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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Chapter 337: HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
5 §4594. Standards for facilities constructed or altered between January 1, 1982 and January 1, 1984

Universal Citation:
5 ME Rev Stat § 4594 (2011 through 125th Legis)
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Part 12: HUMAN RIGHTS

Subchapter 5: PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS

§4594. Standards for facilities constructed or altered between January 1, 1982 and January 1, 1984

1. Facilities attested. This section applies for the following facilities:

A. Any building or facility constructed specifically as a place of public accommodation on or after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984, or when the estimated total costs for remodeling or enlarging an existing building exceeds $250,000 and the remodeling or enlarging is begun after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984; and [2011, c. 322, §2 (AMD).]

B. Any building or facility constructed specifically as a place of employment on or after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984, or when the estimated total costs for remodeling or enlarging an existing building exceed $100,000 and the remodeling or enlarging is begun after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984. [2011, c. 322, §2 (AMD).]

[ 2011, c. 322, §2 (AMD) .]

2. Application. Facilities subject to this section must meet the requirements of the 1981 standards of construction adopted pursuant to Title 25, chapter 331, to implement the following 4 parts of the American National Standards Institute's "Specification for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by Physically Handicapped People," (ANSI A 117.1-1980):

A. 4.3 Accessible Route; [1981, c. 334, §3 (NEW).]

B. 4.13 Doors; [1981, c. 334, §3 (NEW).]

C. 4.17 Toilet Stalls; [1987, c. 390, §2 (AMD).]

D. 4.29.3 Tactile Warnings on doors to Hazardous Areas; and [1987, c. 390, §2 (AMD).]

E. Parking spaces for use by persons with physical disability in adequate number, pursuant to section 4593, subsection 1, paragraph E. [1991, c. 99, §24 (AMD).]

[ 1991, c. 99, §24 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 334, §3 (NEW). 1987, c. 390, §§2,3 (AMD). 1991, c. 99, §24 (AMD). 2011, c. 322, §2 (AMD).

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