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A revision has been made to clarify that the required

receptacle outlets from 210.52(G)(1) must be served

from at least one 120-volt, 20-ampere branch circuit,

and that this 20-ampere branch circuit is also permitted

to serve other receptacle outlets within the garage.

Other kinds of outlets within the garage or in other

space(s) not included by Exception 1 are prohibited from

being connected to the required 120-volt, 20-ampere

branch circuit. Additional text provides clariﬁcation

that receptacle outlets, other than those required by

210.52(G)(1), can be served by additional 120-volt

branch circuit(s) rated either 15- or 20-amperes.

A new Exception Number 2 was added to permit a single

bay garage to have all outlets within that garage to be

served by the required 120-volt, 20-ampere branch

circuit in accordance with 210.23(A)(1) or (A)(2). The

existing numbering of the exceptions is modiﬁed to

account for these changes.

Material taken from the National Electric Code

is reprinted with permission

from NFPA 70

, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code

New

210.12(D) Arc-Fault Requirements

Expanded in Fire, Police, Ranger Stations

and Similar Areas

Change Summary

• Arc-Fault requirements have been expanded to ﬁre,

police, ambulance, and similar areas.

NEC

Text

Article 210 Branch Circuits Not Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500

Volts dc, Nominal

210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection.

(D) Other Occupancies. All 120-volt, single-phase, 10-,

15-, and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets or

devices installed in the following locations shall be

protected by any of the means described in 210.12(A)(1)

through (A)(6):

(1) Guest rooms and guest suites of hotels and motels

(2) Areas used exclusively as patient sleeping rooms in

nursing homes and limited-care facilities

(3) Areas designed for use exclusively as sleeping quarters

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