Enforceable September 12, 2009
SP0212, LD 550, item 1, 124th Maine State Legislature
An Act To Protect Maine Residents
from Home Fires and Carbon Monoxide
This bill requires that all single-family dwellings and multiapartment buildings sold
in the State andnewly constructed single-family dwellings have photoelectric-only-type
smoke detectors and at least onecarbon monoxide detector in an area within or giving
access to a bedroom. The detectors in multifamily dwellings and newly
constructed single-family dwellings must be powered by both the electrical
servicein the building and by battery.
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