{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-9-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 9–205","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if there is clear evidence that an exception will not adversely affect the fire safety of a building or its occupants, the State Fire Marshal or a local authority with jurisdiction over the enforcement of fire and building codes may grant an exception to:\n(1) a requirement of a State or local fire and building code if a sprinkler system is installed in a building as required by this subtitle; or\n(2) the sprinkler system requirement of this subtitle if, on or before June 30, 1990:\n(i) the local authority gave approval to a construction plan for a dormitory, hotel, lodging or rooming house, multifamily residential unit, or town house; and\n(ii) the approved plan did not include the installation of a sprinkler system as required by this subtitle.\n(b) The State Fire Marshal or a local authority may not grant an exception under this section to a smoke detector requirement.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=9-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"fff1b1423d4fd4cdc5b62540208591d9cfec376a3ad20c5514dbec3464c1f040","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-9-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-9-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}