International Fire Code
Louisiana uses another model code in place of the IFC
Louisiana uses another model code in place of the IFC. It has been in force since Jul 1, 2017. Adopted by Office of State Fire Marshal (Department of Public Safety). The legal citation is LAC 55:V.103.
Record of adoption
Edition in force
Another model code
Partial
- In force since
- Legal citation
- LAC 55:V.103
- Adopted by
- Office of State Fire Marshal (Department of Public Safety)
- Second reading
- Applies
- Based on another model code
The IFC does not appear among the adopted codes on the commission or OSFM pages; OSFM lists NFPA 101 (2015, effective Jul 1, 2017).
How Louisiana adopts the IFC
The State Fire Marshal amends LAC 55:V by rule; OSFM states the 2015 NFPA 101 remains in effect while the 2021 ICC codes were adopted by the construction code body. No legislative step was found for fire code editions.
Cycle. Irregular.
Laws, rulings, and other actions
- UndatedLegislationSB 228, Act 1202025 regular session
Transfers the powers and duties of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to the State Licensing Board for Contractors.
Enacted 2025
luccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab)
How it was checked
Partial
Researched in the state’s own record. The seal stays broken until the passage is on file word for word.
Read twice: a second, blind reading of the state’s record agreed with the first on .
The state’s record was last read on , from three source pages.
Evidence 3 sources
Sources for the record itself come first, the state’s own records ahead of others. A label marks a source about something else, such as an exception. A source marked secondary is not the state’s own record.
“NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 edition, and the standards referenced therein;”
Plan Review: Codes, Rules and LawsLouisiana Office of State Fire Marshallasfm.org (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved “The Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council (LSUCCC) has adopted the 2021 editions of the ICC codes while the 2015 edition of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code remains in effect.”
Plan Review AnnouncementsLouisiana Office of State Fire Marshallasfm.org (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved La. Admin. Code tit. 55, SS V-103 General ProvisionsLegal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (mirror of LAC)law.cornell.edu (opens in a new tab)Administrative code, secondaryRetrieved