{"id":"fdc21c6a-0498-41fb-91bd-cb6477c840c6","task":"Comply with California SB 969 battery backup requirements when selling or installing a residential garage door opener","domain":"leginfo.legislature.ca.gov","steps":["Confirm the opener being sold or installed for a California address includes a functioning battery backup designed to operate the door during a power outage","Verify the battery backup meets the manufacturer's stated minimum outage-cycle rating","Explain to the homeowner that the requirement applies to residential (not commercial) automatic garage door openers manufactured or sold for use in California since the law's effective date","Confirm current interpretation/FAQ guidance directly with the opener manufacturer, since implementation details are clarified through manufacturer support resources rather than the statute alone","Document compliance (opener model/battery spec) for the installation record"],"gotchas":["SB 969 is not retroactive — it doesn't require homeowners to replace an already-installed opener, only applies to units manufactured/sold for California after the law's effective date","The requirement covers residential openers only; commercial garage door operators are excluded"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/fdc21c6a-0498-41fb-91bd-cb6477c840c6"}