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Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONSAgency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILSChapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIESPart V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction
Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements
Section 6VAC15-81-670 - Cell requirements

6 Va. Admin. Code § 15-81-670

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 6VAC15-81-670 - Cell requirements
A. All cells shall be enclosed within secure walls, floor, and ceiling, as specified in this section, and shall include secure opening protectives. Each cell shall be provided with artificial light, toilet and lavatory fixtures with metering push button activators, hot and cold running water, a security type mirror mounted at standard height, a stationary bed or bunk and storage.
B. Maximum security cells shall have maximum security walls, maximum security doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 1 requirements.
C. Medium security cells shall have interior security walls surrounding each housing unit meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 2 requirements; however, the walls separating individual cells may be interior partitions.
D. Minimum security cells shall have walls, doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 3 requirements.

6 Va. Admin. Code § 15-81-670

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 12, eff. 3/8/2018.

Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of the Code of Virginia.