2020 Minnesota State Fire Code: 2018 IFC with Minnesota amendments (Minn. R. ch. 7511), effective Mar 31, 2020. Enforced by Adopted by the DLI commissioner on State Fire Marshal recommendation (Minn. Stat. 326B.02 subd. 6); enforced by local fire code officials and the DPS State Fire Marshal Division (hotels/motels with 6+ units, schools, health care, licensed care, corrections). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Applies statewide in every municipality without local adoption (tribal and federal land excepted). Buildings predating Mar 31, 2020 follow the existing-building provisions unless the occupancy changes or a hazard is found.
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Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
DLI (with SFM) rulemaking to adopt the 2024 IFC: request for comments published Feb 2, 2026; no draft, proposed rule, hearing or effective date posted
No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.
2020 Minnesota State Fire Code: 2018 IFC with Minnesota amendments (Minn. R. ch. 7511), effective Mar 31, 2020. Applies statewide in every municipality without local adoption (tribal and federal land excepted). Buildings predating Mar 31, 2020 follow the existing-building provisions unless the occupancy changes or a hazard is found.
Adopted by the DLI commissioner on State Fire Marshal recommendation (Minn. Stat. 326B.02 subd. 6); enforced by local fire code officials and the DPS State Fire Marshal Division (hotels/motels with 6+ units, schools, health care, licensed care, corrections).
Rulemaking pending. DLI (with SFM) rulemaking to adopt the 2024 IFC: request for comments published Feb 2, 2026; no draft, proposed rule, hearing or effective date posted
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