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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6580
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT REVISING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SMOKE AND
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AFFIDAVIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-453 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
(a) Prior to transferring title to any real property containing a 3
residential building designed to be occupied by one or two families, the 4
transferor of such real property shall present to the transferee an 5
affidavit certifying (1) that such residential building is equipped with 6
smoke detection and warning equipment complying with this section, 7
[the Fire Safety Code, the State Fire Prevention Code and the State 8
Building Code,] and (2) that such residential building is equipped with 9
carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment complying with 10
this section or does not pose a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning 11
because such residential building does not contain a fuel-burning 12
appliance, fireplace or attached garage. Nothing in the affidavit shall 13
constitute a warranty beyond the transfer of title. 14
(b) Any transferor who fails to comply with the provisions of 15 Raised Bill No. 6580
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subsection (a) of this section shall credit the transferee with the sum of 16
two hundred fifty dollars at closing. 17
(c) Any smoke detection and warning equipment required pursuant 18
to subsection (a) of this section shall be: 19
(1) Capable of sensing visible or invisible smoke particles; 20
(2) Installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and 21
in the immediate vicinity of each bedroom; and 22
(3) Capable of providing an alarm suitable to warn occupants when 23
such equipment is activated. [;] 24
[(4) Powered by the household electrical service, except such 25
equipment may be battery powered in a residential building for which 26
a building permit for new occupancy was issued prior to October 1, 27
1976; 28
(5) In a residential building for which a building permit for new 29
occupancy was issued on or after October 16, 1989, interconnected in 30
such a manner that the activation of the alarm on any smoke detection 31
and warning equipment in the residential building causes the alarm on 32
all smoke detection and warning equipment in such building to activate; 33
and 34
(6) In a residential building for which a building permit for new 35
occupancy was issued on or after May 1, 1999, located in all sleeping 36
areas.] 37
(d) Any carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment 38
required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be (1) capable of 39
sensing carbon monoxide present in parts per million, (2) installed in 40
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, and (3) capable of 41
providing an alarm suitable to warn occupants when such equipment is 42
activated. Such equipment may be operated using batteries. 43
(e) The following shall be exempt from the requirements of 44 Raised Bill No. 6580
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subsections (a) and (b) of this section: (1) Any transfer from one or more 45
coowners solely to one or more of the other coowners; (2) transfers made 46
to the spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, child, grandparent or 47
grandchild of the transferor where no consideration is paid; (3) transfers 48
pursuant to an order of the court; (4) transfers by the federal government 49
or any political subdivision thereof; (5) transfers by deed in lieu of 50
foreclosure; (6) any transfer of title incident to the refinancing of an 51
existing debt secured by a mortgage; (7) transfers by mortgage deed or 52
other instrument to secure a debt where the transferor's title to the real 53
property being transferred is subject to a preexisting debt secured by a 54
mortgage; and (8) transfers made by executors, administrators, trustees 55
or conservators. 56
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 29-453
Statement of Purpose:
To revise requirements of the smoke and carbon monoxide detector
affidavit.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]