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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2905/4 new)
7    Sec. 4. Rebuilt flame safeguard controls. 
8    (a) Beginning July 1, 2012, the use of a rebuilt flame 
9safeguard control in forced air heating equipment in any 
10non-residential structure is prohibited, unless the rebuilt 
11flame safeguard control is labeled and listed by a nationally 
12recognized testing agency. This prohibition does not apply to 
13structures used for production agriculture, as defined in 
14Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act. 
15    For the purposes of this Section, "flame safeguard control" 
16means a modular burner management system that is designed to 
17provide automatic ignition and continuous flame monitoring for 
18use in forced air heating equipment that uses gas or light oil 
19fuels, or both. 
20    (b) Willful failure to remove any rebuilt flame safeguard 
21control in forced air heating equipment as required by this Act 
22is a Class B misdemeanor. 
23    Tampering with, removing, destroying, or disconnecting any 
 
 
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1installed flame safeguard control, except in the course of 
2inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the control, is a 
3Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class 4 
4felony for  a second or subsequent conviction.