Riverside enforces California Building Code rules requiring single-action egress hardware on exit doors. Schools, daycares, and assembly spaces must use approved locks that allow free exit even when secured against entry.
Per California Building Code Section 1010 adopted in RMC Chapter 16, doors along an exit path must open with one releasing operation, no key, and no special knowledge from the egress side. Riverside permits classroom security locksets meeting CBC 1010.1.9.7, including dual-locking devices on schools, but requires they release with a single motion and remain accessible to the deaf, blind, and disabled. Childcare centers, assembly halls over fifty occupants, and high-rise residences face additional panic hardware requirements. Property owners replacing exit hardware must apply for a Building and Safety permit and pass inspection.
Installing prohibited barricade devices, double-cylinder deadbolts on exits, or non-compliant classroom locks is a code violation that blocks occupancy and triggers fines.
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