ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Confused about outside outlet requirements

In the good old USA the outside receptacles can be on pretty much any circuit except the ones required to be dedicated (Kitchen, bathroom and laundry). You do need a GFCI.
Beyond that it is just a design decision
Commonly these come from basement or garage circuits since they will be GFCI.
I can make a case why dedicated circuits are good design tho