(Updated: 12/7/16)
The historical national slogan “Change your clock, change your battery,” may not apply to these households residing in states who require alarms with a 10-year battery. 14 states and 6 cities have passed legislation that requires ionization-only smoke alarms that are solely battery powered to come equipped with a 10-year battery. Some states as California also require alarms to have a hush feature.
States requiring 10 year smoke and carbon monoxide detectors:
- California - law #UL 217 #UL 2034
- Florida - law #553.883
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts (2017)
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York (2017) - law #S4054A #A3057a #S2696a
- North Carolina
- Oregon - law #HB2586
- Vermont
Cities requiring 10 year smoke and carbon monoxide detectors:
- Indianapolis – IN
- Louisville - KY
- Madison – WI
- Milwaukee –WI
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix - AZ
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