# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 9. Fire Protection and Prevention

### Subtitle 1. Smoke Detection Systems

#### Section 9-106.1

(a) This section does not apply to:

  (1) a fire alarm, a smoke detector, a smoke alarm, or an ancillary component that is:

    (i) electronically connected as a part of a listed centrally monitored or supervised alarm system; or

    (ii) capable of sending and receiving notifications by:

      (1) a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal; or

      (2) a wireless local area networking capability; or

  (2) any other device that the State Fire Marshal designates as exempt through the regulatory process.

(b) On or after October 1, 2018, a person may not sell a battery operated smoke alarm in the State for compliance with this subtitle unless the smoke alarm is a sealed, tamper resistant unit incorporating a silence/hush button and using one or more long-life batteries.

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