Mississippi Building code adoption
Home rule — cities adopt independently · 1 cities tracked · 0 with amendments.
Overview
Governance
Home Rule
Cities tracked
1
There is no binding state edition. Each city picks its own IBC/IRC/etc. cycle, which means a single metro can sit on 4+ different editions at once.
Adopted building codes (state level)
Home rule — cities adopt independently. Click a code to open its full adoption atlas across all 50 states.
City-level adoption
| City | IBC edition | Amendments | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2024 | — | — |
Quirks & watch-items
Quirks & watch-items
- IBC and IFC adoptions are by the **Mississippi Insurance Department / State Fire Marshal**, not a "Building Code Council" — unusual housing of the building-code authority.
- Coastal counties (Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, etc.) are statutorily required to adopt the state building code; inland counties retain home rule.
- Mississippi does NOT adopt the IRC statewide — residential construction code is purely local-option.
- Mississippi does NOT adopt the IECC statewide for general construction; energy efficiency for state-funded buildings references ASHRAE 90.1 separately.
- NEC adoption is administered separately by the state's electrical regulatory program — not bundled with the IBC/IFC adoption.