BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A new smoke detector law goes into effect in Maryland on Jan. 1. By that time, residents or landlords should have swapped out older detectors with new, tamper-resistant alarms ...

Following a nationwide trend to transition to smoke alarms that don't need battery replacements for 10 years, a new smoke alarm law is taking effect on Jan. 1, 2018 in Maryland.

The new Maryland law requires the replacement of smoke alarms when they are 10 years old. Officials said the date of manufacture should be printed on the back of the alarm. This article tagged under: ...

Maryland’s updated smoke alarm law continues to generate questions from homeowners and others who want to meet the requirements that went into effect Jan. 1, but have technical questions or are ...

WASHINGTON — A smoke alarm law that has been phased in gradually over the past five years in Maryland takes full effect Jan. 1. Every residence is now required to have a 10-year tamper-proof ...

The 2018 Maryland General Assembly passed the law stating that on Oct. 1, all smoke alarms sold in the state will be required to have a long-life battery, which is defined as a "nonrechargeable ...

A state law that went into effect in Maryland on July 1, 2013, requires residents to replace any smoke alarm operated only by battery that is more than 10 years old with a unit powered by a 10 ...

Maryland law requiring new smoke detectors goes into effect on January 1 (ABC7) ROCKVILLE, Md. (ABC7) — At Fire Station 32 in Montgomery County, the siren on a truck blared as it quickly left ...

A new law in Maryland aims to increase the likelihood that people's lives will be saved by smoke alarms during a fire, officials said. Legislation approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday ...

When was the last time you replaced your smoke alarm? Not the battery -- the alarm itself. A new Maryland law took effect July 1 that requires homeowners, builders and apartment managers to have ...

Conversation in the women’s locker room: “I think everyone has to switch to the new smoke detectors, even if you have them in the house.”Conversation with a home improvement store employee ...

A state law that went into effect in Maryland on July 1, 2013, requires residents to replace any smoke alarm operated only by battery that is more than 10 years old with a unit powered by a 10 ...