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§ 12-510. Master control devices required for new hotel guest rooms

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Maryland Building Performance Standards (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Public Safety, § 12-510
§ 12-510. Master control devices required for new hotel guest rooms
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)(i) “Hotel” means an establishment that offers sleeping accommodations for compensation.
(ii) “Hotel” does not include a bed and breakfast establishment.
(3) “Master control device” means:
(i) a control that is activated when a person enters the room through the primary room-access method; or
(ii) an occupancy sensor control that is activated by a person's presence in the room.
Application of section to new construction of hotels
(b) This section applies only to the new construction of hotels.
Master control device requirements for hotel guest rooms
(c)(1) Each hotel guest room shall be equipped with a master control device that automatically turns off the power to all of the lighting fixtures in the guest room no more than 30 minutes after the room has been vacated.
(2) A master control device may also control the heating, ventilation, or air conditioning default settings in hotel guest rooms 30 minutes after a room has been vacated by:
(i) increasing the set temperature by at least 3 degrees Fahrenheit when in the air conditioning mode; or
(ii) decreasing the set temperature by at least 3 degrees Fahrenheit when in the heating mode.
Provisions as part of Maryland Building Performance Standards
(d) The Department shall adopt the provisions of this section as a part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 606, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 607, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 12-510, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 12-510
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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