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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 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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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.

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.