Stokes (HB 1267) Act No. 277
Existing law provides that the fire marshal shall take all steps necessary and proper to protect
life and property from hazards of panic which may arise from fire or from the threat of fire
or explosion.
New law provides that the fire marshal, or his designee, shall have the authority to require
the owner or lessee of a structure that was in existence as of August 1, 2014, and is utilized
as a hotel to install a carbon monoxide alarm system when he determines, as a result of a plan
review, investigation, or inspection, that a carbon monoxide source within or attached to the
building or structure poses a threat of carbon monoxide poisoning. The source of carbon
monoxide may include, but not be limited to, an attached enclosed garage or fossil-fuel
burning appliance or appliances.
New law defines "attached enclosed garage" and "hotel".
New law requires that an owner or lessee of a hotel, as defined in new law, or his agent shall
declare the presence of a carbon monoxide source or the attachment of a parking garage to
the hotel at the time building plans and specifications for the hotel are submitted to the fire
marshal for review.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 40:1563(M) and 1574(L))