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All dormitories at public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education shall have installed and use due diligence in maintaining in good working order such alarms regardless of when the building was constructed.B\n\nThe Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4011 establishing standards for automatic sprinkler systems throughout all buildings at private institutions of higher education and public institutions of higher education that are (i) more than 75 feet or more than six stories high and (ii) used, in whole or in part, as dormitories to house students. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 357 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 584<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 41<\/a> and 81<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68330,"section_number":"27-97","catch_line":"Adoption of Fire Prevention Code","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-97\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66162,"section_number":"2.2-4011","catch_line":"Emergency regulations; publication; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4011\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":53961,"identifier":"36-99.3","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.3","url":"\/36-99.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-99.3\/","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Smoke alarms and automatic sprinkler systems in institutions of higher education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-99.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Buildings<\/span> at institutions of higher education that contain dormitories for sleeping purposes shall be provided with battery<\/span> operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices installed therein in accordance with the Building Code<\/span>. All dormitories at public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education shall have installed and use due diligence in maintaining in good working order<\/span> such alarms regardless of when the building was constructed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4011<\/a> establishing standards for automatic sprinkler systems throughout all buildings<\/span> at private institutions of higher education and public institutions of higher education that are (i) more than 75 feet or more than six stories high and (ii) used, in whole or in part, as dormitories to house students. Such buildings<\/span> shall be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems by September 1, 1999, regardless of when such buildings<\/span> were constructed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The chief administrative office of the institution of higher education shall obtain a certificate of compliance with the provisions of this section from the building official of the locality in which the institution of higher education is located or, in the case of state-owned buildings<\/span>, from the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of General Services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dormitory at a military public institution of higher education that is patrolled 24 hours a day by military guards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSMOKE ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION\n(\u00a7 36-99.3)\n\nA. Buildings at institutions of higher education that contain dormitories for\nsleeping purposes shall be provided with battery operated or AC powered smoke\nalarm devices installed therein in accordance with the Building Code. All\ndormitories at public institutions of higher education and private institutions\nof higher education shall have installed and use due diligence in maintaining in\ngood working order such alarms regardless of when the building was constructed.\n\nB. The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations\npursuant to § 2.2-4011 establishing standards for automatic sprinkler\nsystems throughout all buildings at private institutions of higher education and\npublic institutions of higher education that are (i) more than 75 feet or more\nthan six stories high and (ii) used, in whole or in part, as dormitories to\nhouse students. Such buildings shall be equipped with automatic sprinkler\nsystems by September 1, 1999, regardless of when such buildings were\nconstructed.\n\nC. The chief administrative office of the institution of higher education shall\nobtain a certificate of compliance with the provisions of this section from the\nbuilding official of the locality in which the institution of higher education\nis located or, in the case of state-owned buildings, from the Director of the\nDepartment of General Services.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dormitory at a military\npublic institution of higher education that is patrolled 24 hours a day by\nmilitary guards.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 357; 1997, c. 584; 2018, cc. 41, 81.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}