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2020 Mississippi Code
Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 43 - William Lee Montjoy Pool Safety Act
§ 45-43-9. Requirements for gates and latches
Universal Citation: MS Code § 45-43-9 (2020)
- Except as otherwise provided by Section 45-43-11, a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 45-43-7 shall:
- Have a self-closing and self-latching device;
- Have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination; and
- Open outward away from the pool yard.
- Except as otherwise provided by subsection (3) of this section and Section 45-43-11, a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least sixty (60) inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:
- The latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three (3) inches below the top of the gate; and
- The gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any direction within eighteen (18) inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gatepost to which the gate latches.
- A gate latch may be located forty-two (42) inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.
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