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 requires that battery-operated smoke alarms in homes have
sealed-in batteries designed to last 10 years. The alarms also need to
have a "hush" button that allows people to silence the alarms without
removing the batteries.
The law goes into effect July 1. Homes must have the alarms with long-life batteries by Jan. 1, 2018.
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