155-A:5 Accessibility Standards for Public Buildings; Purpose and Intent. –
The requirements of this section and RSA 155-A:5-a and RSA 155-A:5-b are intended to establish a system of certification and enforcement for the accessibility standards in the state building code for public buildings. For purposes of this section,public buildingmeans any building that is regulated by the accessibility standards contained in the state building code. This section is not intended to enlarge upon or expand any substantive standard of the state building code. This section is intended to apply solely to the new construction, addition, or alteration of a public building that is commenced on or after July 1, 2010 and only to the extent that the new construction, addition, or alteration is regulated by the accessibility standards in the state building code.