C.R.S.
Section 38-45-102
Carbon monoxide alarms in single-family dwellings
- rules
(1)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the seller of each existing single-family dwelling offered for sale or transfer on or after July 1, 2009, that has a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage shall assure that an operational carbon monoxide alarm is installed within fifteen feet of the entrance to each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes or in a location as specified in any building code adopted by the state or any local government entity.(b)
By July 1, 2009, the real estate commission created in section 12-10-206 shall by rule require each listing contract for residential real property that is subject to the commission’s jurisdiction pursuant to article 10 of title 12 to disclose the requirements specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section.(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every single-family dwelling that includes either fuel-fired appliances or an attached garage where, on or after July 1, 2009, interior alterations, repairs, fuel-fired appliance replacements, or additions, any of which require a building permit, occurs or where one or more rooms lawfully used for sleeping purposes are added shall have an operational carbon monoxide alarm installed within fifteen feet of the entrance to each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes or in a location as specified in any building code adopted by the state or any local government entity.(3)
No person shall remove batteries from, or in any way render inoperable, a carbon monoxide alarm, except as part of a process to inspect, maintain, repair, or replace the alarm or replace the batteries in the alarm.
Source:
Section 38-45-102 — Carbon monoxide alarms in single-family dwellings - rules, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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