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 .1700 - MUNICIPAL LOCKUPS
Section 14J .1739 - SHOWERS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1739

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

(a) If provided, each municipal lockup shall have at least one shower for every eight inmates.

(b) If provided, showers shall have drains that prevent water from draining outside the shower, and the shower fixtures and drains shall be tamper-resistant if necessary for security.

(c) Plumbing fixtures shall be made of stainless steel or other suitable materials as necessary for security.

(d) Drinking fountains shall be equipped with mouth guards.

(e) All privacy partitions in showers and bathrooms shall be high enough to allow limited privacy for the inmates while still allowing adequate supervision by officers.

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.

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