Code references for Mississippi

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Mississippi has no general statewide mandatory building code. Per Miss. Code section 17-2-3, the Mississippi Building Codes Council adopts model codes only as discretionary statewide minimum codes that county/municipal governments may voluntarily adopt (home-rule/local-option). The one confirmed statewide mandate is the State Fire Marshal's Fire Prevention Code, which applies statewide but only to a narrow, enumerated set of occupancies, with a local-code opt-out.

Authority: Mississippi State Fire Marshal, within the Mississippi Insurance Department (statewide fire prevention code); Mississippi Building Codes Council (discretionary/local-option general model codes).

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International Building Code 2024

Recorded status: Local or program-specific evidence only

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

Program scope and amendment notes: Incorporated by the State Fire Marshal only "to the extent" IBC provisions affect application of the IFC (egress, fire-resistance ratings) within the same narrow occupancy list as the IFC row — not a standalone statewide building code. Mississippi's general building code adoption remains discretionary/local-option under the Building Codes Council (Miss. Code section 17-2-3).

Record last verified: 2026-09-03

Effective date: 2024-07-01

Recorded source: https://www.mid.ms.gov/sfmo/fce/