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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.
- 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
- Guest rooms and guest suites of hotels, motels, and their common areas
- Child care facilities
- Preschools and education facilities
- Business offices, corridors, waiting rooms and the like in clinics, medical and dental offices, and outpatient facilities
- Subset of assembly occupancies described in 518.2 to include places of awaiting transportation, gymnasiums, skating rinks, and auditoriums
- Dormitory units
- 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:
- Receptacles located more than 1.7 m (5 1/2 ft) above the floor
- Receptacles that are part of a luminaire or appliance
- 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)
- Nongrounding receptacles used for replacements as permitted in 406.4(D)(2)(a)
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