Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may accept gifts and grants of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, batteries, and funds to conduct a program to provide detectors and batteries free of charge to residents of the District, and to install or arrange for the installation of detectors free of charge to residents. The Mayor may use donated funds to purchase or contract to purchase smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and batteries to conduct the program. The funding source for such contracts shall include any funds annually appropriated for this purpose, any funds accepted under this section, and block grant and other grant monies as available.
(June 20, 1978, D.C. Law 2-81, § 6c; as added Mar. 20, 2009, D.C. Law 17-313, § 2, 56 DCR 37.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations
Subchapter IV - Smoke Detectors
§ 6–751.02. Duty of owner to install detectors
§ 6–751.02a. Visual alert systems. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.03. Locations. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.04. Equipment. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.05. Installation. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.05a. Smoke and carbon monoxide detector and battery program
§ 6–751.05b. Annual report on smoke and carbon monoxide detector and battery program
§ 6–751.06. Maintenance. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.07. Permits. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.08. Other applicable standards. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.09. Civil penalties. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.10. Installation by tenant. [Repealed]
§ 6–751.11. Smoke detector and fire alarm notice. [Repealed]