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CO Detectors must be installed by January 1, 2013

Deadline to Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors is January 1, 2013 California’s Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 requires that all residential property be equipped with a carbon monoxide alarm when the property has a “fossil fuel” burning heater or appliance, fireplace, or an attached garage. The law provides that all single-family detached homes (owner or tenant occupied) must be equipped with an alarm on or before July 1, 2011. All other residential units must be equipped with an alarm on or before January 1, 2013. A carbon monoxide alarm may be battery powered, a plug-in device with battery backup, or hard-wired into the dwelling unit with a battery backup. “Fossil fuel” is defined as coal, kerosene, oil, wood, fuel gases, and other petroleum or hydrocarbon products, which emit carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be listed as complying with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 2034 and shall be installed and maintained in accor