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California garage door law.
In reaction the state of california introduced and signed into law senate bill 969 on.
It can and as of july 1 2019 california law requires that all garage doors in the state have a battery backup.
New california garage door laws.
Garage door backup battery required by new california law by allen martin august 20 2019 at 7 40 pm filed under.
Photo c mirsad sarajlic getty images a new law takes effect july 1 in california which makes it more expensive for homeowners to install or replace garage door openers.
Old garage door openers are not allowed to be utilized with a new garage door installation.
C in addition to any other remedies permitted by law a seller who violates the notice requirements of section 1102 6 of the civil code relating to automatic garage door openers shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars 500.
It makes your garage opener safer during a power outage and all new garage doors and openers in the state must have it to comply with the law.
In 2017 and 2018 california had its most destructive wildfire seasons with widespread power outages impacting garage door operation leaving some homeowners trapped because they were unable to open their garage door manually.
Under the new law automatic garage doors sold in california after july 1 2019 must include a backup battery that can provide power in the event of a power outage.
The new law signed.
The california garage door opener law was proposed by california senator bill dodd and was named senate bill 969.