suites of hotels, motels, and their common areas
  3. Child care facilities
  4. Preschools and education facilities
  5. Business offices, corridors, waiting rooms and the like in clinics, medical and dental offices, and outpatient facilities
  6. Subset of assembly occupancies described in 518.2 to include places of awaiting transportation, gymnasiums, skating rinks, and auditoriums
  7. Dormitory units
  8. Assisted living facilities
Informational Note No. 1: This requirement would include receptacles identified as 5-15, 5-20, 6-15, and 6-20 in ANSI/NEMA WD 6-2016, Wiring Devices — Dimensional Specifications.
Informational Note No. 2: Assisted living facilities are Institutional Use Group I-1 per IBC 2015.
Exception to (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8): Receptacles in the following locations shall not be required to be tamper resistant:
  1. Receptacles located more than 1.7 m (5 1/2 ft) above the floor
  2. Receptacles that are part of a luminaire or appliance
  3. A single receptacle, or a duplex receptacle for two appliances, located within the dedicated space for each appliance that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-and-plug-connected in accordance with 400.10(A)(6), (A)(7), or (A)(8)
  4. Nongrounding receptacles used for replacements as permitted in 406.4(D)(2)(a)

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