West Virginia

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West Virginia is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for West Virginia. Use the West Virginia State Fire Marshal 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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West Virginia adopts a statewide State Building Code through the State Fire Commission as Legislative Rule 87 CSR 4, applied as a baseline that local jurisdictions elect to enforce. The 2009 International Residential Code served as the residential building standard within the State Building Code, and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code functioned as the state's residential energy code. The model-code text below is the edition the state incorporated.