Illinois Compiled Statutes 425 ILCS 55 — Public Building Egress Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Building Egress Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

That all public buildings now in process of construction or hereafter to be built or constructed, which may or shall be used for churches, school houses, operas, theatres, lecture rooms, hotels, public meetings, town halls, or which may or shall be used for any purpose whereby a collection of people may be assembled to…

Stairwell door access

Stairwell door access. (a) Stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time in order to provide re-entry from the stair enclosure to the interior of the building; or (2) stairwell enclosure doors tha…

That any person or persons who shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined in any sum not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. (Source: P.A. 77-2564.)

The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall have power to enforce this Act

The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall have power to enforce this Act. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the mayor, or other corporate authorities of the town or city, may close and prohibit all public buildings, hereafter erected, from being used in violation of this Act. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying minimum exit dimensions and numbers of exits for buildings required by this Act to have doors which open outwards. (Source: P.A. 82-706.)