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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-13-120. Arkansas Fire Prevention Code

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Before January 1, 2025, the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code shall not require an educational facility, also known as a Group E occupancy, to have a storm shelter that has an occupant capacity that exceeds the total occupant load of the classrooms, vocational rooms, and offices.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code shall:

(1) Identify the educational facilities, also known as Group E occupancies, that are required to have a storm shelter; and

(2) Require that the occupant capacity of a storm shelter for a Group E occupancy be determined by:

(A) The total occupant load of the classrooms, vocational rooms, and offices in the Group E occupancy; and

(B) For critical emergency operations, the occupant load of the building in which the storm shelter is located.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-13-120. Arkansas Fire Prevention Code - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-13-120/

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