An Act To Expand Maine's Carbon Monoxide Detectors Law
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0623
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DIAMOND, TIMMONS, CYRWAY, DUTREMBLE, ROSEN, CAMPBELL, LAJOIE, LONG, MARTIN
Amends: 25 MRSA §2468

Legislative Document 
No. 623 
S.P. 216 
In Senate, March 3, 2015 
An Act To Expand Maine's Carbon Monoxide Detectors Law 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative TIMMONS of Cumberland and 
Senators: CYRWAY of Kennebec, DUTREMBLE of York, McCORMICK of Kennebec, 
ROSEN of Hancock, Representatives: CAMPBELL of Newfield, LAJOIE of Lewiston, LONG 
of Sherman, MARTIN of Eagle Lake. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2468, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2011, c. 553, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
2.  Carbon monoxide detectors required.  The owner shall install, or cause to be 
installed, by the manufacturer's requirements at least one approved carbon monoxide 
detector in each area within, or giving access to, bedrooms in: 
A.  Each A single-family dwelling; each unit in any building of multifamily 
occupancy; a hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast licensed as an eating and lodging 
place or a lodging place under Title 22, chapter 562; an educational facility, including 
a fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory; and a child care facility licensed 
under Title 22, section 8301-A; 
B.  Any addition to or restoration of: a structure listed in paragraph A; or 
(1)  An existing single-family dwelling that adds at least one bedroom to the 
dwelling unit; or 
(2)  A fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory established on or after August 
1, 2012 that is affiliated with a private or public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State; 
or 
C.  Any conversion of a building to: a structure listed in paragraph A. 
(1)  A single-family dwelling; 
(2)  A hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast upon initial licensure as an eating 
and lodging place or a lodging place under Title 22, chapter 562 on or after 
August 1, 2012; or 
(3)  A fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory established on or after August 
1, 2012 that is affiliated with a private or public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State. 
A For an existing structure in paragraph A, an owner may use a single-station carbon 
monoxide detector powered by a nonreplaceable 10-year battery. For any construction of, 
addition to, restoration of or conversion of a building to a structure in paragraph A, the 
carbon monoxide detector must be powered both by the electrical service in the building 
or dwelling and by battery.  For purposes of this subsection, a "single-station carbon 
monoxide detector" means a stand-alone carbon monoxide detector that is not connected 
in a network with at least one other carbon monoxide detector. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds existing single-family dwellings, hotels, motels, inns, bed and 
breakfasts, certain other lodging places, fraternity houses, sorority houses, dormitories 
and child care facilities to the list of structures required to install carbon monoxide 
detectors, which may be powered by a nonreplaceable 10-year battery.  In the event of 
any construction of, addition to, restoration of or conversion of a building to one of these 
structures, the owner is required to install a carbon monoxide detector that is powered by 
both the electrical service in the building or dwelling and by battery.