Click on the following link to view RISBC-5 Rhode Island Electrical Code Title 5 as shown below: https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/510-00-00-5

5.1 Authority

The Rhode Island Electrical Code is promulgated by the Building Code Standards Committee pursuant to the authority granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-27.3-100.1.5 and 23.27.3-109.1.

5.2 Incorporated Materials

A. The Building Code Standards Committee hereby adopts and incorporates as the Rhode Island Electrical Code the provisions of the National Electrical Code (NEC) 2023 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-27.3 and any provisions reserved, deleted, or amended in this Regulation.

1.NEC 2023 is protected by the copyright that has been issued to NPFA. NEC^® 2023 can be viewed and purchased here: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/7/0/70.

2.To properly utilize the Rhode Island Electrical Code, NEC^® 2023 must be read jointly with the Building Code requirements in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-27.3 and the amendments to NEC^® 2023 set forth in the sections of this Regulation, below.

3.Format: These code changes follow numbering sequence and topics of the NEC^® 2023 (first printing). All provisions of NEC^® 2023 are retained unless indicated in this Regulation as deleted or amended. Published errata are available from the NFPA website.