Code references for Minnesota

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Mixed. The Minnesota State Building Code (IBC/IRC/IMC/IFGC/IEBC chapters, administered by DLI) is the statewide minimum standard, but per Minn. Stat. section 326B.121, full local enforcement is mandatory only for municipalities in the seven-county metro area and municipalities >=2,500 population outside it. The Minnesota State Fire Code (IFC-based, DPS State Fire Marshal Division) and the Minnesota Electrical Code (NEC-based, DLI Board of Electricity) each apply mandatorily statewide with no local-adoption opt-out.

Authority: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing Division / Board of Electricity - building, residential, mechanical, fuel gas, existing-building, and electrical codes. Minnesota Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal Division - fire code.

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International Fire Code 2018

Recorded status: Confirmed statewide code

Jurisdiction: Minnesota. Applicability depends on the program, building type and local authority described below.

Program scope and amendment notes: Adopted as the "Minnesota State Fire Code" (Minn. Rules ch. 7511, branded "2020" edition) with state amendments; DPS states it applies statewide with no local opt-out, unlike the general building code.

Record last verified: 2026-09-03

Effective date: 2020-03-31

Recorded source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7511/full

National Electrical Code 2023

Recorded status: Confirmed statewide code

Jurisdiction: Minnesota. Applicability depends on the program, building type and local authority described below.

Program scope and amendment notes: Minn. Rules ch. 1315 (Board of Electricity) requires compliance with the 2023 NEC per Minn. Stat. section 326B.35, mandatory statewide. Note: the Board has since adopted a 2026 NEC edition with a stated effective date of 2026-08-17, which per the state's own materials may already be in force as of this report's date (2026-09-03) — recommend re-verification before publication.

Record last verified: 2026-09-03

Effective date: Unknown

Recorded source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/1315.0200/