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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.
11    For the purposes of this Section, "flame safeguard control"
12means a modular burner management system that is designed to
13provide automatic ignition and continuous flame monitoring for
14use in forced air heating equipment that uses gas or light oil
15fuels, or both.
16    (b) Willful failure to remove any rebuilt flame safeguard
17control in forced air heating equipment as required by this Act
18is a Class B misdemeanor.
19    Tampering with, removing, destroying, or disconnecting any
20installed flame safeguard control, except in the course of
21inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the control, is a
22Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class 4
23felony for a second or subsequent conviction.