Rather, the NEC is for general public and applies only to installations working fine. Moreover, it is only a consensus code: its rules are formed by three fourth majority. The remaining one fourth may have differing view which may be valid in a different circumstance.
The upshot is that as a technical person you may commit any number of 'code violations', provided you have valid reasons without compromising safety and can convince the AHJ for doing so.
The upshot is that as a technical person you may commit any number of 'code violations', provided you have valid reasons without compromising safety and can convince the AHJ for doing so.