# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 12. Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions

### Subtitle 11. Carbon Monoxide Alarms

#### Section 12-1102

This subtitle only applies to: 

(1) a dwelling that:

  (i) relies on the combustion of a fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, hot water, or clothes dryer operation; and

  (ii) is a newly constructed dwelling for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2008; or

(2) a hotel, a lodging or rooming house, or a rental dwelling unit.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)