California Health and Safety Code

§ 1569.699

HSC § 1569.699 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Ch. 3.2 · Art. 6.6

Statute text

(a)When approved by the person responsible for enforcement, as described in Section 13146, exit doors in facilities classified as Group R, Division 2 facilities under the California Building Standards Code, licensed as residential care facilities for the elderly, and housing clients with Alzheimer’s disease or major neurocognitive disorder, may be equipped with approved listed special egress-control devices of the time-delay type, provided the building is protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system and an approved automatic smoke-detection system. The devices shall conform to all of the following requirements:

(1)Automatic deactivation of the egress-control device upon activation of either the sprinkler system or the detection system.

(2)Automatic deactivation of the egress-control device upon loss of electrical power to any of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 134. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019. Inoperative on date prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, by its own provisions.