10A N.C. Admin. Code 14J.0405

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 14J .0405 - KEYS

(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.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 14J .0405

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.

Authority G.S. 143B-153; 153A-221;
Eff. 6/1/1990;

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 23, June 3, 2019 Eff. 9/4/2020.