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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of a fire alarm signaling system without first contacting the appropriate fire dispatch center and fire alarm signaling monitoring company. The fire dispatch center and fire alarm signaling monitoring company shall also be contacted when the fire alarm test or demonstration is completed.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punished as follows:
(1) First offense; written warning; no fine.
(2) Second offense: $100 civil penalty.
(3) Third and subsequent offenses: $500 civil penalty for each offense.
(c) For purposes of this section, a fire alarm contractor that employs a person who violates this section will be held accountable for the offense.
(d) The offenses will be cumulative for all of the fire alarm contractor's employees who violate this section within a calendar year.
(e) The term “calendar year” shall be January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004, for the first year and shall be January 1 through December 31 for each subsequent year.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 6641. Testing of fire alarm signaling systems - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-16-health-and-safety/de-code-sect-16-6641/
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