Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 9-106.1

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) a fire alarm, a smoke detector, a smoke alarm, or an ancillary component that is:

(i) electronically connected as a part of a listed centrally monitored or supervised alarm system; or

(ii) capable of sending and receiving notifications by:

1. a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal; or

2. a wireless local area networking capability; or

(2) any other device that the State Fire Marshal designates as exempt through the regulatory process.

(b) On or after October 1, 2018, a person may not sell a battery operated smoke alarm in the State for compliance with this subtitle unless the smoke alarm is a sealed, tamper resistant unit incorporating a silence/hush button and using one or more long-life batteries.