NOTE: It is necessary and important to check with your local authority to confirm that guidelines and the safes of your choice are in accordance with Federal, State, County, or City guidelines prior to purchasing a safe.
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General storage rule - All controlled substances must be stored behind at least two differently keyed locks at all times. For combination lock lockboxes or safes... Only the registrant and as few responsible individuals as possible should know the combination. Whenever anyone who knows the combination is terminated from employment, the combination(s) must be changed.
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Schedule I and II substances - Must be stored in a safe or steel cabinet of substantial construction. If the safe or cabinet is less than 750 lbs., it must be mounted or secured to something of substantial construction (e.g., bolted to a wall or the floor, or the base embedded in concrete). The safe/cabinet should have an inner and outer door with the locks for each door keyed differently.
- Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances - Can be stored with Schedule I and II substances in a safe or steel cabinet of substantial construction as noted above.
Option #1: UL Rated TL-30 High-Security Safes
The "safe door" successfully resists attack, using common mechanical and electrical hand tools, carbide drills and pressure applying devices or mechanisms, and any combination of these means, for a net working time of 30 minutes. Estimated INSURABLE contents value*: With an alarm system: $375,000; Without an alarm system: $195,000
Option #2: UL Rated TL-30x6 Ultra High-Security Safes
The "safe door and all six (6) sides of the body" successfully resists attack, using common mechanical and electrical hand tools, carbide drills and pressure applying devices or mechanisms, and any combination of these means, for a net working time of 30 minutes. Estimated INSURABLE contents value*: With an alarm system: $500,000; Without an alarm system: $275,000
*SPECIAL NOTE: You should always ask your insurance broker for guidance on content value and insurability, and for recommendations that may result in reductions in your insurance premiums by having a U.L. Listed TL Safe.