Nevada § 278.584 - Adoption of building code or ordinance requiring baby changing table in certain permanent buildings and facilities; applicability
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.584 — Adoption of building code or ordinance requiring baby changing table in certain permanent buildings and facilities; applicability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 278.584. Adoption of building code or ordinance requiring baby changing table in certain permanent buildings and facilities; applicability
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each county, city and any other governmental
entity that adopts a building code shall include in its respective building code a
requirement that any permanent building or facility used by the public that contains
a public restroom and is constructed on or after October 1, 2017, be equipped with
at least one baby changing table. If a baby changing table is not accessible in such a building or facility to both
men and women, the building code must require that the building or facility be equipped
with at least one such table accessible to men and at least one such table accessible
to women. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a county or a city has no building
code, it shall adopt by ordinance a requirement that any permanent building or facility
used by the public that contains a public restroom and is constructed on or after
October 1, 2017, be equipped with one or more baby changing tables as provided in
subsection 1. 3. A building code or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must provide an exception
to the requirements described in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, for any building
or facility that: (a) Does not have a public restroom; or (b) Has been issued a permit or license which restricts admission of children to the
building or facility on the basis of age. 4. The provisions of this section apply, without limitation, to any school district
for which a building code is adopted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 393.110 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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