Assembly Bill No. 371

Assembly Bill No. 371-Assemblyman Neighbors

CHAPTER

520

AN ACT relating to construction; requiring that all construction, alteration or change in the use of a building or other structure in this state be in compliance with the edition of the National Electrical Code most recently approved by the governing body of the city or county in which the building or other structure is located; requiring the governing body of a city or county to review each new edition of the National Electrical Code for suitability for that city or county; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 16, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 278.583 is hereby amended to read as follows:
278.5831. After January 1, 1974, any construction, alteration or change in the use of a building or other structure in this state by any person, firm, association or corporation, whether public or private, must be in compliance with the technical provisions of the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association in the form most recently [adopted by that association before January 1, 1985.] approved by the governing body of the city or county in which the building or other structure is located. The governing body of each city or county shall review each edition of the National Electrical Code that is published by the National Fire Protection Association after the 1996 edition to ensure its suitability for that city or county. Each new edition of the code shall be deemed approved by the governing body of each city or county unless the edition is disapproved by that governing body within 60 days after the date of publication by the National Fire Protection Association.
2. Any city or county within the state may adopt such modifications of the code as are deemed reasonably necessary, if such modifications do not reduce the standards established in the code.
________