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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER CSECURE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.456Toilet Facilities--SOHU

(a) In facilities constructed and operating before March 1, 1996, each SOHU shall contain at least one operable toilet above floor level for:

  (1) every 12 beds in male housing units; and

  (2) every eight beds in female housing units.

(b) In facilities constructed and operating on or after March 1, 1996, each SOHU shall contain one operable toilet above floor level for every six beds in the housing unit.

(c) Urinals may be substituted for up to one-half of the toilets in housing units permanently designed as all-male units.


Source Note: The provisions of this §343.456 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243

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