Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-101 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Long-life battery" means a nonrechargeable, nonreplaceable primary battery that is capable of operating a smoke alarm for at least 10 years in the normal condition.(c) "Sleeping area" means a space that includes one or more sleeping rooms and a hall or common area immediately adjacent to any sleeping room.(d) "Sleeping room" means an enclosed room with a bed arranged to be used as a bedroom.(e) "Smoke alarm" means a single or multiple station device that detects visible or invisible products of combustion and includes a built-in internal alarm signal.(f) "Smoke detector" means a system-connected smoke sensing device tied to a fire alarm control panel or a household fire warning panel.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 484,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 595,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 594,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.