{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-24-211","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 24–211","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Place of public entertainment” means any establishment that:\n(i) Accommodates more than 100 individuals; and\n(ii) Is included under § 302.0 Use Group A, Assembly Uses, of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Model Performance Code as adopted by regulation by the Department of Housing and Community Development.\n(3) “Public restroom” means a public sanitary facility that contains more than one sanitary fixture.\n(4) “Sanitary fixture” means a toilet, urinal, or lavatory placed in a public sanitary facility.\n(b) In any place of public entertainment required by a State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have a public restroom, sanitary fixtures shall be distributed so that the number of toilets provided in a public restroom for women shall be no less than the combined number of toilets and urinals provided in a public restroom for men.\n(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after May 1, 1993.\n(d) This section does not apply to:\n(1) Restoration or renovation of structures, including restoration or renovation which involves 100% of the previously existing structure; or\n(2) An addition to any structure.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=24-211","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"e6b29a5e379479036a39fff32148a1adbccb41958520a9b3eaabc41b3fa850e0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-24-210","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-24-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}