Sec. 8. “Nonstructural or nonseismic” means interior elements or components that:

(1) are not load bearing or do not assist in the seismic design of a building;

(2) do not require design computations for the structure of a building; and

(3) do not include the structural frame system supporting a building.

The term includes ceiling and partition systems that employ normal and typical bracing conventions and are not part of the structural integrity of the building.

As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.37.