SECTION 68.103. Detention and Correctional Facilities  


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  • For public (State, county or local) detention and correctional facilities to comply with both the ADA and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), the number of cells with mobility features and communication features must be:

    (1) At least 3 percent, but no fewer than one, of the total number of cells in a facility shall provide mobility features complying with 807.2 of TAS.

    (2) At least 3 percent, but no fewer than one, of the total number of general holding cells and general housing cells equipped with audible emergency alarm systems and permanently installed telephones within the cell shall provide communication features complying 807.3 of TAS.

Source Note: The provisions of this §68.103 adopted to be effective May 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 2333