The following information is provided by the State of Illinois Compiled Statutes.
(425 ILCS 60/) Smoke Detector Act.
(425
ILCS 60/1)
(from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 801)
Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Smoke Detector Act.
(Source: P.A. 85‑143.)
(425
ILCS 60/2)
(from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 802)
Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act:
"Approved smoke detector" or "detector" means a smoke detector of the
ionization or photoelectric type, which complies with all the requirements of
the Rules and regulations of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
"Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation,
and includes a single family residence as well as each living unit of a multiple
family residence and each living unit in a mixed‑use building.
"Hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, advertised, or held out
to the public to be a place where lodging is offered for consideration to
travelers and guests. "Hotel" includes inns, motels, tourist homes or courts,
bed and breakfast establishments and lodging houses.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1404.)
(425
ILCS 60/3)
(from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 803)
Sec. 3. (a) Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved
smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for
sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and at least 6
inches from any wall, or on a wall located between 4 and 6 inches from the
ceiling.
(b) Every single family residence shall have at least one approved smoke
detector installed on every story of the dwelling unit, including basements but
not including unoccupied attics. In dwelling units with split levels, a smoke
detector installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level
if the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level; however,
if there is an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke detector
shall be installed on each level.
(c) Every structure which (1) contains more than one dwelling unit, or (2)
contains at least one dwelling unit and is a mixed‑use structure, shall contain
at least one approved smoke detector at the uppermost ceiling of each interior
stairwell. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling, at least 6 inches
from the wall, or on a wall located between 4 and 6 inches from the ceiling.
(d) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a structure to supply and
install all required detectors. The owner shall be responsible for making
reasonable efforts to test and maintain detectors in common stairwells and
hallways. It shall be the responsibility of a tenant to test and to provide
general maintenance for the detectors within the tenant's dwelling unit or
rooming unit, and to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in
writing of any deficiencies which the tenant cannot correct. The owner shall be
responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit with written information
regarding detector testing and maintenance.
The tenant shall be responsible for replacement of any required batteries in
the smoke detectors in the tenant's dwelling unit, except that the owner shall
ensure that such batteries are in operating condition at the time the tenant
takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide the owner or the
authorized agent of the owner with access to the dwelling unit to correct any
deficiencies in the smoke detector which have been reported in writing to the
owner or the authorized agent of the owner.
(e) The requirements of this Section shall apply to any dwelling unit in
existence on July 1, 1988, beginning on that date. Except as provided in
subsections (f) and (g), the smoke detectors required in such dwelling units may
be either battery powered or wired into the structure's AC power line, and need
not be interconnected.
(f) In the case of any dwelling unit that is newly constructed,
reconstructed, or substantially remodeled after December 31, 1987, the
requirements of this Section shall apply beginning on the first day of occupancy
of the dwelling unit after such construction, reconstruction or substantial
remodeling. The smoke detectors required in such dwelling unit shall be
permanently wired into the structure's AC power line, and if more than one
detector is required to be installed within the dwelling unit, the detectors
shall be wired so that the actuation of one detector will actuate all the
detectors in the dwelling unit.
(g) Every hotel shall be equipped with operational portable smoke‑detecting
alarm devices for the deaf and hearing impaired of audible and visual design,
available for units of occupancy.
Specialized smoke‑detectors for the deaf and hearing impaired shall be
available upon request by guests in such hotels at a rate of at least one such
smoke detector per 75 occupancy units or portions thereof, not to exceed 5 such
smoke detectors per hotel. Incorporation or connection into an existing interior
alarm system, so as to be capable of being activated by the system, may be
utilized in lieu of the portable alarms.
Operators of any hotel shall post conspicuously at the main desk a permanent
notice, in letters at least 3 inches in height, stating that smoke detector
alarm devices for the deaf and hearing impaired are available. The proprietor
may require a refundable deposit for a portable smoke detector not to exceed the
cost of the detector.
(h) Compliance with an applicable federal, State or local law or building
code which requires the installation and maintenance of smoke detectors in a
manner different from this Section, but providing a level of safety for
occupants which is equal to or greater than that provided by this Section, shall
be deemed to be in compliance with this Section, and the requirements of such
more stringent law shall govern over the requirements of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1404.)
(425
ILCS 60/4)
(from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 804)
Sec. 4. (a) Willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition
any smoke detector required by this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Tampering with, removing, destroying, disconnecting or removing the
batteries from any installed smoke detector, except in the course of inspection,
maintenance or replacement of the detector, shall be a Class A misdemeanor in
the case of a first conviction, and a Class 4 felony in the case of a second or
subsequent conviction.
(Source: P.A. 85‑143.)
(430 ILCS 135/) Carbon Monoxide Alarm Detector Act.
(430
ILCS 135/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Detector Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑741, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(430
ILCS 135/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Approved carbon monoxide alarm" or "alarm" means a carbon monoxide alarm
that complies with all the requirements of the rules and regulations of the
Illinois State Fire Marshal, bears the label of a nationally recognized testing
laboratory, and complies with the most recent standards of the Underwriters
Laboratories or the Canadian Standard Association.
"Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation,
and includes a single family residence as well as each living unit of a multiple
family residence and each living unit in a mixed use building.
(Source: P.A. 94‑741, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(430
ILCS 135/10)
Sec. 10. Carbon monoxide detector.
(a) Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved carbon
monoxide alarm in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for
sleeping purposes. The carbon monoxide alarm may be combined with smoke
detecting devices provided that the combined unit complies with the respective
provisions of the administrative code, reference standards, and departmental
rules relating to both smoke detecting devices and carbon monoxide alarms and
provided that the combined unit emits an alarm in a manner that clearly
differentiates the hazard.
(b) Every structure that contains more than one dwelling unit shall contain
at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in operating condition within 15
feet of every room used for sleeping purposes.
(c) It is the responsibility of the owner of a structure to supply and
install all required alarms. It is the responsibility of a tenant to test and to
provide general maintenance for the alarms within the tenant's dwelling unit or
rooming unit, and to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in
writing of any deficiencies that the tenant cannot correct. The owner is
responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit with written information
regarding alarm testing and maintenance.
The tenant is responsible for replacement of any required batteries in the
carbon monoxide alarms in the tenant's dwelling unit, except that the owner
shall ensure that the batteries are in operating condition at the time the
tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide the owner
or the authorized agent of the owner with access to the dwelling unit to correct
any deficiencies in the carbon monoxide alarm that have been reported in writing
to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner.
(d) The carbon monoxide alarms required under this Act may be either battery
powered, plug‑in with battery back‑up, or wired into the structure's AC power
line with secondary battery back‑up.
(Source: P.A. 94‑741, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(430
ILCS 135/15)
Sec. 15. Violation.
(a) Willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition any carbon
monoxide alarm required by this Act is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Tampering with, removing, destroying, disconnecting, or removing the
batteries from any installed carbon monoxide alarm, except in the course of
inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the alarm, is a Class A misdemeanor
in the case of a first conviction and a Class 4 felony in the case of a second
or subsequent conviction.
(Source: P.A. 94‑741, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(430
ILCS 135/20)
Sec. 20. Exemptions. The following residential units shall not require
carbon monoxide detectors:
(1) A residential unit in a building that: (i) does not rely on
combustion of fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, or hot water; (ii) is not
connected in any way to a garage; and (iii) is not sufficiently close to any
ventilated source of carbon monoxide, as determined by the local building
commissioner, to receive carbon monoxide from that source.
(2) A residential unit that is not sufficiently close to any source of
carbon monoxide so as to be at risk of receiving carbon monoxide from that
source, as determined by the local building commissioner.
(Source: P.A. 94‑741, eff. 1‑1‑07.)