<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:10:02"><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">67</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">:</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">61</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">:</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">10</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">:</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000000">02</span></a><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">.  Life safety codes.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> Each building </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">an agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> owns, rents, or leases</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">to provide</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> residential services </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> comply with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">applicable fire safety standards</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">, as set forth</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> in the 20</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> edition of the </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">An automatic sprinkler system is not required in an existing facility unless significant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">renovation or remodeling occurs</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">An</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> existing automatic sprinkler system </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">must </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">remain in service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    New construction, renovations, additions, and changes of space </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> comply with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition. Each facility </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> comply with the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">building construction standards of the International Building Code, 2012 edition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> SDR </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">, effective </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">    </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">Reference: NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 20</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">12</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">, National Fire Protection</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">Association</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, P.O.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9904; Phone: 1-800-344-3555. Cost $ </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">171</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">.00;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0-000001">    International Building Code</span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">, 2012 edition. Copies may be obtained from International</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">Conference of Building Officials, Phone</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">1-800-786-4452. Order@iccsafe.org. Cost:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0"> </span><span class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900C0">$89.00.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4634faea-b56d-4003-b55f-becf341dc900000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>