Section 13262 Of Chapter 8. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act Of 2010 From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 8.
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. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) "Carbon monoxide device" means a device that meets all of the
following requirements:
(1) A device designed to detect carbon monoxide and produce a
distinct, audible alarm.
(2) A device that is battery powered, a plug-in device with
battery backup, or a device installed as recommended by Standard 720
of the National Fire Protection Association that is either wired into
the alternating current power line of the dwelling unit with a
secondary battery backup or connected to a system via a panel.
(3) If the device is combined with a smoke detector, the combined
device shall comply with all of the following:
(A) The standards that apply to carbon monoxide alarms as
described in this chapter.
(B) The standards that apply to smoke detectors, as described in
Section 13113.7.
(C) The combined device emits an alarm or voice warning in a
manner that clearly differentiates between a carbon monoxide alarm
warning and a smoke detector warning.
(4) The device has been tested and certified, pursuant to the
requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) as set forth in either ANSI/UL
2034 or ANSI/UL 2075, or successor standards, by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory listed in the directory of approved
testing laboratories established by the Building Materials Listing
Program of the Fire Engineering Division of the Office of the State
Fire Marshal of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(b) "Dwelling unit intended for human occupancy" means a
single-family dwelling, factory-built home as defined in Section
19971, duplex, lodging house, dormitory, hotel, motel, condominium,
stock cooperative, time-share project, or dwelling unit in a
multiple-unit dwelling unit building or buildings. "Dwelling unit
intended for human occupancy" does not mean a property owned or
leased by the state, the Regents of the University of California, or
a local governmental agency.
(c) "Fossil fuel" means coal, kerosene, oil, wood, fuel gases, and
other petroleum or hydrocarbon products, which emit carbon monoxide
as a byproduct of combustion.