(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a municipality may not enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring the installation or maintenance of a carbon monoxide detector in a residential dwelling against anyone other than the occupant of the dwelling.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 10-8-53.5

  • Municipality: means :
         (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
         (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
         (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) Subsection (1) may not be construed to affect:

     (2)(a) a building permit applicant’s obligation to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction; or
     (2)(b) a municipality’s ability to require a building permit applicant to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction.