8 adopted codes · 42 cities tracked
Arkansas State Fire Marshal / Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
IBC
Statewide - Commercial & Multi-Family
IRC
Statewide - One/Two-Family Dwellings
IFC
Statewide - Fire Prevention
IMC
Statewide - Mechanical/HVAC
IPC
Statewide - Plumbing
IFGC
Statewide - Fuel Gas
IEBC
Statewide - Existing Buildings
IECC
Statewide - Energy Conservation
NEC (NFPA 70)
Statewide - Electrical
International Energy Conservation Code
IECC 2015 (2014 Arkansas Energy Code)
International Fuel Gas Code
IFGC 2018 (Arkansas Fuel Gas Code)
International Plumbing Code
IPC 2018 (Arkansas Plumbing Code 9th Edition)
Arkansas adopted 2021 ICC codes (IBC/IRC/IFC) through the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. The plumbing code is still on 2018 edition. The energy code is based on 2014/2015 IECC. The IEBC is still on 2012 edition. The New Madrid Seismic Zone affects eastern Arkansas — Seismic Design Category D in Craighead, Mississippi, Crittenden, and other eastern counties. FEMA Wind Zones III and IV apply for tornado shelter requirements. Northwest Arkansas (Benton/Washington counties) is the fastest-growing region. The Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board has reciprocity with Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee.