Staying current in electrical Code adoption also results in rules that remain relevant and applicable to rapidly changing and developing technologies. Jurisdictions usually adopt the NEC through a process that makes it law. So, where the NEC is adopted legally, anything less is illegal-an interesting way of looking at it, and it usually holds up in court. The NEC is the minimum, so one must do at least that much. Often, jurisdictions adopt the NEC without amendments because they have complete trust in the NFPA's open consensus Code-development process aligning with ANSI's essential requirements. Others adopt the Code with local amendments to the minimum rules outlined in the NEC. Modifications may be necessary due to unique conditions and are usually more restrictive for justifiable and defendable reasons.
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