Tennessee § 68-14-805 - Alarm installation required for final approval of electrical wiring and for building permit — Offense.
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§ 68-14-805. Alarm installation required for final approval of electrical wiring and for building permit — Offense.
When an electrical inspection is required for approval of the wiring of a swimming pool, the electrical inspector shall not give final approval for such electrical wiring unless a hard-wired swimming pool alarm has been properly installed or the person, enterprise, agency or entity who has acquired the pool provides written proof that a battery operated pool alarm has been purchased. No local government shall issue a building permit for the construction or substantial alteration of a swimming pool located at a residential dwelling unless the project calls for a functioning swimming pool alarm to be installed prior to the completion of the construction project. It is an offense for any person, firm, association or corporation to knowingly accept a building permit for a swimming pool located at a residential dwelling unless a functioning swimming pool alarm will be installed prior to the completion of the construction project. Acts 2010, ch. 850, § 1; 2011, ch. 317, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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