Section 13114.

(a) The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, shall adopt regulations and standards as he or she may determine to be necessary to control the quality and installation of fire alarm systems and fire alarm devices marketed, distributed, offered for sale, or sold in this state.

(b) (1) No person shall market, distribute, offer for sale, or sell any fire alarm system or fire alarm device in this state unless the system or device has been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal.

(2) (A) Commencing January 1, 2014, in order to be approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal, a smoke alarm shall display the date of manufacture on the device, provide a place on the device where the date of installation can be written, incorporate a hush feature, incorporate an end-of-life feature that provides notice that the device needs to be replaced, and, if battery operated, contain a nonreplaceable, nonremovable battery that is capable of powering the smoke alarm for a minimum of 10 years.

(B) The State Fire Marshal shall have the authority to create exceptions to this paragraph through its regulatory process. The exceptions that may be considered as part of the regulatory process shall include, but are not limited to, fire alarm systems with smoke detectors, fire alarm devices that connect to a panel, or other devices that use a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal.

(3) The State Fire Marshal shall approve the manufacturer's instructions for each smoke alarm and shall ensure that the instructions are consistent with current building standard requirements for the location and placement of smoke alarms.

(4) If the State Fire Marshal determines that a sufficient amount of tested and approved smoke alarms are not available to property owners to meet the requirements of this article as of January 1, 2014, the State Fire Marshal may suspend enforcement of the requirements described in paragraph (2) for a period not to exceed six months. If the State Fire Marshal elects to suspend enforcement of these requirements, the department shall notify the Secretary of State of its decision and shall post a public notice that describes its finding and decision on its Internet Web site.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 420, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2013.)