Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSTRUCTION
Part I - Uniform Construction Code
Chapter 1 - Adoption of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (Formerly LAC 55:VI.Chapter 3)
Section I-115 - National Electric Code (Formerly LAC 55:VI.301.A.7)

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Article 210.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection For Personnel.

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Item (F) Outdoor Outlets

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Exception

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Item (2)

Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall not be required on HVAC equipment.

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Item (G) Areas where welders are operated

All 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles, supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, where welders are operated, for electrical hand tools or portable lighting equipment shall have ground-fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel.

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210.52(C)(2) Island and Peninsular Countertops and Work Surfaces

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Receptacle outlets, if installed to serve an island or peninsular countertop or work surface, shall be installed in accordance with 210.52(C)(3). If a receptacle outlet is not provided to serve an island or peninsular countertop or work surface, provisions shall be provided at the island or peninsula for future addition of a receptacle outlet to serve the island or peninsular countertop or work surface. These provisions shall be a dedicated circuit.

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Item (a)

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Item (b)

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210.52(C)(3) Receptacle Outlet Location

Receptacle outlets shall be located in one or more of the following:

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Item 1

On or above, but not more than 500 mm (20 in.) above, a countertop or work surface.

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In a countertop using receptacle outlet assemblies listed for use in countertops.

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Below countertop or works surfaces: Not more than 300 mm (12 in.) below the countertop or work surface or in a work surface using receptacle outlet assemblies listed for use in work surfaces or listed for use in countertops

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Receptacles installed below a countertop or work surface shall not be located where the countertop or work surface extends more than 150 mm (6 in.) beyond its support base.

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Receptacle outlets rendered not readily accessible by appliances fastened in place, appliance garages, sinks, or rangetops as covered in 210.52(C)(1), Exception or appliances occupying assigned spaces shall not be considered as these required outlets.

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230.67 Surge Protection

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230.67(A) Surge-Protective Device

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Exception

Services for Manufactured Housing units shall not be required to be provided with a surge-protective device (SPD)

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Article 230.71, Maximum Number of Disconnects.

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Exception

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Item (1)

All pre-existing, renovations, alterations, repairs, or substantial improvement services shall not be required to have only one disconnecting means. The service disconnecting means for these listed construction types shall consist of not more than six switches or sets of circuit breakers, or a combination of not more than six switches and sets of circuit breakers, mounted in a single enclosure, in a group of enclosures, or in or on a switchboard or in a switchgear. There shall not be more than six sets of disconnects per service grouped in any one location.

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Article 230.85 Emergency Disconnects

A. For one- and two-family dwelling units, all service conductors shall terminate in disconnecting means having a short-circuit current rating equal to or greater than the available fault current, installed in a readily accessible outdoor location. If more than one disconnect is provided, they shall be grouped. Each disconnect shall be one of the following:

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Service disconnects marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, SERVICE DISCONNECT

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Meter disconnects installed per 230.82(3) and marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, METER DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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Other listed disconnect switches or circuit breakers on the supply side of each service disconnect that are suitable for use as service equipment and marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

Markings shall comply with 110.21(B)

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Article 230.85(B) Identification of Other Isolation Disconnects

Where equipment for isolation of other energy source systems is not located adjacent to the emergency disconnect required by this section, an approved plaque or directory identifying the location of all equipment for isolation of other energy sources shall be located adjacent to the disconnecting means required by this section.

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Informational Note:

See 445.18, 480.7, 705.20, and 706.15 for examples of other energy source system isolation means.

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Article 230.85(C) Marking

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Article 230.85(C)(1) Marking Text.

The disconnecting means shall marked as follows:

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Item 1

Service disconnect:

EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, SERVICE DISCONNECT

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Item 2

Meter disconnects installed in accordance with 230.82(3) and marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, METER DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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Item 3

Other listed disconnect switches or circuit breakers on the supply side of each service disconnect that are marked suitable for use as service equipment and marked as follows: EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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Article 230.85(C)(2) Marking Location and Size

Markings shall comply with 110.21(B) and both of the following:

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Item 1

The marking or labels shall be located on the outside front of the disconnect enclosure with red background and white text.

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Item 2

The letters shall be at least 13 mm (1/2 in.) high

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Article 551.71 Type Receptacles Provided

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Item (F) GFCI Protection.

Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall be provided as required in 210.8(B). GFCI protection shall not be required for other than 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles used in the recreational vehicle site equipment. Informational Note No. 1: Appliances used within the recreational vehicle can create leakage current levels at the supply receptacle(s) that could exceed the limits of a Class A GFCI device.

Informational Note No. 2: The definition of Power-Supply Assembly in 551.2 and the definition of Feeder in Article 100 clarifies that the power supply cord to a recreational vehicle is considered a feeder.

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Article 630.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.

All 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles, supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, where welders are operated, for electrical hand tools or portable lighting equipment shall have groundfault circuit interrupter protection for personnel.

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Article 702.2 Optional Standby Systems.

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Article 702.2(D) Permanent mounted residential generators.

When a permanently mounted residential generator is installed it shall meet the manufacturer's installation instructions. Carbon Monoxide alarms shall be added and installed as per the International Residential Code Section R 315 amendment found in the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code.