Lodging places licensed by DHHS (22 MRSA c.562, 2-year inspection cycle); hotels/high-rises need sprinklers (built after 1992) or detection systems (existing, since 1981) under 25 MRSA sec.2463. Enforced by Dept. of Health and Human Services (licensing/inspection), statewide; Office of State Fire Marshal for sprinkler/detection compliance. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
DHHS licenses lodging places statewide with the same biennial inspection standard as pools. Separately, hotels/high-rises built after Jan 1, 1992 (2+ stories) need sprinklers; older hotels needed detection systems by July 1, 1981.
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Lodging places licensed by DHHS (22 MRSA c.562, 2-year inspection cycle); hotels/high-rises need sprinklers (built after 1992) or detection systems (existing, since 1981) under 25 MRSA sec.2463. DHHS licenses lodging places statewide with the same biennial inspection standard as pools. Separately, hotels/high-rises built after Jan 1, 1992 (2+ stories) need sprinklers; older hotels needed detection systems by July 1, 1981.
Dept. of Health and Human Services (licensing/inspection), statewide; Office of State Fire Marshal for sprinkler/detection compliance.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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