§ 23-28.13-1 — 23-28.13-26. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 6; P.L. 1984, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 72, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 18-20; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 37; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, […]
§ 23-28.13-26.1. Provisions applicable to boarding homes for children. Sections 23-28.13-27 — 23-28.13-33 pertain to homes for the boarding of children and family day care homes licensed by the state department of children, youth, and families. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1986, ch. 146, § 2.
§ 23-28.13-27. Boarding homes for children — Egress facilities required. (a) Each story of every home used for the boarding of children shall have at least two (2) means of egress. Exits shall be located remotely from each other providing the best practicable means of egress for all occupants in the event fire renders one […]
§ 23-28.13-28. Boarding homes for children — Basements — Heating units. (a) The use of basements shall not be allowed for sleeping quarters. (b) Levels below ground, not considered as a basement as defined in this code, and levels on grade with sleeping quarters with a central heating unit contained therein shall be segregated by […]
§ 23-28.13-29. Boarding homes for children — Maximum occupancy. The number of children housed in each sleeping room and compartment shall not exceed the rate of fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) for a child in a junior size bed and/or one infant in a bassinet for each twenty-four square feet (24 sq. ft.). The […]
§ 23-28.13-30. Boarding homes for children — Electrical wiring. (a) All electrical wiring shall be in accordance with the national electrical code and shall comply in every respect with accepted standards. (b) The use of electrical extension cords for all appliances shall not be allowed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
§ 23-28.13-31. Boarding homes for children — Heating equipment — Safety devices. Oil and gas burners shall be equipped with proper devices for automatic lighting, controls for oil or gas flow temperatures, and other proper safety devices. Oil and gas burners also shall be installed with an auxiliary switch wired to position in location providing […]
§ 23-28.13-32. Boarding homes for children — Fire stopping. (a) Exterior walls of frame construction and interior stud partitions shall be fire-stopped by a two inch (2″) thick timber or plate or masonry filling, completely closing any possible vertical opening at the ceiling of the basement. (b) In existing buildings, exterior walls of frame construction […]
§ 23-28.13-33. Boarding homes for children — Housekeeping. (a) All homes for the boarding of children and other occupancies within buildings containing homes for boarding children shall be kept clean and in a tidy condition, and free from the accumulation of combustible debris or other waste material. (b) All corridors, passageways, stairways, and fire escapes […]
§ 23-28.13-34. Installation of smoke detectors in foster care units and in group care units. (a) All group care residential units in which a child is placed by the department of children, youth, and families or by any private agency, society, or institution licensed to place children shall be equipped with a hard wire smoke […]
§ 23-28.13-35. Repealed. History of Section.This section (P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9), concerning fire safety equipment in high rise buildings, was repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 67, § 4, effective June 16, 1987. For present provisions of law, see chapter 27.3 of this title.
