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What is NYC AC § 20-699.11?

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This section regulates the sale of electric space heaters, requiring them to have a thermostat, an automatic disabling function, and appropriate labeling by a recognized testing laboratory. The statute outlines penalties for violations, including civil penalties for non-compliance. Applies to retailers and distributors of electric space heaters.

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§ 20-699.11 Sale of electric space heaters.

AC § 20-699.11

a. No person shall distribute, sell or offer for sale an electric space heater unless such electric space heater: 1. Is equipped with a thermostat and such thermostat is disclosed on packaging for such space heater; 2. Is equipped with an automatic function that disables such space heater upon overheating or tipping over and such automatic function is disclosed on packaging for such space heater; 3. Has been listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or other approved organization, as required by section 605.10.1 of the New York city fire code and such labeling is disclosed on packaging for such space heater. b. Penalty. A person who violates subdivision a of this section or any rule promulgated thereunder is liable for a civil penalty as follows: 1. For the first violation, a civil penalty of zero dollars; and 2. For any subsequent violations issued for the same offense within a period of two years of the date of a first violation, a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. c. Each failure to comply with subdivision a of this section with respect to any one stock keeping unit constitutes a separate violation. (L.L. 2022/064, 6/1/2022, eff. 9/29/2022)

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