§ 25-2-20. Licensing of Traveling Carnivals, Circuses, and Other Exhibits
All traveling motion picture shows, carnivals, and circuses shall obtain a fire prevention regulatory license from the state fire marshal based upon compliance with this chapter, as set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. The fee for the license shall be $150.00 for each calendar year or part thereof, payable to the […]
§ 25-2-33.1. Reports of Arson and Suspected Arson to State Fire Marshal and Insurers; Notification of Payment of Claim as to Which Report Filed
The fire department of each county and municipality and any other organized fire department operating within this state shall report every incident or suspected incident of arson to the local law enforcement agency, the state fire marshal, and every insurance company with a known pecuniary interest in the cause of the fire in which arson […]
§ 25-2-22. Right of Commissioner and Other Authorized Officials to Enter and Inspect Buildings and Premises
The Commissioner and the various officials delegated by him to carry out this chapter shall have the authority at all times of the day and night to enter in or upon and to examine any building or premises where a fire is in progress or has occurred, as well as other buildings or premises adjacent […]
§ 25-2-22.1. Inspection Warrants
The Commissioner, his delegate, or any other person authorized under this title to conduct inspections of property, in addition to other procedures now or hereafter provided, may obtain an inspection warrant under the conditions specified in this Code section. Such warrant shall authorize the Commissioner or his delegate or such authorized person to conduct a […]
§ 25-2-23. Issuance of Notice to Correct Unsafe Conditions
When any of the officers listed in Code Section 25-2-22 finds any building or other structure which, for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or any other cause is especially liable to fire hazard or which is so situated as to endanger other property or the safety of the public, […]
§ 25-2-10. Appeal From Rulings of State Fire Marshal to Commissioner; Appeal From Commissioner to Superior Court; Bond
Should any person, firm, corporation, or public entity be dissatisfied with any ruling or decision of the state fire marshal, the right is granted to appeal within ten days to the Commissioner. If the person, firm, corporation, or public entity is dissatisfied with the decision of the Commissioner, appeal is authorized to the superior court […]
§ 25-2-12. Adoption of State Fire Safety Standards and Enforcement; Investigations; Excuse From Compliance With Standards; Interpretation of Standards and Granting Variances Therefrom by Commissioner
The county governing authority in any county having a population of 100,000 or more, and the municipal governing authority in any municipality having a population of 45,000 or more, each as determined by the most recent decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census, and those municipalities pursuant to subsection (b) of […]
§ 25-2-12.1. Deputizing of Local Fire Marshals, Deputy Local Fire Marshals, and State Inspectors as State Officers; Qualification of Applicants; Duty to Notify State Fire Marshal of Employment Status Change; Removal
As used in this Code section, the term: “Deputy local fire marshal” means any person who is employed by, supervised by, or otherwise assists a local fire marshal and who has been or is seeking to be deputized pursuant to this Code section. “Local fire marshal” means any employee or independent contractor of any municipality, […]
§ 25-2-13. Buildings Presenting Special Hazards to Persons or Property; Requirements; Effect of Rules, Regulations, and Fire Safety Standards Issued Before April 1, 1968; Power of Local Governing Authorities
As used in this Code section, the term: “Capacity” means the maximum number of persons who may be reasonably expected to be present in any building or on any floor thereof at a given time according to the use which is made of such building. The Commissioner shall determine and by rule declare the formula […]
§ 25-2-14. Buildings Presenting Special Hazards to Persons or Property — Requirement and Issuance of Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy; Fees; Employment of Private Professional Providers to Perform Building Plan Reviews
Plans and specifications for all proposed buildings which come under classification in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 25-2-13 and which come under the jurisdiction of the office of the Commissioner pursuant to Code Section 25-2-12 shall be submitted to and receive approval by either the state fire marshal, the proper local fire […]