HB 2463 -- Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detection Devices

Sponsor:  McClanahan

This bill requires all newly constructed residential property or
rental dwellings to have an approved and operational carbon
monoxide alarm installed within 10 feet of each room lawfully
used for sleeping.  This requirement also applies to an existing
residential property or rental dwelling upon its sale or the
change or renewal of a lease.  The owner of each existing and
newly constructed residential leased or rental dwelling unit must
install at least one approved smoke alarm capable of sensing
visible or invisible particles of combustion and emitting an
audible signal on the ceiling or wall within 10 feet of and
inside each room used for sleeping purposes and on each level
within the dwelling.  In all newly constructed residential leased
or rental dwelling units, the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide
alarm must receive its primary power from the building's wiring
and be equipped with a battery backup.  The owner of any rental
dwelling which is required to be equipped with a carbon monoxide
or smoke alarm must replace any required alarm that has been
stolen, removed, discovered to be missing, or rendered inoperable
within the dwelling; keep and maintain the device in good repair;
and test the alarm.

Willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition any
carbon monoxide or smoke alarm will be a class B misdemeanor.
Tampering with, removing, destroying, disconnecting, or removing
the batteries from any installed carbon monoxide or smoke alarm
will be a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class D
felony for each subsequent offense.

The provisions of the bill will not apply to any political
subdivision adopting or having adopted a code, ordinance, order,
or regulation equal to or more stringent that the requirements of
the bill.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm