Rhode Island · Building code

The building code in force in Rhode Island now.

2021 ICC family w/ RI amendments (SBC-1 IBC-2021, SBC-2 IRC-2021, SBC-3 IPC-2021, SBC-4 IMC-2021, SBC-6 IPMC-2021, SBC-7 IEBC-2021, SBC-14 ISPSC-2021, SBC-19 IFGC-2021) plus NEC-2023, IECC-2024. Enforced by RI Building Code Commission adopts/sets the code statewide; local municipal building/code-enforcement officials issue permits and enforce day-to-day. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Building code in Rhode Island

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In force

2021 ICC family w/ RI amendments (SBC-1 IBC-2021, SBC-2 IRC-2021, SBC-3 IPC-2021, SBC-4 IMC-2021, SBC-6 IPMC-2021, SBC-7 IEBC-2021, SBC-14 ISPSC-2021, SBC-19 IFGC-2021) plus NEC-2023, IECC-2024

Adopts the 2021 ICC family plus NEC-2023 and IECC-2024, with Rhode Island amendments; effective December 1, 2025, under RIGL Ch. 23-27.3 (RICR Title 510).

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

RI Building Code Commission adopts/sets the code statewide; local municipal building/code-enforcement officials issue permits and enforce day-to-day

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force since Dec 1, 2025; no newer edition pending found this run

Questions about the building code in Rhode Island

Which building code applies in Rhode Island today?

2021 ICC family w/ RI amendments (SBC-1 IBC-2021, SBC-2 IRC-2021, SBC-3 IPC-2021, SBC-4 IMC-2021, SBC-6 IPMC-2021, SBC-7 IEBC-2021, SBC-14 ISPSC-2021, SBC-19 IFGC-2021) plus NEC-2023, IECC-2024. Adopts the 2021 ICC family plus NEC-2023 and IECC-2024, with Rhode Island amendments; effective December 1, 2025, under RIGL Ch. 23-27.3 (RICR Title 510).

Who enforces the building code in Rhode Island?

RI Building Code Commission adopts/sets the code statewide; local municipal building/code-enforcement officials issue permits and enforce day-to-day.

What changes next for the building code in Rhode Island?

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.

Other areas in Rhode Island

Everything in force in Rhode Island

Fire codeRI Fire Code (450-RICR-00-00-1): NFPA 1-2021 w/ RI amendments; companion RI Life Safety Co…Elevators260-RICR-30-10-1: ASME A17.1-2016 (new installations), ASME A17.3-2015 (existing installat…Boilers260-RICR-30-10-2: ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) 2025 ed. plus ASME CSD-1:2024 Pools and spas216-RICR-50-05-4 (Licensing Aquatic Venues); construction also follows SBC-14 (ISPSC-2021)…Hotels and lodgingNo standalone statewide hotel/motel operating license found; hotel life-safety runs throug…Workplace safetyFederal OSHA jurisdiction; Rhode Island is not an OSHA-approved State Plan state

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