South Carolina § 45-5-70 - Exits from inside courts or light wells.
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§ 45-5-70. Exits from inside courts or light wells.
The proprietor, manager or other person in charge of every hotel constructed with an inside court or light well enclosed on all sides and with sleeping rooms or lodging apartments the only windows of which open upon or into such court or light well shall provide escape from such inside court or light well through a room or rooms, or otherwise, on a level with the lowest floor to which the light well extends.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 35-115; 1952 Code SECTION 35-115; 1942 Code SECTION 5102; 1932 Code SECTION 5102; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2371; 1920 (31) 860.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-5-70 ("Exits from inside courts or light wells.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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