Mississippi § 45-11-37 - Doors to open outwardly.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 45-11-37 — Doors to open outwardly., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-11-37. Doors to open outwardly.
All the doors for ingress and egress to public schoolhouses, theaters, assembly rooms, halls, courthouses, churches, factories with more than twenty (20) employees, and all other buildings and places of public resort whatever, where people are wont to assemble, excepting schoolhouses, courthouses, and churches of one (1) audience room, and that on the ground floor, shall be so swung as to open outwardly from the audience rooms, halls, or workshops; but such doors may be hung on double-jointed hinges, so as to open with equal ease outwardly or inwardly.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 45-11-37 cover?
Section 45-11-37 ("Doors to open outwardly.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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