Receptacles installed for countertop and similar work surfaces as specified in 210.52(C) shall not be considered as the receptacle outlets required by 210.52(A).

• A. True
• B. False
• C. They Must Be GFCI
• D. They Must Be Tamper-Resistant

Answer: (A)

Countertop outlets and general wall outlets are covered by separate parts of 210.52. The receptacles installed for countertop work surfaces under 210.52(C) are not counted toward the receptacle outlets required by 210.52(A). They serve the countertop area specifically and must be provided in addition to the wall outlets required along walls for the room. So the statement is true: countertop receptacles specified by 210.52(C) shall not be considered the outlets required by 210.52(A). In practice, you must satisfy both requirements—adequate wall outlets along the room per 210.52(A) and the countertop/island outlets per 210.52(C). (Note: kitchen receptacles typically require GFCI protection and, depending on the code edition, tamper-resistant construction, but that does not change the relationship between 210.52(A) and 210.52(C).)