Las Vegas building and fire codes require egress doors in multifamily, office, school, and assembly spaces to release with a single motion using approved hardware, with deadbolts and chain locks on egress paths prohibited in commercial buildings.
City of Las Vegas adopts the International Building Code and International Fire Code under LVMC Title 14, requiring egress doors in commercial, multifamily, school, and assembly occupancies to unlock with a single operation - typically lever sets, panic bars, or listed dual-cylinder devices where allowed. Deadbolts requiring a separate key, surface bolts, and chain locks are prohibited on required exits. Electronic locks must release on power loss, fire alarm, and override switch. Single-family homes are exempt from panic-hardware rules but still cannot block egress windows. Inspections happen during construction permits and post-Pulse and post-Las Vegas-Strip-shooting fire-marshal reviews under NRS 477.
Notice of violation, fines per non-compliant door, retrofit orders, occupancy-permit denial, and life-safety closure if egress is impeded during inspections or fire incidents.
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