North Carolina
State AdoptionsIMPORTANT! On March 19, 2025, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed into law the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part 1. The bill includes many items intended to assist western North Carolina residents and businesses in the continued recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. One of the items addresses the effective date of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code. The code was originally set to become effective on January 1, 2025; however, General Assembly Session Law 2024-57, enacted December 11, 2024, then delayed the effective date of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code until July 1,2025. The Governor’s signature of the Disaster Recovery act has now delayed the effective date of the new codes for at least one year, meaning that the 2024 codes will not become effective until some time after April 1, 2026. North Carolina adopts custom codes that are called the 2018 North Carolina Codes. These custom codes are based off the 2015 edition of the I-Codes..
Links to State Adoption AgenciesNorth Carolina Department of Insurance/OSFM |
Key ContactsICC Government Relations Representative NC Dept. of Insurance/OFSM: NC DOI/OSFM/Engineering Division: NC Department of Commerce: Pool Adoption Agency: State Forester: |