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North Dakota

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North Dakota is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for North Dakota. Use the North Dakota Department of Commerce 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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North Dakota adopts a statewide State Building Code through the Department of Commerce, codified under NDAC Article 108-01 with statutory basis in N.D.C.C. ch. 54-21.3. In 2010 the State Building Code Advisory Committee and eligible jurisdictions adopted the 2009 editions of the IBC, IRC, and IMC with North Dakota amendments. North Dakota administers plumbing under its own State Plumbing Code and fire safety through the State Fire Marshal. The model-code text below is the edition the state adopted.

Where verbatim source text is shown, it is reproduced from the code as adopted into law by the jurisdiction, sourced from public.resource.org under the government edicts doctrine (see Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 590 U.S. 255 (2020)). This material reflects enacted law and is provided for reference and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice and may not reflect local amendments or the most recently adopted edition. Always verify requirements with the authority having jurisdiction.