24.1-06-02-40. (NEC 240) Overcurrent protection.

Overcurrent protection must comply with article 240, 2026 edition, National Electrical Code (first version, printed in 2025).

1. Exterior overcurrent devices must be located at a height of no less than two feet [.61 meter] above grade level to the bottom of the enclosure.

Exception: If raising the switch would exceed the height requirements of NEC 240.24(A).

2. Switchboards and panel boards may not be located in bathrooms, clothes closets, stairways, or crawl spaces spaces, except in bathrooms where only a sink and toilet or similar plumbing

fixture is installed. Switchboards and panel boards may not be installed within six feet [1.83 meters] of the edge of these plumbing fixtures.

History: Effective April 1, 2017; amended effective October 1, 2020; July 1, 2024; July 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 43-09-05

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-09-21, 43-09-22