(a) Each jail that is classified as an Institutional Group I-3 occupancy shall have a key control system. For the purposes of this Rule, "Institutional Group I-3 occupancy" means an occupancy classification as defined in the North Carolina State Building Code.

(b) The key control system shall include the following elements:

(1) a key control center that is inaccessible to unauthorized persons at all times;

(2) a set of duplicate keys for emergency use stored outside the security perimeter of the jail in a location that is inaccessible to unauthorized persons at all times and accessible to emergency personnel at all times;

(3) an accounting procedure for issuing and returning keys; and

(4) a system of keys and matching locks that are color‑coded and marked for identification by touch on both sides of doors installed in a means of egress.

History Note: Authority G.S. 153A‑221;

Eff. June 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.