2021 International Building Code, Ala. Admin. Code ch. 355-12-1, amended eff. Mar 17, 2025. Enforced by Alabama Dept of Finance, Division of Construction Management (plan review, inspection for covered buildings); municipalities/counties set codes for everything else. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Covers only state-owned/state-funded buildings, public and private schools (25+ occupants), hotels with 15+ bedrooms, and movie theaters; all other private construction is set by local jurisdictions, not this code.
Source: primary document
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Mar 17, 2025 amendment folded in select 2024 IBC provisions; no further edition or date scheduled on DCM's page
2021 International Building Code, Ala. Admin. Code ch. 355-12-1, amended eff. Mar 17, 2025. Covers only state-owned/state-funded buildings, public and private schools (25+ occupants), hotels with 15+ bedrooms, and movie theaters; all other private construction is set by local jurisdictions, not this code.
Alabama Dept of Finance, Division of Construction Management (plan review, inspection for covered buildings); municipalities/counties set codes for everything else.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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