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 .1500 - CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR EXISTING FACILITIES
Section 14J .1502 - BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The walls and roof shall be made of:
(b) The interior walls in security areas shall be made of:
(c) Interior floors shall be made of concrete that is finished smooth, terrazzo, quarry tile, or other approved material.
(d) Interior ceilings shall be made of:
(e) Grating fronts and grating doors for single and multiple rooms shall be made of tool-resisting steel, as specified in Rule.1513(1)(a) of this Section, unless enclosed in a tool resisting perimeter.
(f) Safety vestibule grating and interior grating doors shall be made of tool-resisting steel, as specified in Rule.1513(1)(a) of this Section.
(g) Materials shall be non-combustible and shall have fire-resistive ratings if required by the North Carolina State Building Code.
(h) A local confinement facility shall not be located in or attached to buildings with less than fire-resistive construction, unless the confinement area is separated by an approved masonry firewall.
Authority
G.S.
153A-220;
153A-221;
Eff. June
1, 1990;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. January 5,
2016.
