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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
(a) “Changing facility” means a space designated for multiple individuals to dress or undress within the same space, including, but not limited to, a dressing room, locker room, changing room, or shower room. This term does not include a single-sex or family-use changing facility.
(b) “Single-sex educational housing space” means a multi-person dwelling unit, such as a room, suite, or apartment, located within a public education building functioning as housing for student residents at an educational institution and designated for use or occupancy only for members of one (1) sex, but excludes common areas designated for use by members of both sexes.
(c) “Public education building” means any building, facility or space owned, operated, rented or leased by, or rented or leased to any public school, public university, public community or junior college and the institutions of higher learning.
(d) “Restroom” means a space designated for multiple individuals that includes toilets and/or urinals. This term does not include a single-sex or family-use restroom.
(e) “Single-sex or family use changing facility” means a room intended for a single occupant or a family in which one or more persons may be in a state of undress, including, but not limited to, a dressing room, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is enclosed by floor-to-ceiling walls and accessed by a full door with a secure lock that prevents another individual from entering while the changing facility is in use.
(f) “Single-sex or family-use restroom” means a room that includes a toilet or urinal and that is intended for a single occupant or a family, is enclosed by floor-to-ceiling walls, and is accessed by a full door with a secure lock that prevents another individual from entering while the room is in use.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 29. Public Lands, Buildings and Property § 29-18-5 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-29-public-lands-buildings-and-property/ms-code-sect-29-18-5/
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