<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.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0 { 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.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7c000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0-000004 { 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="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:62:09:02"><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">67</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">62</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">09</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000000">02</span></a><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">.  Life safety codes.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> Each building the center owns, rents, or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">leases </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> comply with applicable fire safety standards</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">, as set forth</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> in the 20</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> edition of the NFPA</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">101 Life Safety Code. An automatic sprinkler system is not required in an existing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">facility</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> unless significant renovation or remodeling occurs</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">An </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">existing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">automatic sprinkler system </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> remain in service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    New construction, renovations, additions, and changes of space </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> comply with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition. Each facility </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> also comply with the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">building construction standards of the International Building Code, 2012 edition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> SDR </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">, effective </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-3-1"><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000003">27A-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">    </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">Reference: NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 20</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">12</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">, National Fire Protection</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">Association</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471; https://catalog.nfpa.org/NFPA-101-Life-Safety-Code-P1220.aspx; Phone: 1-800-344-3555. Cost $171.00;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0-000001">    International Building Code</span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">, 2012 edition. Copies may be obtained from International</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">Conference of Building Officials, Phone 1-800-786-4452. Order@iccsafe.org Cost:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0"> </span><span class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cC0">$89.00.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7cP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s82481281-4442-4d35-8b08-ddba5ffacd7c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>