Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 010 - Department of Labor
Division 13 - Board of Electrical Examiners
Rule 010.13.17-001 - Rule 010.13-008, The National Electrical Code (Emergency Rule)

1. Noth with standing the provisions of the 2017 National Electrical Code, arc fault circuit interrupters shall not be required in kitchens and laundry rooms.

1. The Board of Electrical Examiners first promulgated regulations effective September 12,1979. These regulations were amended effective October 15,1987.

2. All previous rules and regulations of the Board were repealed and new rules and regulations were adopted effective January 1, 1992. These regulations were amended effective January 19,1993; September 29,1993; January 15,1996; June 1, 1999; and July 1999

3. All previous rules and regulations of the Board were repealed and new rules and regulations were adopted effective September 1, 1999. These regulations were amended effective August 20, 2001; January 1, 2002; April 1, 2002; April 1, 2004; November 1, 2004; October 1, 2005; and June 1, 2006.

4. All previous rules and regulations of the Board of Electrical Examiners were repealed and new rules and regulations were adopted effective June 1, 2008. [Note: Rule 010.13 -019 was amended effective September 1, 2008 by adding subsection (E)].

5. Regulations 010.13 -009, 010.13 -011, and 010.13 -012 pertaining to Specialist Sign Electricians and examination fees were amended by emergency regulation effective July 31, 2009. These changes were adopted as permanent regulations effective February 1, 2010. Regulation 010.13 -012(H)(5) was also added by the permanent regulation.

6. Effective September 15, 2011 the following Rules were amended: Rule 010.13 -008(B)(to update the National Electrical Code to the 2011 edition).

7. Regulation 010.13 -021 pertaining to the licensure of electrical inspectors, was adopted with an effective date of February 10,2014.

8. Effective November 21, 2014, Rule 010.13 -008 was amended to update the National Electrical Code to the 2014 edition, with certain exceptions (dealing with arc fault circuit interrupters in kitchen and laundry rooms).

9. Effective January 1,2016, the following Rules were amended: Rule 010.13 -002 (Information for public guidance); Rule 010.13-004 (Rule-making); Rule 010.13-005 (Emergency rule-making); Rule 010.13-009 (Definitions); and Rule 010.13-013 (Licenses). A new rule was adopted effective January 1,2016, Rule 010.13-022 (Active duty service members, returning military veterans, and spouses).

10. Effective June 1,2017, Rule 010.13-008 was amended to adopt Article 691, Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Power Production Facility, 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code as an emergency rule.

11. Effective January 1, 2018, Rule 010.13-008 was amended to update to the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code, with certain exceptions (dealing with are fault circuit interrupters in kitchen and laundry rooms).