2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments And Officers
Section 52:27D-198.18 - Certain Existing Structures Required To Be Equipped With Carbon Monoxide Detectors.

52:27D-198.18 Certain existing structures required to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors.

3. a. Within 90 days of the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection c. of this section, any existing structure other than a structure subject to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.15 (C.52:27D-133.3 et al.) shall be equipped with a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices, unless it is determined that there is no potential carbon monoxide hazard in the structure.

b.Any determination as to the placement of a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices in a structure and as to whether there is a potential carbon monoxide hazard in a structure shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection c. of this section.

c.The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to its rule-making authority under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, standards for the placement of a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices in a structure and for the determination as to whether there is a potential carbon monoxide hazard in a structure.

d.For the purposes of this section:

"Carbon monoxide sensor device" means a carbon monoxide alarm or detector that bears the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and has been tested and listed as complying with the most recent Underwriters Laboratories standard 2034 or its equivalent.

L.2015, c.146, s.3.