42 USC § 4155 - Effective date of standards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4155"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 4155 - Effective date of standards"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4155"
section_name: "Effective date of standards"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–480, § 5, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719.)"
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# § 4155. Effective date of standards

Every building designed, constructed, or altered after the effective date of a standard issued under this chapter which is applicable to such building, shall be designed, constructed, or altered in accordance with such standard.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–480, § 5, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719.)