HB4683 - Illinois: Compliance, Contract, Contractor, Counties, Fire Protection, Safety

FIRE SAFETY-IMITATE SPRINKLER Creates the Fire and Life Safety Device Act. Provides that 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. Establishes penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that inspectors employed by municipalities, fire protection districts, and counties and those individuals who meet the certification requirements of the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act may inspect such devices to ensure compliance with the Act. House Amendment No. 2 Provides that individuals licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 may also inspect the life safety and fire protection devices. Provides that the inspection of the life safety [...]

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