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CAT 6 Installation and Fire Codes

I'm in California, and I am planning on running some CAT 6 behind the sheetrock and probably feeding it up the ceiling and back down the walls. What kind of cabling should I use?  I was thinking of using Plenum (which I think is a law) CAT 6 with a rigid outer layer (would this be called solid?). There are so many options, which is best to use?
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In the end, I just got some stiff CAT6 UTP. It isn't as fat as some of the cabling but it says "solid" on the box.  I am only running them 50 ft or so in the walls and I plan on terminating them at patch panels.
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Standard solid cable is fine within the walls. Plenum is only required when it passes through "return" or "supply" air space such as above T-Bar ceilings if used as a plenum. Big fines here if you get caught not using the right cable.
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--Rob