# South Carolina - Canonical: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/south-carolina/ ## Direct answer and reference scope South Carolina is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for South Carolina. Use the [South Carolina Building Codes Council](https://llr.sc.gov/bcc/BCAdoption.aspx) 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._ South Carolina adopts statewide construction codes through the South Carolina Building Codes Council under Title 6, Chapter 9 of the S.C. Code of Laws. The 2009 editions of the International Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fire Codes took effect January 1, 2011; South Carolina separately adopted the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. South Carolina did not adopt the 2009 IRC — it retained the 2006 edition and advanced to the 2012 IRC. 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/?context=%2Fresources%2Fbuilding-codes%2Fus-states%2Fsouth-carolina%2F - View this page in a browser: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/south-carolina/ - All resources for agents: https://harth.build/llms.txt