Installation — Vermont Code § 2882

§ 2882. Installation

• (a) A person who constructs a single-family dwelling shall install photoelectric-type
  or UL 217 compliant smoke alarms in the vicinity of any bedrooms and on each level
  of the dwelling, and one or more carbon monoxide alarms in the vicinity of any bedrooms
  in the dwelling in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. In a dwelling
  provided with electrical power, alarms shall be powered by the electrical service
  in the building and by battery. (b) Any single-family dwelling when transferred by sale or exchange shall contain photoelectric-type
  or UL 217 compliant smoke alarms in the vicinity of any bedrooms and on each level
  of the dwelling installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and one
  or more carbon monoxide alarms installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  A single-family dwelling constructed before January 1, 1994 may contain smoke alarms
  powered by the electrical service in the building or by battery, or by a combination
  of both. In a single-family dwelling newly constructed after January 1, 1994 that
  is provided with electrical power, smoke alarms shall be powered by the electrical
  service in the building and by battery. In a single-family dwelling newly constructed
  after July 1, 2005 that is provided with electrical power, carbon monoxide alarms
  shall be powered by the electrical service in the building and by battery. (c) Nothing in this section shall require an owner or occupant of a single-family dwelling
  to maintain or use a smoke alarm or a carbon monoxide alarm after installation. (Added 1993, No. 86 § 1; amended 2005, No. 19, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; 2007, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 29, 2008; 2025, No. 69, § 23, eff. July 1, 2025.)