# Public Safety (GPS)

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

### Subtitle 2. Statewide Building and Housing Codes

#### Section 12-206

(a) This section applies to any building that uses fuel gas piping systems not subject to Title 49, Part 192 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) Non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing may not be used in:

  (1) the new construction of a customer-owned natural gas or liquefied propane piping system in a building;

  (2) a natural gas or liquefied propane piping system in a renovated property if the renovation affects more than 50% of the total square footage of the property; or

  (3) a natural gas or liquefied propane piping system that requires the addition of a new gas line to the gas piping system.

(c) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.

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