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§ 9-102. Automatic smoke alarms required in sleeping areas within residential occupancies

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: July 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Fire Protection and Prevention (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Smoke Detection Systems (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-102
§ 9-102. Automatic smoke alarms required in sleeping areas within residential occupancies
Currentness
Application of subtitle
(a) This subtitle applies throughout the State, including Baltimore City.
Smoke alarms required in sleeping areas
(b) An automatic smoke alarm shall be provided in each sleeping area within each residential occupancy, including one- and two-family dwellings, lodging or rooming houses, hotels, dormitories, and apartment buildings, as defined in NFPA 101: Life Safety Code as adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission.
Smoke alarm requirements
(c) Smoke alarms shall:
(1) be installed in accordance with NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code as referenced by the State Fire Prevention Code;
(2) be listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to comply with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 217, “Standard for safety for single and multiple station smoke alarms”;
(3) be suitable for sensing visible or invisible products of combustion; and
(4) sound an alarm suitable to warn the occupants.
Regulations by local jurisdictions
(d) Local jurisdictions may adopt smoke alarm regulations that are more stringent than the provisions of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 594, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 595, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-102, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 9-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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