ORS 479.255: Smoke alarm or smoke detector required in certain structures; alarms and devices for persons who are hard of hearing.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Every dwelling unit regulated under ORS chapter 90, every lodging house and every hotel guest room shall contain an approved and properly functioning smoke alarm or smoke detector, installed in accordance with the state building code and rules of the State Fire Marshal. (2) A hotel shall provide no fewer than one smoke alarm for persons who are hard of hearing and one door knock device for each 75, or fraction thereof, rooms of the hotel that are regularly used for sleeping. (3) If a person renting a room in a hotel requests a room with a smoke detector or a smoke alarm for persons who are hard of hearing and a door knock device, the landlord shall: (a) Install a portable smoke alarm for persons who are hard of hearing and a door knock device; or (b) Provide the person with a room in which a smoke detector or smoke alarm for persons who are hard of hearing and a door knock device have been permanently installed. (4) The landlord may require a guest to pay a refundable deposit if the landlord provides the smoke alarm for persons who are hard of hearing under subsection (3)(a) of this section. (5) A hotel shall provide a printed notice of the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, posted conspicuously at the place of registration or in each guest room. [1979 c.642 §2; 1989 c.247 §2; 1999 c.307 §2; 2007 c.70 §273]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 837-045-0040: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 837-045-0040: Purpose and Scope — authority
- OAR 837-045-0045: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-045-0050: Installation and Location of Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors — implements
- OAR 837-045-0050: Installation and Location of Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors — authority
- OAR 837-045-0055: Hotels with Approved Sprinkler Fire Suppression Systems — implements
- OAR 837-045-0060: Power Source — implements
- OAR 837-045-0060: Power Source — authority
- OAR 837-045-0065: Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired Persons or Smoke Detectors for Hearing Impaired Persons — implements
- OAR 837-045-0065: Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired Persons or Smoke Detectors for Hearing Impaired Persons — authority
- OAR 837-045-0070: Issuance of Notice of Deficiency Citations — implements
- OAR 837-045-0075: Forwarding Notice of Deficiency Citation to the Department of the State Fire Marshal — implements
- OAR 837-045-0080: Assessment of Civil Penalty and Issuance of Notice of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 837-045-0085: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 837-045-0090: Contested Cases — implements
- OAR 837-045-0095: Informal Conference — implements
- OAR 837-045-0100: Formal Hearing — implements
- OAR 837-045-0105: Adjustment of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 837-045-0110: Payment of Civil Penalty — implements
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 90 — target_record_not_published
Cited by
- ORS 479.257: Design features required for certain smoke alarms; rules.
- ORS 479.280: Lack of properly operating smoke alarm or smoke detector; complaint; investigation; citation.
- ORS 479.990: Penalties.
- OAR 837-045-0065: Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired Persons or Smoke Detectors for Hearing Impaired Persons
- OAR 837-045-0070: Issuance of Notice of Deficiency Citations
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.html