10A NCAC 14J .1744       PLUMBING SYSTEMS

(a)  Each municipal lockup shall have a plumbing system that complies with the Commission for Public Health Rules Title 15A Chapter 18A and the North Carolina State Plumbing Code, both of which are hereby adopted by reference pursuant to G.S. 150B‑14(c).

(b)  Each municipal lockup shall have a hot water supply for inmate lavatories, if provided, and showers designed to meet the usual needs of the number of inmates confined in the municipal lockup.

(c)  The master control valves for the plumbing system shall be located outside the confinement units and shall be accessible to officers during an emergency.

History Note:        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.