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 .1200 - STANDARDS FOR NEW JAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 14J .1223 - STANDARDS FOR SINGLE CELLS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1223

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Each single cell shall have:

(1) a minimum floor space of 50 square feet;

(2) a minimum floor dimension of 7 feet;

(3) a toilet, a sink, a drinking fountain and a security mirror; and

(4) access to a dayroom.

The requirements of Paragraph (3) of this Rule shall be satisfied if inmates have unrestricted access, except during emergencies, to a dayroom that includes one toilet per eight inmates, one sink with a security mirror per eight inmates and one water fountain.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1991;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.

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