Public Act 095-0946
 		





HB4683 Enrolled
LRB095 16079 RLC 42097 b






    AN ACT concerning fire safety.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire 
and Life Safety Device Act.
 
    Section 5. Fire protection devices neither designed nor 
capable of function. 
    (a)   The manufacture, installation, or sale of any device or 
object that reasonably appears to be a smoke detector, 
sprinkler head, carbon monoxide alarm, heat detector, or any 
other similar device  used for life safety or fire protection 
that is, in fact, neither designed nor capable of performing 
such life safety or fire protection function, is prohibited.
    (b)  A person who violates this Act  is guilty of a petty 
offense and shall be fined a maximum of  $100 for the first 
offense, $500 for the second offense, and $1,000 for the third 
or subsequent offense. Each day that a device or devices are 
installed in  violation of this Section constitutes a separate 
offense.
    (c)



 Inspectors employed by municipalities, fire protection 
districts, and  counties, those individuals who meet the 
requirements of subsection (f) of Section 20 of the Fire 
Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act, and individuals licensed 
under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 may 
inspect devices described in subsection (a) to ensure 
compliance with this Act.
No such inspection shall be conducted 
in any room or suite of rooms used for human habitation, 
including any single family residence, living unit of a 
multiple family residence, or living unit in a mixed use 
building.
    (d)  Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to sworn 
law enforcement officers utilizing a facsimile smoke detector, 
sprinkler head, carbon monoxide alarm, heat detector, or any 
other similar device in furtherance of a criminal 
investigation.






Effective Date:  1/1/2009