Tennessee § 68-102-148 - Fire alarms and extinguishers — Approval before sale — Exceptions — Penalty.
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§ 68-102-148. Fire alarms and extinguishers — Approval before sale — Exceptions — Penalty.
It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to sell, or offer for sale, for use in this state, any device, appliance, system or equipment designed to act as an alarm in the detection and prevention of fires, unless the device, appliance, system or equipment has been investigated and listed by a nationally recognized and approved independent testing agency or laboratory, or agency authorized to make such independent inspections by the state fire marshal. This section does not apply to any device, appliance, system or equipment referenced in subsection (a) offered by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of, or regulation by, the Tennessee public utility commission or a comparable federal agency. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1968, ch. 548, §§ 1-3; 1977, ch. 177, § 3; T.C.A., § 53-2448; Acts 1986, ch. 721, § 18; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 68-17-148 ; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 130; 2017, ch. 94, § 73. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 17, §§ 68-17-101 — 68-17-152 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 102, §§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-152 , respectively, in 1992. Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “Tennessee public utility commission” for “Tennessee regulatory authority” near the end of (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 94, § 83. April 4, 2017. Cross-References. Fire extinguishers and related equipment, title 62, ch. 32, part 2. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Smoke alarms, one-family or two-family rental units, § 68-102-151 .
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