Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.1703 - Definitions

Rule 3. As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.33.

(b) "Authority having jurisdiction" means the director of the Michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs, an employee of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs appointed by the director to implement the act, or an employee of a city, village, or township delegated to enforce the code under the provisions of section 2b, MCL 29.2b, of the act.

(c) "Code" means national fire protection association standard no. 101, 2012 edition, entitled "Life Safety Code."

(d) "Cosmetic remodeling" means surface changes made solely to the wall, floor, or ceiling that do not decrease the fire rating of the wall, floor, or ceiling, including the replacement of windows and doors.

(e) "Existing" means a building constructed and occupied as a penal facility before the effective date of these rules.

(f) "Maintenance" means repair that is required to keep the building and its component parts in an operative condition at all times. "Maintenance" includes the replacement of a building's components when, for any reason, they become undependable or inoperable. "Maintenance" does not include renovation.

(g) "Penal facility" means a detention or correctional occupancy that provides sleeping facilities for 1 or more residents and that is occupied by persons who are generally prevented from exiting an area because of security measures not under the occupants' control. Only the penal facilities as described in section 62 of 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.262, are considered a "penal facility".

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.1703

2017 MR 6, Eff. 4/27/2017