Code adoption
Alabama code adoption
This page lists, for Alabama, the edition of each of the six codes the map tracks, when it took effect, and how it was checked. Alabama is one of the 30 states researched from their own records so far. Data as of .
Every code in Alabama
| Code | Edition in force | In force since | How it was checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| NECNational Electrical Code (NFPA 70) | 2020 NEC | Verified | |
| IBCInternational Building Code | 2021 IBC | Verified | |
| IRCInternational Residential Code | 2015 IRC | No date on record | Lead only |
| IFCInternational Fire Code | 2021 IFC | Partial | |
| IECC residentialInternational Energy Conservation Code, residential | 2015 IECC | No date on record | Lead only |
| IECC commercialInternational Energy Conservation Code, commercial | Another model code | Partial |
A row marked Lead only shows the edition a tracker lists. That is a cross-check, not Alabama’s own record.
How these values were checked
- Verified2 codesTwo separate readings of the state’s own record agree, and the passage is on file word for word.
- Partial2 codesResearched in the state’s own record. The seal stays broken until the passage is on file word for word.
- Lead only2 codesA tracker lists this edition. Nobody has checked it against the state’s own record yet.