Sec. 511.0097. FIRE SPRINKLER HEAD INSPECTION. (a) On the request of a sheriff, the commission shall inspect a facility to determine whether there are areas in the facility in which fire sprinkler heads should not be placed as a fire prevention measure. In making a decision under this section, the commission shall consider:
(1) the numbers and types of inmates having access to the area;
(2) the likelihood that an inmate will attempt to vandalize the fire sprinkler system or commit suicide by hanging from a sprinkler head; and
(3) the suitability of other types of fire prevention and smoke dispersal devices available for use in the area.
(b) If the commission determines that fire sprinkler heads should not be placed in a particular area within a facility, neither a county fire marshal nor a municipal officer charged with enforcing ordinances related to fire safety may require the sheriff to install sprinkler heads in that area.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.008(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards
Section 511.003. Sunset Provision
Section 511.004. Membership; Terms; Vacancies
Section 511.0041. Removal of Commission Members
Section 511.0042. Conflict of Interest
Section 511.005. Presiding Officer; Assistant Presiding Officer
Section 511.006. Meetings; Rules
Section 511.0061. Use of Technology
Section 511.007. Compensation; Reimbursement
Section 511.0071. Complaints and Access
Section 511.0072. Complaint Information
Section 511.008. Director; Staff
Section 511.0081. Advisory Committees
Section 511.0085. Risk Factors; Risk Assessment Plan
Section 511.0086. Risk-Based Inspections
Section 511.009. General Duties
Section 511.00901. Duty Regarding Minimum Standards
Section 511.00902. Reinspection
Section 511.00903. Inspection Trend Analysis
Section 511.00905. Jail Administrator Position; Examination Required
Section 511.0091. Fees; Inspection Account
Section 511.0092. Contracts for Out-of-State Inmates
Section 511.0093. Rules and Fees Related to Out-of-State Inmates
Section 511.0094. Exclusion of Jails or Correctional Facilities Housing Only Federal Prisoners
Section 511.0095. Authority to House Out-of-State Inmates
Section 511.0096. Termination of Contracts for Out-of-State Inmates
Section 511.0097. Fire Sprinkler Head Inspection
Section 511.0098. Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information; Payment for Mental Health Services
Section 511.010. Gathering of Information
Section 511.0101. Jail Population Reports
Section 511.0102. Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover
Section 511.0103. Notification Regarding Policy Change
Section 511.0104. Rules Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
Section 511.0105. Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
Section 511.0106. Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents
Section 511.011. Report on Noncompliance
Section 511.0115. Public Information About Compliance Status of Jails
Section 511.012. Failure to Comply After Report
Section 511.0121. Failure to Cooperate in Parole in Absentia Program
Section 511.013. Appeal of Order
Section 511.014. Action to Enforce
Section 511.0145. Enforcement Actions
Section 511.015. Annual Reports
Section 511.017. Duties Related to State Jail Felony Facilities
Section 511.018. Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 511.019. Prisoner Safety Fund
Section 511.020. Serious Incidents Report
Section 511.021. Independent Investigation of Death Occurring in County Jail
Section 511.022. Advisory Committee
Section 511.023. Intake of Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities