Residential dwellings. Carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed
and maintained in all residential dwelling units in accordance with
New York Executive Law § 378.
Commercial establishments. Carbon monoxide detectors for all nonresidential
establishments shall be compliant with the requirements of this subsection.
Carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed and maintained in all
nonresidential establishments or units in those amounts and in those
locations necessary to adequately protect the health, safety and welfare
of the public.
In all structures and buildings constructed after the effective date
of this subsection, carbon monoxide detectors shall be hard-wired,
with battery backup. For buildings or structures constructed prior
to the effective date of this section, carbon monoxide detectors shall
be hard-wired upon the repair, alteration, renovation or construction
of such building or structure when the cost of such repairs, alterations,
renovations or construction exceeds 50% of the building's or
structure's value.
An application by a nonresidential establishment to modify the number, or location, of carbon monoxide detectors shall be made to the Board of Trustees which may, by resolution, modify the requirements set forth in this Subsection B.
The failure of an owner, tenant, occupant or resident of such dwelling
unit or nonresidential establishment to comply with the requirements
of this section shall be deemed a violation of this section and shall
subject such owner, tenant, occupant or resident, for conviction of
a first offense, to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for
a period not to exceed 15 days, or both; for conviction of a second
offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years,
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both; for a conviction of a third or subsequent offense
which was committed within five years of any prior offense, a fine
not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15
days, or both. Each day's violation of this section shall be
deemed a separate and distinct violation and chargeable as such.