On June 7, 2011 The State of South Dakota voted to adopt the 2011 NEC. The effective date will be July 1, 2011 with the following exceptions:
(a) Article 100 definitions - remove the new word "machinery" from the definition of "equipment";
(b) Eliminate GFCI and AFCI requirement for life support equipment and like/similar equipment as determined by Authority Having Jurisdiction;
(c) Clarify section 334.10. Uses permitted. Type NM, Type NMC, and Type NMS cables may be used in the following structures:
(i) One- and two family dwellings and accessory structures;
(ii) Multifamily dwellings, farmsteads, and accessory structures of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in 334.12; and
(iii) Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in 334.12. Cables shall be concealed within walls, floors, or ceiling that provide a thermal barrier of material that has at least a 15-minute thermal finish rating as identified in listing of fire-rated assemblies;
Contact: Don Iverson: don.iverson@nema.org