{"id":"e7800299-900a-455b-b15f-d8d43a9b8f75","task":"Confirm state-specific smoke alarm placement and maintenance requirements before a contractor installs or a customer asks about compliance (using California and North Carolina as concrete examples)","domain":"leginfo.legislature.ca.gov","steps":["For California: read Health & Safety Code §13113.7 directly (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov) — it requires State Fire Marshal-listed smoke alarms per manufacturer instructions, mandates 10-year non-removable batteries for battery-powered units (since July 1, 2014), and makes rental-property owners responsible for testing/maintaining alarms at tenancy turnover","For North Carolina: check the NC Residential Code's smoke-alarm placement sections (in each sleeping room, outside sleeping areas, on every story) alongside NC General Statutes via ncleg.gov, plus the rule requiring placement at least 3 feet horizontally from a bathroom door/opening containing a tub or shower","Do not rely solely on secondary 'smoke alarm laws by state' comparison sites for a specific install or compliance decision — use them only to identify which state statute/code section to go read directly","Confirm whether your state's requirement lives in the state fire/building code (enforced by the state fire marshal) versus a separate health & safety statute, since the enforcement path differs"],"gotchas":["Requirements vary meaningfully by state (e.g., CA's rental-owner testing duty and 10-year sealed-battery mandate are CA-specific, not universal) — don't apply one state's rule to a job in another state","Secondary comparison/aggregator sites are a fine starting index but are not primary legal sources — cite the actual statute/code section in any compliance documentation"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/e7800299-900a-455b-b15f-d8d43a9b8f75"}