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Commissioners debate how to comply with new state restroom law; signage and single-occupancy options favored pending guidance
Summary
Raleigh County commissioners discussed implementation of a newly enacted state law about multi-occupancy private spaces, debating whether to convert restrooms to single-occupancy, post statutory signage and seek Attorney General guidance; penalties and the definition of 'reasonable steps' were a central concern.
Raleigh County commissioners spent a substantial portion of their Feb. 19 meeting debating how to implement a recently enacted state law that, as discussed at the meeting, requires public entities to take "every reasonable step" to prevent certain entries into multiple-occupancy private spaces.
Commissioners described the statute as vague on what counts as "reasonable steps" and raised practical questions about compliance in county facilities. Options discussed included converting multi-stall…
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