NEC® Changes · 2020 NEC®

110.21 Markings

RevisedChanged in the 2020 NEC® (from the 2017 NEC®)· Updated October 24, 2026

What changed in 110.21

Reconditioned equipment now has to have its original listing mark removed, on top of the reconditioned marking rules that were already in place.

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  • New: the original listing mark has to be removed from reconditioned equipment.

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2020 NEC®RevisedYou're here

Reconditioned equipment now has to have its original listing mark removed, on top of the reconditioned marking rules that were already in place.

2023 NEC®Revised

Reconditioned gear markings were split into three items, the original listing mark can now be removed or made permanently unreadable, and the rest of the nameplate can stay.

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2026 NEC®No change

This section did not change from 2023 to 2026.

More 2020 changes in Article 110

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