Massachusetts

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Massachusetts is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for Massachusetts. Use the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards to confirm the code edition currently adopted for the project, and compare the model text with state amendments, local amendments, effective dates and the permit authority's interpretation. The ICC code library is the model-code publication path. This Harth page is a searchable reference transcription, not an official code publication, legal opinion or confirmation that this edition controls a particular address. Record the project jurisdiction, application date, occupancy, construction type and amendment set before relying on a section. Where this page conflicts with an official publication or the authority having jurisdiction, the official source controls.

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Massachusetts regulates construction through the State Building Code (780 CMR), promulgated by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards. The 8th Edition adopted the 2009 International Codes as its base, with Massachusetts amendments, effective August 2010 until the 9th Edition took effect in October 2017. Massachusetts regulates plumbing and certain trades under separate state codes rather than the ICC IPC/IMC.