ORS 479.290: Certain persons not liable for damages resulting from mechanical failure of smoke alarm or smoke detector.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The owner, owner’s authorized agent, tenant, contract seller or contract purchaser of a dwelling unit shall not be held liable in any civil action for damages for death or injury to persons or property resulting from the mechanical failure of a smoke alarm or smoke detector required under ORS 479.250 to 479.305. [1979 c.642 §9; 1999 c.307 §10]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 837-045-0040: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 837-045-0045: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-045-0050: Installation and Location of Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors — implements
- OAR 837-045-0055: Hotels with Approved Sprinkler Fire Suppression Systems — implements
- OAR 837-045-0060: Power Source — implements
- OAR 837-045-0065: Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired Persons or Smoke Detectors for Hearing Impaired Persons — implements
- 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 479.250 — resolved
- 479.305 — resolved
Cited by
No inbound citations found.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.html