§ 2881. General provisions
§ 2881. General provisions (a) A person shall not install or maintain a boiler or pressure vessel that is unsafe or likely to be unsafe to other persons or property. (b) A person shall not operate, cause to be operated, or permit to be operated any boiler or pressure vessel under his or her control […]
§ 2861. Generally
§ 2861. Generally When it may seem to be for the public good, the Fire Marshal shall personally visit and investigate any fire in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall be repaid for any related expenses out of the funds appropriated to the Division of Fire Safety. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § […]
§ 2862. Assistance of State’s Attorney in investigation
§ 2862. Assistance of State’s Attorney in investigation Upon request of the Fire Marshal or the Deputy Fire Marshal, a State’s Attorney shall assist such officers in an investigation of a fire that in their opinion is of suspicious origin.
§ 2863. Entry on premises
§ 2863. Entry on premises The Fire Marshal and his or her assistants, upon complaint duly made, shall have authority to enter, at all reasonable hours, into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction for the purposes of examination in the performance of their duties.
§ 2831. Investigations
§ 2831. Investigations (a) The Fire Marshal and the Fire Marshal’s assistants are authorized to investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire within the State that causes injury to any person or that causes damage or loss of property in excess of $200.00. The Fire Marshal and the Fire Marshal’s assistants shall make […]
§ 2832. Time of investigation; supervision and direction
§ 2832. Time of investigation; supervision and direction An investigation pursuant to section 2831 of this subchapter shall be begun within five days after the occurrence of the fire or as soon thereafter as it appears that there is cause for an investigation. The Fire Marshal or the Deputy Fire Marshal shall have the right […]
§ 2833. Reports to Fire Marshal
§ 2833. Reports to Fire Marshal (a) The chief of a volunteer or paid fire department or, if there is no fire department, the selectboard chair of a town shall within five days of the occurrence of a fire within the jurisdiction that causes serious injury to any person or loss or damage to property […]
§ 2835. Superior judge
§ 2835. Superior judge If a selectperson of a town or a mayor of a city is informed that a building, pile of wood, lumber, or bark, or any other property in the municipality, has been intentionally and maliciously set on fire or burned, a majority of the selectboard, or the mayor, may apply to […]
§ 2836. Inquiry and return
§ 2836. Inquiry and return Such magistrate shall make such inquiry and return as is provided in the case of inquest on the dead and the expenses thereof and the fees shall be paid in the same manner.
§ 2757. Cigarettes; reduced ignition propensity
§ 2757. Cigarettes; reduced ignition propensity (a) As used in this section: (1) “Cigarette” means any product that contains any amount of nicotine, irrespective of size, shape, or presence of other ingredients, and is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use and consists of or contains any roll of tobacco wrapped […]