Victorville, CA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- State authority
- CA H and S 13113.7
- Required locations
- Each bedroom, hallway, every floor
- Alarm type
- 10-year sealed or hardwired backup
- Rental rule
- Test before each new tenancy
- Retrofit trigger
- Work over 1,000 dollars
Summary
Victorville enforces California H and S 13113.7 requiring smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every floor. 10-year sealed-battery or hardwired units are required on replacement.
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of installation, shall be installed, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions in each dwelling intended for human occupancy.
(2) For all dwelling units intended for human occupancy for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2014, for alterations, repairs, or additions exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), the permit issuer shall not sign off on the completion of work until the permittee demonstrates that all smoke alarms required for the dwelling unit are devices approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114.
(b) “Dwelling units intended for human occupancy,” as used in this section, includes a one- or two-unit dwelling, lodging house, apartment complex, hotel, motel, condominium, stock cooperative, time-share project, or dwelling unit of a multiple-unit dwelling complex, or factory-built housing as defined in Section 19971.
(d) (2) The owner of a hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment complex, or other multiple-dwelling complex in which units are rented or leased, and commencing January 1, 2014, the owner of a single-family dwelling that is rented or leased, shall be responsible for testing and maintaining alarms required by this section as follows:
(B) At the time that a new tenancy is created, the owner shall ensure that smoke alarms are operable. The tenant shall be responsible for notifying the manager or owner if the tenant becomes aware of an inoperable smoke alarm within his or her unit.
(e) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense.
Full Breakdown
7 and California Building Code Section R314 require working smoke alarms in every bedroom, in the hallway or area immediately outside each sleeping area, and on every floor of a dwelling including basements. Victorville adopts the current California Fire Code through Victorville Municipal Code Title 15 and enforces these rules through Victorville Fire and Code Enforcement. Alarms installed as replacements after July 1, 2014, must be either hardwired with battery backup or a State Fire Marshal-approved 10-year sealed lithium battery model. Additions, alterations, or repairs exceeding 1,000 dollars in cost trigger a retrofit obligation for the entire dwelling.
1 if an injury occurs in an uncompliant unit. In the High Desert, carbon monoxide alarms are equally important due to widespread propane, gas furnace, and backup generator use during Santa Ana wind outages. Combination UL 217 and UL 2034 units are accepted.
Violations & Fines
Code Enforcement and Victorville Fire can cite owners or landlords for missing or disabled smoke alarms. Fines start near 100 dollars and rental units may be red-tagged as substandard housing until corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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