Battery operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices shall be installed in all local and regional detention homes, group homes, and other residential care facilities for children or juveniles that are operated by or under the auspices of the Department of Juvenile Justice, regardless of when the building was constructed, in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. Administrators of such homes and facilities shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the smoke alarm devices.
1984, c. 179; 1989, c. 733; 2018, cc. 41, 81.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 6 - Uniform Statewide Building Code
§ 36-98. Board to promulgate Statewide Code; other codes and regulations superseded; exceptions
§ 36-98.1. State buildings; exception for certain assets owned by the Department of Transportation
§ 36-98.2. Appeals from decision of Building Official regarding state-owned buildings
§ 36-98.4. Agritourism event buildings
§ 36-99. Provisions of Code; modifications
§ 36-99.01. Provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings
§ 36-99.2. Standards for replacement glass
§ 36-99.3. Smoke alarms and automatic sprinkler systems in institutions of higher education
§ 36-99.4. Smoke alarms in certain juvenile care facilities
§ 36-99.5. Smoke alarms for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing
§ 36-99.6. Underground and aboveground storage tank inspections
§ 36-99.6:3. Regulation of HVAC facilities
§ 36-99.7. Asbestos inspection in buildings to be renovated or demolished; exceptions
§ 36-99.9. Standards for fire suppression systems in certain facilities
§ 36-99.9:1. Standards for fire suppression systems in hospitals
§ 36-99.11. Identification of disabled parking spaces by above grade signage
§ 36-100. Notice and hearings on adoption of Code, amendments and repeals
§ 36-101. Effective date of Code; when local codes may remain in effect
§ 36-102. Modification, amendment or repeal of Code provisions
§ 36-103. Buildings, etc., existing or projected before effective date of Code
§ 36-104. Code to be printed and furnished on request; true copy
§ 36-105.01. Elevator inspections by contract
§ 36-105.1. Inspection and review of plans of buildings under construction
§ 36-105.1:1. Rental inspections; rental inspection districts; exemptions; penalties
§ 36-105.3. Security of certain records
§ 36-105.4. Occupancy standards for residential dwelling units
§ 36-105.5. Enforcement of Building Code on Indian reservations
§ 36-106. Violation a misdemeanor; civil penalty
§ 36-107. Employment of personnel for administration of chapter
§ 36-108. Board continued; members
§ 36-114. Board to hear appeals
§ 36-115. Subpoenas; witnesses; designation of subordinates
§ 36-118. Interpretation of Code; recommendation of modifications
§ 36-119. Rules and regulations under § 36-73 not superseded