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1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Smoke Detector Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 3 as follows:
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6 | | (425 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 803)
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7 | | Sec. 3.
(a) Every dwelling unit or hotel shall be equipped |
8 | | with at least one
approved smoke detector in an operating |
9 | | condition within 15 feet of every room
used for sleeping |
10 | | purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling
and at |
11 | | least 6 inches from any wall, or on a wall located between 4 |
12 | | and 6
inches from the ceiling.
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13 | | (b) Every single family residence shall have at least one |
14 | | approved smoke
detector installed on every story of the |
15 | | dwelling unit, including basements
but not including |
16 | | unoccupied attics. In dwelling units with split levels,
a smoke |
17 | | detector installed on the upper level shall suffice for the
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18 | | adjacent lower level if the lower level is less than one full |
19 | | story below
the upper level; however, if there is an |
20 | | intervening door between the
adjacent levels, a smoke detector |
21 | | shall be installed on each level.
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22 | | (c) Every structure which (1) contains more than one |
23 | | dwelling unit, or
(2) contains at least one dwelling unit and |
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1 | | is a mixed-use structure, shall
contain at least one approved |
2 | | smoke detector at the uppermost ceiling of
each interior |
3 | | stairwell. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling,
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4 | | least 6 inches from the wall, or on a wall located between 4 |
5 | | and 6
inches from the ceiling.
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6 | | (d) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a |
7 | | structure to supply
and install all required detectors. The |
8 | | owner shall be responsible for
making reasonable efforts to |
9 | | test and maintain detectors in common
stairwells and hallways. |
10 | | It shall be the responsibility of a tenant to
test and to |
11 | | provide general maintenance for the detectors within the
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12 | | tenant's dwelling unit or rooming unit, and to notify the owner |
13 | | or the
authorized agent of the owner in writing of any |
14 | | deficiencies which the
tenant cannot correct. The owner shall |
15 | | be responsible for providing one
tenant per dwelling unit with |
16 | | written information regarding detector
testing and |
17 | | maintenance.
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18 | | The tenant shall be responsible for replacement of any |
19 | | required batteries
in the smoke detectors in the tenant's |
20 | | dwelling unit, except that the owner
shall ensure that such |
21 | | batteries are in operating condition at the time
the tenant |
22 | | takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide
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23 | | the owner or the authorized agent of the owner with access to |
24 | | the dwelling
unit to correct any deficiencies in the smoke |
25 | | detector which have been
reported in writing to the owner or |
26 | | the authorized agent of the owner.
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1 | | (e) The requirements of this Section shall apply to any |
2 | | dwelling unit
in existence on July 1, 1988, beginning on that |
3 | | date. Except as provided
in subsections (f) and (g), the smoke |
4 | | detectors required in such dwelling
units may be either battery |
5 | | powered or wired into the structure's AC power
line, and need |
6 | | not be interconnected.
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7 | | (f) In the case of any dwelling unit that is newly |
8 | | constructed,
reconstructed, or substantially remodelled after |
9 | | December 31, 1987, the
requirements of this Section shall apply |
10 | | beginning on the first day of
occupancy of the dwelling unit |
11 | | after such construction, reconstruction or
substantial |
12 | | remodelling. The smoke detectors required in such dwelling
unit |
13 | | shall be permanently wired into the structure's AC power line, |
14 | | and if
more than one detector is required to be installed |
15 | | within the dwelling
unit, the detectors shall be wired so that |
16 | | the actuation of one detector
will actuate all the detectors in |
17 | | the dwelling unit.
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18 | | In the case of any dwelling unit that is newly constructed,
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19 | | reconstructed, or substantially remodeled on or after January |
20 | | 1, 2011, smoke detectors permanently wired into the structure's |
21 | | AC power line must also maintain an alternative back-up power |
22 | | source, which may be either a battery or batteries or an |
23 | | emergency generator. |
24 | | (g) Every hotel shall be equipped with operational portable
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25 | | smoke-detecting alarm devices for the deaf and hearing impaired |
26 | | of audible
and visual design, available for units of occupancy.
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1 | | Specialized smoke-detectors for the deaf and hearing |
2 | | impaired shall be
available upon request by guests in such |
3 | | hotels at a rate
of at least one such smoke detector per 75 |
4 | | occupancy units or portions
thereof, not to exceed 5 such smoke |
5 | | detectors per hotel.
Incorporation or connection into an |
6 | | existing interior alarm system, so as
to be capable of being |
7 | | activated by the system, may be utilized in lieu of
the |
8 | | portable alarms.
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9 | | Operators of any hotel shall post conspicuously at the main |
10 | | desk a
permanent notice, in letters at least 3 inches in |
11 | | height, stating that
smoke detector alarm devices for the deaf |
12 | | and hearing impaired are
available. The proprietor may require |
13 | | a refundable deposit for a portable
smoke detector not to |
14 | | exceed the cost of the detector.
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15 | | (g-5) A hotel, as defined in this Act, shall be responsible |
16 | | for installing and maintaining smoke detecting equipment. |
17 | | (h) Compliance with an applicable federal, State or local |
18 | | law or
building code which requires the installation and |
19 | | maintenance of smoke
detectors in a manner different from this |
20 | | Section, but providing a level of
safety for occupants which is |
21 | | equal to or greater than that provided by
this Section, shall |
22 | | be deemed to be in compliance with this Section, and
the |
23 | | requirements of such more stringent law shall govern over the
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24 | | requirements of this Section.
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25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1292, eff. 1-1-11.)
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26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |