Sec. 92.154. HEIGHT, STRIKE PLATE, AND THROW REQUIREMENTS--KEYED DEAD BOLT OR KEYLESS BOLTING DEVICE. (a) A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device required by this subchapter must be installed at a height: (1) not lower than 36 inches from the floor; and (2) not higher than: (A) 54 inches from the floor, if installed before September 1, 1993; or (B) 48 inches from the floor, if installed on or after September 1, 1993. (b) A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device described in Section 92.151 (6)(A) or (B) in a dwelling must: (1) have a strike plate screwed into the portion of the doorjamb surface that faces the edge of the door when the door is closed; or (2) be installed in a door with a metal doorjamb that serves as the strike plate. (c) A keyed dead bolt or keyless dead bolt, as described by Section 92.151 (6)(A), installed in a dwelling on or after September 1, 1993, must have a bolt with a throw of not less than one inch. (d) The requirements of this section do not apply to a keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device in one door of a pair of French doors that is installed in accordance with the requirements of Section 92.153 (b)(1) or (2).
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