Rialto, CA Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

010). Subsection G requires every entry door to be solid-core and fitted with a single-cylinder deadbolt: the bolt must throw at least one inch and resist cutting attack, the cylinder needs a guard against prying or wrenching, and the lock must be pin-tumbler with a minimum of five pins, limited to two entry doors per unit (additional doors may use keyless deadbolts). Subsection H requires exterior door hinges to be fastened with at least two number-eight screws penetrating two inches into solid backing, and hinges exposed to the outside must have non-removable pins or a mechanical interlock.

Subsection I sets the strike plate standard: minimum 16-gauge steel, bronze or brass, secured with two number-eight screws into a wood jamb, or four machine screws into a metal jamb. Subsections J through L add sliding-door anti-lift hardware with an interior auxiliary lock, a ban on glass or decorative panels within thirty inches of any entry-door lock, and a requirement that primary egress doors carry a one-way viewer with a 180-degree field of view mounted no higher than 54 inches. 040 exempts single-family residences and duplexes only from subsections A, B, D, E and F (lighting and numbering rules); the door-hardware standards in G through L still apply to single-family homes and duplexes. 030.