Louisiana § RS 40:1580.1 - Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1580.1 — Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1580.1. Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms
A. Every new or renovated hotel or motel room shall have sleeping rooms equipped with approved fire detection and alarm systems for the deaf or hard of hearing in case of fire in accordance with the requirements of Section 9 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) table 9.1.2 and 9.1.3.
B. In hotels or motels not covered by Subsection A which have fewer than fifty rooms one system shall be available. In such hotels or motels with more than fifty but fewer than one hundred rooms at least two systems shall be available. In such hotels or motels with more than one hundred rooms four systems shall be available. The availability of such system shall be posted in every room.
Acts 1997, No. 894, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §8.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1580.1 ("Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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