North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .0400 - FIRE SAFETY
Section 14J .0401 - EXITS

Each jail 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 North Carolina State Building Code shall remain unlocked at all times thereby permitting free movement to the building exterior from occupied areas.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.