OESC 210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel shall be provided as required in 210.8(A) through (F). The ground-fault circuit-interrupter shall be installed in a readily accessible location. For the purposes of this section, when determining the distance from receptacles the distance shall be measured as the shortest path the supply cord of an appliance connected to the receptacle would follow without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier, or the shortest path without passing through a window.

(A) Dwelling Units. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified in 210.8(A)(1) through (10) shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.

(2) Garages, and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below grade level not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and areas of similar use.

(5) Unfinished portions or areas of the basement not intended as habitable rooms.

Exception to (5): A receptacle supplying only a permanently installed fire alarm or burglar alarm system shall not be required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection if the receptacle is labeled as “not GFCI protected.”

(6) Kitchens – where the receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces

(7) Sinks – where receptacles are installed within 1.8m (6 ft) from the top inside edge of the bowl of the sink.

(10) Laundry areas

Exception to (2),(5),(6),(7),(10): GFCI protection shall not be required for a single receptacle serving an appliance or a duplex receptacle serving two appliances if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The appliance is located within a dedicated space.
2. In normal use the appliance is not easily moved or is fastened in place.
3. The receptacle is labeled as “not GFCI protected.”

Receptacle(s) installed under the exception to 210.8(A)(2), (5), (6), (7), and (10) shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of 210.52(G).

Oregon amendments to the 2020 NEC^® are located in “Table 1-E” of the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC) which can be seen using the following link or the OESC PDF file located near the bottom of the screen: https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/codes-stand/Documents/21oesc-table1-e-2021April.pdf