§ 2225. — Fire prevention and control guidelines for places of public accommodation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2225]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 49--FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Sec. 2225. Fire prevention and control guidelines for places of
public accommodation
(a) Contents of guidelines
The guidelines referred to in sections 2224 and 2226 of this title
consist of--
(1) a requirement that hard-wired, single-station smoke
detectors be installed in accordance with National Fire Protection
Association Standard 74 or any successor standard to that standard
in each guest room in each place of public accommodation affecting
commerce; and
(2) a requirement that an automatic sprinkler system be
installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association
Standard 13 or 13-R, or any successor standard to that standard,
whichever is appropriate, in each place of public accommodation
affecting commerce except those places that are 3 stories or lower.
(b) Exceptions
(1) The requirement described in subsection (a)(2) of this section
shall not apply to a place of public accommodation affecting commerce
with an automatic sprinkler system installed before October 25, 1992, if
the automatic sprinkler system is installed in compliance with an
applicable standard (adopted by the governmental authority having
jurisdiction, and in effect, at the time of installation) that required
the placement of a sprinkler head in the sleeping area of each guest
room.
(2) The requirement described in subsection (a)(2) of this section
shall not apply to a place of public accommodation affecting commerce to
the extent that such place of public accommodation affecting commerce is
subject to a standard that includes a requirement or prohibition that
prevents compliance with a provision of National Fire Protection
Association Standard 13 or 13-R, or any successor standard to that
standard. In such a case, the place of public accommodation affecting
commerce is exempt only from that specific provision.
(c) Effect on State and local law
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the
power of any State or political subdivision thereof to implement or
enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard concerning fire
prevention and control.
(d) Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) The term ``smoke detector'' means an alarm that is designed
to respond to the presence of visible or invisible particles of
combustion.
(2) The term ``automatic sprinkler system'' means an
electronically supervised, integrated system of piping to which
sprinklers are attached in a systematic pattern, and which, when
activated by heat from a fire, will protect human lives by
discharging water over the fire area, and by providing appropriate
warning signals (to the extent such signals are required by Federal,
State, or local laws or regulations) through the building's fire
alarm system.
(3) The term ``governmental authority having jurisdiction''
means the Federal, State, local, or other governmental entity with
statutory or regulatory authority for the approval of fire safety
systems, equipment, installations, or procedures within a specified
locality.
(Pub. L. 93-498, Sec. 29, as added Pub. L. 101-391, Sec. 3(a), Sept. 25,
1990, 104 Stat. 748; amended Pub. L. 102-522, title I, Sec. 105, Oct.
26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3411; Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 3(1)-(3), Nov. 20, 1997,
111 Stat. 2264.)
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 3(1), inserted ``or any
successor standard to that standard'' after ``Association Standard 74''.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 3(2), inserted ``, or any
successor standard to that standard'' before ``, whichever is
appropriate,''.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 3(3), inserted ``, or any
successor standard to that standard'' after ``Association Standard 13 or
13-R''.
1992--Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 102-522, Sec. 105(a), added
subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d),
respectively.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102-522, Sec. 105(b), added par. (3).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2224, 2225a, 2226 of this
title; title 5 section 5707a.
