North Carolina

North Carolina Dept. of Insurance
Office of the State Fire Marshal 

Physical Address: Mailing Address
Albemarle Building Office of State Fire Marshal
325 N. Salisbury Street 
Raleigh, NC 27603-5926 
(919)-647-0000 or (800)-634-7854 

Adopted I-Codes:
2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Building Code
2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Residential Code
2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Energy Conservation Code
Effective date for all codes in North Carolina is January 1, 2019.
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): STATEWIDE

State code must be enforced in local jurisdictions.

Expected date most recent code will be adopted:

The NC Building Codes Council adopts every other edition of the International Codes, by statute. It is anticipated that the Council will begin looking at the 2021 editions of the I-codes beginning late 2020 or early 2021, with a potential adoption date at the end of 2021 and effective date in 2022. 

Notes:

At each new code adoption, the state staff carries over NC amendments from the previous code for re-adoption with the new model code. 

Page last updated: December 2023