CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER XX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (parts 3280 to 3800) > PART 3280—MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS > SUBPART I—Electrical Systems (§3280.801 to §3280.816) > 3280.806—Receptacle outlets.

3280.806—Receptacle outlets.

(a) All receptacle outlets shall be:
(1) Of grounding type;
(2) Installed according to Article 406.3 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70-2005.
(3) Except when supplying specific appliances, be parallel-blade, 15-ampere, 125-volt, either single or duplex.
(b) All 120 volt single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets, including receptacles in light fixtures, installed outdoors, in compartments accessible from the outdoors, in bathrooms, and within 6 feet of a kitchen sink to serve counter top surfaces shall have ground-fault circuit protection for personnel. Feeders supplying branch circuits may be protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter in lieu of the provision for such interrupters specified above. Receptacles dedicated for washer and dryers, also located in a bathroom, are exempt from this requirement.
(c) There shall be an outlet of the grounding type for each cord-connected fixed appliance installed.
(d) Receptacle outlets required. Except in the bath and hall areas, receptacle outlets shall be installed at wall spaces 2 feet wide or more, so that no point along the floor line is more than 6 feet, measured horizontally, from an outlet in that space. In addition, a receptacle outlet shall be installed:
(1) Over or adjacent to counter tops in the kitchen (at least one on each side of the sink if counter tops are on each side and 12 inches or over in width).
(2) Adjacent to the refrigerator and free-standing gas-range space. A duplex receptacle may serve as the outlet for a countertop and a refrigerator.
(3) At counter top spaces for built-in vanities.
(4) At counter top spaces under wall-mounted cabinets.
(5) In the wall, at the nearest point where a bar type counter attaches to the wall.
(6) In the wall at the nearest point where a fixed room divider attaches to the wall.
(7) In laundry areas within 6 feet of the intended location of the appliance(s).
(8) At least one receptacle outlet shall be installed outdoors.
(9) At least one wall receptacle outlet shall be installed in bathrooms within 36 inches (914 mm) of the outside edge of each basin. The receptacle outlet must be located on a wall that is adjacent to the basin location. This receptacle is in addition to any receptacle that is part of a lighting fixture or appliance. The receptacle must not be enclosed within a bathroom cabinet or vanity.
(10) Receptacle outlets are not required in the following locations:
(i) Wall space occupied by built-in kitchen or wardrobe cabinets,
(ii) Wall space behind doors which may be opened fully against a wall surface,
(iii) Room dividers of the lattice type, less than 8 feet long, not solid within 6 inches of the floor,
(iv) Wall space afforded by bar type counters.
(e) Receptacle outlets shall not be installed in or within reach (30 inches) of a shower or bathtub space.
(f) Receptacle outlets shall not be installed above electric baseboard heaters.
[40 FR 58752, Dec. 18, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 20679, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 58 FR 55020, Oct. 25, 1993; 70 FR 72052, Nov. 30, 2005]