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Illinois Code › Chapter 430 › Act 135 › Section 15

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(430 ILCS 135/15) Sec. 15. Violation. (a) Willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition any carbon monoxide alarm required by this Act is a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Tampering with, removing, destroying, disconnecting, or removing the batteries from any installed carbon monoxide alarm, except in the course of inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the alarm, is a Class A misdemeanor in the case of a first conviction and a Class 4 felony in the case of a second or subsequent conviction. (Source: P.A. 94-741, eff. 1-1-07.)

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