This section and I have been at odds with each other for some time.

Not that I mind identifying breakers; indeed, I really like the practice. I even have gone so far as to apply printed labels directly on the breakers - handy when the cover is off the panel!

The trouble has come from that part of the code section that says the identification shall be in a 'directory' mounted on the cover. Some have insisted that an identification upon, or next to a breaker is not enough ... you MUST use that little white card.

In the current code cycle, I made a proposal ... to change the wording to specifically allow my practice. The response of the code panel? "No need to - the code already allows for this."

I suppose it comes down to that a 'directory' is. For those who wish to see the code panel's exact ruling, it is found in the 2008 ROP.