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§ 9-303. Installation required

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Fire Protection and Prevention (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Fast Response Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-303
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 38A, § 47
§ 9-303. Installation required
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each hotel or motel with 10 or more units for which a contract for construction is executed after July 1, 1989, shall have installed a fast response residential fire sprinkler system that is intended:
(1) to detect and control a fire automatically;
(2) to provide improved protection against injury, loss of life, and property damage;
(3) to maintain survivable conditions in the room of fire origin; and
(4) to improve the chance for occupants to escape or be evacuated.
Exception
(b) A hotel or motel need not install a fast response residential fire sprinkler system if:
(1) the hotel or motel is a one or two story building; and
(2) all occupants are able to exit directly to the exterior of the building and not only to a central corridor through an approved exit door, as those terms are used in the most recent edition of the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-303, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 9-303
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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