Chapter 425 — FIRE SAFETY

(425 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 71.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Apartment Fire Instruction Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 72) Sec. 1. (a) As used in this Act, "high-rise apartment building" means any multiple unit dwelling with more than 3 levels above street level. (b) As used in this Act, "multiple dwelling" means any building containing 6 or more living unit…

(425 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 73) Sec. 2. All owners of multiple dwellings and high-rise apartment buildings are required to permanently post within each dwelling unit instructions explaining what procedures to use in the event of a fire. Such instructions shall be poste…

(425 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 74) Sec. 3. Any owner who does not comply with the provisions of the Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)

(425 ILCS 7/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Burn Injury Reporting Act. (Source: P.A. 94-828, eff. 1-1-07.)

(425 ILCS 7/10) Sec. 10. Report contents. The report shall consist of the following reported information to the extent available: (1) Name, address, and date of birth of the victim. (2) Address where the burn injury occurred. (3) Date and time of the burn occurrence. (4) Degree o…

(425 ILCS 7/15) Sec. 15. Confidentiality. Information collected in these reports that could identify the hospital, any health care professional, any hospital staff, or the patient shall remain confidential and only be divulged as needed in the investigation or prosecution of a cr…

(425 ILCS 7/20) Sec. 20. Good faith. With the exception of willful and wanton misconduct, any individual who in good faith acts in accordance with the terms of this Act or assisting in reporting shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessio…

(425 ILCS 7/25) Sec. 25. Application. This Act applies only to hospitals that treat a patient initially for a burn injury. This Act does not apply to a hospital that receives a patient who has been transferred for a burn that was initially treated at another hospital. Nothing in …

(425 ILCS 7/30) Sec. 30. Public information campaign. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall conduct a public information campaign working in conjunction with hospitals, physicians, fire investigators, and law enforcement to inform hospitals of the opportunity to report burn …

(425 ILCS 7/300) Sec. 300. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-828, eff. 1-1-07; text omitted.)

(425 ILCS 7/5) Sec. 5. Burn injury reporting. (a) Every case of a burn injury treated in a hospital as described in this Act may be reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The hospital's administrator, manager, superintendent, or his or her designee deciding to report u…

(425 ILCS 7/900) Sec. 900. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 95-751, eff. 7-23-08.)

(425 ILCS 8/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)

(425 ILCS 8/10) Sec. 10. General requirements. (a) On and after the effective date of this Act, no cigarettes shall be sold or offered for sale to any person in this State unless: (1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in Section 15 of t…

(425 ILCS 8/15) Sec. 15. Test method. (a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". The Office of the State Fire M…

(425 ILCS 8/20) Sec. 20. Performance standard. (a) When tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act, no more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full-length burns. (b) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted in accordance with Section 3…

(425 ILCS 8/25) Sec. 25. Test data. To ensure compliance with the performance standard specified in Section 20 of this Act, data from testing conducted by manufacturers to comply with this performance standard shall be kept on file by the manufacturers for a period of 3 years and…

(425 ILCS 8/30) Sec. 30. Certification. (a) Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that: (1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets th…

(425 ILCS 8/35) Sec. 35. Notification of certification. Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient co…

(425 ILCS 8/40) Sec. 40. Marking of cigarette packaging. (a) Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this Act. The marking shall be in 8-point type or larger an…

(425 ILCS 8/45) Sec. 45. Penalties. (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for…

(425 ILCS 8/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agent" means any person licensed by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking, whether made wholly or in part of tobacco or a…

(425 ILCS 8/50) Sec. 50. Enforcement. To enforce the provisions of this Act, the Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of the people of this State to enjoin acts in violation of this Act and to recover civil penalties authorized under Section 45 of this Act. (Source: P.A…

(425 ILCS 8/55) Sec. 55. Administration. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)

(425 ILCS 8/60) Sec. 60. Applicability. This Act shall cease to be applicable if federal fire safety standards for cigarettes that preempt this Act are enacted and take effect subsequent to the effective date of this Act and the State Fire Marshal so notifies the Secretary of Sta…

(425 ILCS 8/65) Sec. 65. Cigarette Machine Operators. Cigarettes made or fabricated by cigarette machine operators possessing valid licenses under Section 20 of the Cigarette Machine Operators' Occupation Tax Act are exempt from the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-688, e…

(425 ILCS 8/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)

(425 ILCS 8/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)

(425 ILCS 10/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 820) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Facilities Requiring Smoke Detectors Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 821) Sec. 1. For purposes of this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Facility" means: (1) Any long-term care facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act or any facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the …

(425 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 822) Sec. 2. (a) Every facility shall be equipped with at least one approved smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and at least 6 inc…

(425 ILCS 12/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire and Life Safety Device Act. (Source: P.A. 95-946, eff. 1-1-09.)

(425 ILCS 12/5) Sec. 5. Fire protection devices neither designed nor capable of function. (a) The manufacture, installation, or sale of any device or object that reasonably appears to be a smoke detector, sprinkler head, carbon monoxide alarm, heat detector, or any other similar …

(425 ILCS 13/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire and Smoke Damper Inspection Act. (Source: P.A. 102-426, eff. 1-1-22.)

(425 ILCS 13/10) Sec. 10. Inspections; requirements. (a) Inspections and testing of HVAC fire dampers and smoke dampers shall be conducted by individuals certified by the International Certification Board and Accredited to comply with ISO/IEC 17024 (the conformity assessment rega…

(425 ILCS 13/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Fire damper" means a device installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to close automatically upon detection of heat and resist the passage of flame and classified for use in either static systems that will automatical…

(425 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Escape Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 1) Sec. 1. That within six (6) months after the passage of this Act, all buildings in this State which are four or more stories in height, excepting such as are used for private residences exclusively, but including flats and apartment build…

(425 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 2) Sec. 2. All buildings of the number of stories and used for the purposes set forth in section one (1) of this Act, which shall be hereafter erected within this State, shall upon or before their completion each be provided with fire escape…

(425 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 3) Sec. 3. The notice to provide fire escapes shall be in writing and shall be served on the owner, trustees, lessee or occupant of any building not provided with fire escapes in accordance with the provisions of this Act, commanding such ow…

(425 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 4) Sec. 4. Any such owner or owners, trustees, lessee or occupant, or either of them, so served with notice as aforesaid, who shall not within thirty (30) days after the service of such notice, upon him or them, place or cause to be placed s…

(425 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 5) Sec. 5. All the money or moneys collected as fines under and by virtue of this Act, shall be paid into or placed to the credit of the common school fund of the counties in which they are collected. (Source: Laws 1919, p. 570.)

(425 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 6) Sec. 6. Any person may at any time make complaint in writing to the authorities whose duty it is hereunder to enforce this law, that such escape or escapes are needed or are unsafe or insufficient, and it shall be the duty of such authori…

(425 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 7) Sec. 7. The State Fire Marshal shall have power to enforce this Act and to require by written notice, either upon complaint by any person or without complaint, any owner or owners, trustees, lessees or occupant of buildings to place fire …

(425 ILCS 17/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 615/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Extinguisher Service Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 17/1) (was 720 ILCS 615/1) Sec. 1. It is unlawful for any person to represent that a fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing equipment has been serviced, repaired or examined for the purpose of determining whether or not it is in good working condition when in fact no s…

(425 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 850) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Hydrant Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 851) Sec. 1. Any fire hydrant installed or replaced after the effective date of this Act shall have a discharge that is maintained at least 14 inches, but not more than 26 inches, from the surface from which the hydrant protrudes. No object…

(425 ILCS 20/2) Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant; dry hydrant. (a) As used in this Section: "Dry hydrant" means a fire hydrant which is installed to provide access to water from a lake, pond, or other body of water rather than water from a public or private water supply sy…