Section 92.254 - Smoke Alarm(a) A smoke alarm must be:(1) designed to detect both the visible and invisible products of combustion;(2) designed with an alarm audible to a person in the bedrooms it serves; and(3) tested and listed for use as a smoke alarm by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or United States Testing Company, Inc.(a-1) If requested by a tenant as an accommodation for a person with a hearing-impairment disability or as required by law as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a hearing-impairment disability, a smoke alarm must, in addition to complying with Subsection (a), be capable of alerting a hearing-impaired person in the bedrooms it serves.(b) Except as provided by Section 92.255(b), a smoke alarm may be powered by battery, alternating current, or other power source as required by local ordinance. The power system and installation procedure of a security device that is electrically operated rather than battery operated must comply with applicable local ordinances.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 257, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 824, Sec. 2, eff. 1/1/2010.Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 475, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1987. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3650, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.