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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:40:1581",
  "title_number": "40",
  "section_number": "1581",
  "citation": "R.S. 40:1581",
  "heading": "Smoke detectors; carbon monoxide detectors; one- or two-family dwellings",
  "text": "A. All existing one- or two-family dwellings at the time of sale or lease shall contain, at a minimum, an operable ten-year, sealed lithium battery smoke detector.\n\nB. All existing one- or two-family dwellings at the time of sale or lease shall contain, at a minimum, an operable carbon monoxide detector with a long-life, sealed battery. The carbon monoxide detector may be combined with smoke detection.\n\nC. Professional installers who install generators in one- or two-family dwellings shall include with installation of a home generator, at minimum, an operable carbon monoxide detector with a long-life, sealed battery. The carbon monoxide detector may be combined with smoke detection.\n\nD. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not be a reason for nonpayment of any insurance claims.\n\nE. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not cause a delay or a stoppage in the transfer of the property.\n\nF. The real estate agent shall not be liable for the seller's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "40",
      "name": "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"
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      "number": "7",
      "name": "FIRE PREVENTION OR PROTECTION"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "III",
      "name": "STATE FIRE MARSHAL"
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      "number": "A",
      "name": "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
    }
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 40 › Chapter 7 › Part III › Subpart A",
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      "act_year": 2022,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1991, No. 701, §1; Acts 2009, No. 163, §1; Acts 2022, No. 458, §1.",
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