NFPA 72 code sections · NFPA 72 Overview
The Record of Completion is the system's birth certificate
When a new system is installed or an existing one is modified, the installer must document it on a Record of Completion. It identifies the owner, the AHJ, the installing contractor, the equipment, the circuits, the power supplies and battery calculations, the monitoring arrangement, and the results of the acceptance test. The owner keeps it (and the as-built drawings) for the life of the system, and it is the first thing a future technician or inspector asks for.
NFPA 72 reference
Chapter 7 — Documentation
7.5 Completion Documents; 7.5.6 Record of Completion (updated whenever the system is modified)
References use NFPA 72 2019/2022 numbering — section numbers can shift between editions, so confirm in the edition your AHJ has adopted.
On the job
You arrive to troubleshoot a panel you've never seen. The owner hands you the Record of Completion from the last modification: it lists the SLC loop devices added, the battery calc, and the monitoring account number. Twenty minutes later you've isolated the trouble to the newest module instead of ringing out every circuit in the building.
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1. A Record of Completion is required:
2. Who keeps the Record of Completion for the life of the system?
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