# Rhode Island - Canonical: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ ## Direct answer and reference scope Rhode Island is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for Rhode Island. Use the [Rhode Island Building Code Commission](https://ribcc.ri.gov/e-permitting-regulations-and-forms-resources/laws-rules-and-regulations) 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](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) 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. _Authored and prepared by Harth. Review scope: official verification path added; code text and current local applicability have not been independently reviewed._ Rhode Island adopts a unified statewide State Building Code (the SBC regulation series) through the State Building Code Standards Committee. Effective July 1, 2010, the SBC adopted the 2009 editions of the International Building, Residential, Fire, and Energy Conservation Codes, with Rhode Island amendments, until later code cycles. The model-code text below is the edition the state adopted. --- - Continue in Harth (open this topic in the Harth agent): https://app.harth.build/agent?context=%2Fresources%2Fbuilding-codes%2Fus-states%2Frhode-island%2F - View this page in a browser: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ - All resources for agents: https://harth.build/llms.txt