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HB4683 Engrossed |
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LRB095 16079 RLC 42097 b |
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| AN ACT concerning fire safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire |
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| and Life Safety Device Act.
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| Section 5. Fire protection devices neither designed nor |
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| capable of function. |
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| (a) The manufacture, installation, or sale of any device or |
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| object that reasonably appears to be a smoke detector, |
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| sprinkler head, carbon monoxide alarm, heat detector, or any |
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| other similar device used for life safety or fire protection |
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| that is, in fact, neither designed nor capable of performing |
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| such life safety or fire protection function, is prohibited. |
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| (b) A person who violates this Act is guilty of a petty |
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| offense and shall be fined a maximum of $100 for the first |
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| offense, $500 for the second offense, and $1,000 for the third |
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| or subsequent offense. Each day that a device or devices are |
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| installed in violation of this Section constitutes a separate |
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| offense. |
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| (c)
Inspectors employed by municipalities, fire protection |
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| districts, and counties, those individuals who meet the |
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| requirements of subsection (f) of Section 20 of the Fire |
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| Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act, and individuals licensed |