(425 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 804)
Sec. 4. (a) Willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition any smoke detector required by this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Tampering with, removing, destroying, disconnecting or removing the batteries from any installed smoke detector, except in the course of inspection, maintenance or replacement of the detector, shall be a Class A misdemeanor in the case of a first conviction, and a Class 4 felony in the case of a second or subsequent conviction.
(Source: P.A. 85-143.)
Last modified: February 18, 2015