Adoption of building code or ordinance requiring baby changing table in certain permanent buildings and facilities; applicability.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each county, city and any other governmental entity that adopts a building code shall include in its respective building code a requirement that any permanent building or facility used by the public that contains a public restroom and is constructed on or after October 1, 2017, be equipped with at least one baby changing table. If a baby changing table is not accessible in such a building or facility to both men and women, the building code must require that the building or facility be equipped with at least one such table accessible to men and at least one such table accessible to women.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a county or a city has no building code, it shall adopt by ordinance a requirement that any permanent building or facility used by the public that contains a public restroom and is constructed on or after October 1, 2017, be equipped with one or more baby changing tables as provided in subsection 1.

3. A building code or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must provide an exception to the requirements described in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, for any building or facility that:

(a) Does not have a public restroom; or

(b) Has been issued a permit or license which restricts admission of children to the building or facility on the basis of age.

4. The provisions of this section apply, without limitation, to any school district for which a building code is adopted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 393.110.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 1478)


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