§ 23-28.2-1. Establishment of office of the state fire marshal. There shall be an office of the state fire marshal within the department of business regulation’s division of building, design and fire professionals, the head of which office shall be the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall be appointed by the governor with […]
§ 23-28.2-10. Reports of fires. (a) Every fire occurring in this state shall be reported in writing to the state fire marshal’s office within the first ten (10) days of the month following the month in which the fire occurred by the nonsalaried assistant deputy state fire marshals as may be designated for that purpose. […]
§ 23-28.2-11. Investigation of fires and attempted fires. (a) The state fire marshal, and/or any of the deputy state fire marshals or assistant state fire marshals, may investigate any fire, or apparently attempted fire, and shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire of suspicious origin, by which property has been damaged or […]
§ 23-28.2-12. Witnesses in investigations. For the purpose of the investigation, the state fire marshal and/or the deputy state fire marshals may issue warrants for and compel the attendance of witnesses before them as if the witnesses had been summoned on the part of the state to attend court in criminal cases. The testimony of […]
§ 23-28.2-13. Reports of investigations. If upon investigation, the fire marshal believes that the evidence is sufficient to charge any person with the commission of any offense, the fire marshal shall report that belief to the attorney general. The fire marshal shall make a report of the investigation and belief in writing and the report […]
§ 23-28.2-14. Enforcement. (a) Within the office of the state fire marshal, there shall be an enforcement unit responsible for the initiation of criminal prosecution of or civil proceedings against any person(s) in violation of the state Fire Safety Code or failure to comply with an order to abate conditions that constitute a violation of […]
§ 23-28.2-15. Assistance by attorney general — Prosecution of violations. The attorney general, upon request of the state fire marshal, shall assist upon any investigation of any fire which, in the opinion of the state fire marshal, is of suspicious origin, and shall institute and conduct all prosecutions of persons charged with arson, burning to […]
§ 23-28.2-16. Fire records kept by the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall keep in his or her office a record of all fires investigated by his or her office and of all the facts concerning the investigated fires, and all reports of the investigations as the fire marshal may cause to be […]
§ 23-28.2-17. Relief from responsibility. The state fire marshal, his or her deputies, and assistants, charged with the enforcement of the Fire Safety Code and the director of the fire academy and his or her instructors charged with fire education and training as governed by, chapters 28.1 through 28.39 of this title, shall not render […]
§ 23-28.2-18. Administrative procedures. The state fire marshal shall have the authority to formulate administrative procedures necessary to uniformly administer and enforce this code; provided, that the procedures do not conflict with the rules and regulations promulgated by the fire safety code board. History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 12.
§ 23-28.2-19. Municipal cooperation. The assistance and cooperation of police, fire, building inspectors, and all other municipal officials shall be available to the authority having jurisdiction in the performance of its duties. History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 12; P.L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1.
§ 23-28.2-2. Qualifications of state fire marshal. Minimum qualifications are five (5) years experience in fire prevention, fire investigation, or fire protection, or a degree in fire protection engineering from a credited college plus three (3) years experience in fire prevention, fire investigation, or fire protection. History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 4.
§ 23-28.2-20. Right of entry. (a) In the discharge of its duties, the authority having jurisdiction shall have the authority to enter at any reasonable hour, any building, structure, or premises in the state to enforce the provisions of the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28.1 — 28.39 of this title and all codes referenced therein […]
§ 23-28.2-20.1. Notices of violation. (a) The fire marshal and persons designated specifically in writing by the fire marshal shall have the power to issue notices of violation as herein provided for, and the powers herein established shall be in addition to other powers of inspection and enforcement of the Fire Safety Code provided for […]
§ 23-28.2-21. National Fire Code. Except wherever herein specifically defined or covered in this code, the provisions of the NFPA Standards included in the National Fire Code, as referenced by the edition of the Life Safety Code in effect at the time, shall be used by the authority having jurisdiction as the accepted standard with […]
§ 23-28.2-22. Fire education and training unit. (a) There shall be a fire education and training unit within the office of the state fire marshal headed by a director of fire training. The director of fire training shall be appointed by the fire marshal from a list of names submitted by the fire education and […]
§ 23-28.2-23. Fire education and training coordinating board. (a) There is hereby created within the office of the state fire marshal a fire education and training coordinating board comprised of thirteen (13) members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making the appointments, the governor shall give due consideration […]
§ 23-28.2-24. Burn injury reporting law. (a) Every case of a burn injury or wound, where the victim sustained second or third degree burns to five percent (5%) or more of the body and/or any burns to the upper-respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air, and every case of a […]
§ 23-28.2-25. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 46, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 168, effective July 1, 1995.
§ 23-28.2-26. Plan review fees. (a) Every request for plan review, by the state fire marshal’s office, under the provisions of the Fire Safety Code shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this section. Plan review fees shall be as follows: NEW BUILDING, ADDITIONS, ALTERATION, STRUCTURES, ETC.General permit fees based on cost of construction […]
