FIRE PROTECTION IN MOBILE HOMES
Act 133 of 1974
AN ACT to provide for fire protection in mobile homes; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of labor; and to provide penalties.
History: 1974, Act 133, Eff. Dec. 5, 1974
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
125.771 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Mobile home" means a factory assembled portable structure designed or used for year-round residence purposes, designed and built to be towed on its own chassis, connected to utilities, and installed on a homesite with or without a permanent foundation. A structure may contain parts that may be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when being towed, and expanded later to provide additional cubic capacity. A structure may also be 2 or more separately towable components designed to be joined into 1 integral structure capable of being again separated into components for repeated towing.
(b) "Motor home" means an automotive vehicle built on a truck or bus chassis and equipped as a self-contained traveling home.
(c) "Recreational vehicle" means a transportable structure which is used for camping or casual travel.
History: 1974, Act 133, Eff. Dec. 5, 1974
125.772 Smoke detection system and fire extinguisher required; compliance; exceptions.
Sec. 2.
(1) A mobile home manufactured or sold in this state or brought into this state for use therein as a dwelling shall be equipped with an approved smoke detection system with an alarm and a multipurpose fire extinguisher having a minimum 2A-10B-C rating and approved by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory. The owner of a mobile home brought into this state for use as a dwelling shall have 90 days to comply with this act.
(2) This act shall not apply to:
(a) A recreational vehicle.
(b) A motor home.
(c) A mobile home manufactured, sold, or purchased prior to the effective date of this act.
History: 1974, Act 133, Eff. Dec. 5, 1974
125.773 Approval of smoke detection systems and installation; penalty.
Sec. 3.
(1) The construction code commission of the department of labor shall approve the smoke detection systems and the installation of the above items.
(2) A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1974, Act 133, Eff. Dec. 5, 1974
125.774 Effective date.
Sec. 4.
This act shall take effect 6 months after it is signed by the governor or becomes law without the governor's signature.
History: 1974, Act 133, Eff. Dec. 5, 1974
Rendered 8/15/2025 11:04 AM
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