North Carolina Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 13, 2014) |
TITLE 10A. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
CHAPTER 14. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICE REGULATION |
SUBCHAPTER J. JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES |
10A NCAC 14J .1711. EXITS
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Each municipal lockup shall have readily accessible emergency exits in compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code in order to permit the prompt evacuation of inmates and staff during an emergency. Egress doors in jails which are classified as "Residential Occupancy" by the N.C. State Building Code shall remain unlocked at all times thereby permitting free movement to the building exterior from occupied areas.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑153; 153A‑221;
Eff. June 1, 1990.