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§ 43-6-113. Toilet facilities.
 

(1)  An appropriate number of toilet rooms shall be accessible to, and usable by, the physically handicapped and shall have space to allow traffic of individuals in wheelchairs. 

(2)  Toilet rooms for each sex shall have at least one (1) toilet stall that: (a) is three (3) feet wide; (b) is at least four (4) feet eight (8) inches, preferably five (5) feet deep; (c) has a door (where doors are used) that is thirty-two (32) inches wide and swings out; (d) has handrails on each side, thirty-three (33) inches high and parallel to the floor, one and one-half (11/2) inches in outside diameter, with one and one-half (11/2) inches clearance between rail and wall, and fastened securely at ends and center; and (e) has a water closet with the seat twenty (20) inches from the floor. 

(3)  Such toilet rooms shall have at least one (1) lavatory with a narrow apron, which when mounted at standard height is usable by individuals in wheelchairs, or shall have lavatories mounted higher, when particular designs demand, so that they are usable by individuals in wheelchairs. 

(4)  Mirrors and shelves shall be provided above such lavatory at a height as low as practicable and no higher than forty (40) inches above the floor, measured from the top of the shelf and the bottom of the mirror. 

(5)  Toilet rooms for men which have wall-mounted urinals shall have an appropriate number of such urinals with the opening of the basin nineteen (19) inches from the floor, or shall have floor-mounted urinals that are on level with the main floor of the toilet room. 

(6)  Toilet rooms shall have an appropriate number of towel racks, towel dispensers, and other dispensers and disposal units mounted with openings of dispensers or receptacles no higher than forty (40) inches from the floor. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7015-102(g); Laws,  1972, ch. 516, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1972.
 

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 6 > 43-6-113

§ 43-6-113. Toilet facilities.
 

(1)  An appropriate number of toilet rooms shall be accessible to, and usable by, the physically handicapped and shall have space to allow traffic of individuals in wheelchairs. 

(2)  Toilet rooms for each sex shall have at least one (1) toilet stall that: (a) is three (3) feet wide; (b) is at least four (4) feet eight (8) inches, preferably five (5) feet deep; (c) has a door (where doors are used) that is thirty-two (32) inches wide and swings out; (d) has handrails on each side, thirty-three (33) inches high and parallel to the floor, one and one-half (11/2) inches in outside diameter, with one and one-half (11/2) inches clearance between rail and wall, and fastened securely at ends and center; and (e) has a water closet with the seat twenty (20) inches from the floor. 

(3)  Such toilet rooms shall have at least one (1) lavatory with a narrow apron, which when mounted at standard height is usable by individuals in wheelchairs, or shall have lavatories mounted higher, when particular designs demand, so that they are usable by individuals in wheelchairs. 

(4)  Mirrors and shelves shall be provided above such lavatory at a height as low as practicable and no higher than forty (40) inches above the floor, measured from the top of the shelf and the bottom of the mirror. 

(5)  Toilet rooms for men which have wall-mounted urinals shall have an appropriate number of such urinals with the opening of the basin nineteen (19) inches from the floor, or shall have floor-mounted urinals that are on level with the main floor of the toilet room. 

(6)  Toilet rooms shall have an appropriate number of towel racks, towel dispensers, and other dispensers and disposal units mounted with openings of dispensers or receptacles no higher than forty (40) inches from the floor. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7015-102(g); Laws,  1972, ch. 516, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1972.
 


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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 6 > 43-6-113

§ 43-6-113. Toilet facilities.
 

(1)  An appropriate number of toilet rooms shall be accessible to, and usable by, the physically handicapped and shall have space to allow traffic of individuals in wheelchairs. 

(2)  Toilet rooms for each sex shall have at least one (1) toilet stall that: (a) is three (3) feet wide; (b) is at least four (4) feet eight (8) inches, preferably five (5) feet deep; (c) has a door (where doors are used) that is thirty-two (32) inches wide and swings out; (d) has handrails on each side, thirty-three (33) inches high and parallel to the floor, one and one-half (11/2) inches in outside diameter, with one and one-half (11/2) inches clearance between rail and wall, and fastened securely at ends and center; and (e) has a water closet with the seat twenty (20) inches from the floor. 

(3)  Such toilet rooms shall have at least one (1) lavatory with a narrow apron, which when mounted at standard height is usable by individuals in wheelchairs, or shall have lavatories mounted higher, when particular designs demand, so that they are usable by individuals in wheelchairs. 

(4)  Mirrors and shelves shall be provided above such lavatory at a height as low as practicable and no higher than forty (40) inches above the floor, measured from the top of the shelf and the bottom of the mirror. 

(5)  Toilet rooms for men which have wall-mounted urinals shall have an appropriate number of such urinals with the opening of the basin nineteen (19) inches from the floor, or shall have floor-mounted urinals that are on level with the main floor of the toilet room. 

(6)  Toilet rooms shall have an appropriate number of towel racks, towel dispensers, and other dispensers and disposal units mounted with openings of dispensers or receptacles no higher than forty (40) inches from the floor. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7015-102(g); Laws,  1972, ch. 516, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1972.