§15A-10-23. Construction
Being in the interest of public safety, the provisions of this article shall be liberally construed.
§15A-10-24. Severability
If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, or clause of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such invalidation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article and, to this end, the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable.
§15A-10-25. Awarding Service Weapon Upon Retirement of Fire Marshal or Service Weapon
(a) Upon the retirement of a State Fire Marshal, any full-time deputy fire marshal or any full-time assistant fire marshal employed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this article shall award to the retiring member his or her service weapon, without charge, upon determining: (1) That the retiring employee is retiring honorably with at […]
§15A-11-1. State Fire Commission Continued; Composition; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Compensation and Expenses
(a) The Fire Commission is hereby continued, which shall consist of 13 voting members, with the State Fire Marshal sitting as an ex officio nonvoting member. The voting members shall be qualified by experience and training to deal with the matters which are the responsibilities of the commission. All current members of the commission are […]
§15A-10-17. License Denial Limitation, Suspension, or Revocation
(a) The State Fire Marshal shall deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license issued if the provisions of this article, or if the rules promulgated pursuant to this article or 15A-11-1 et seq. of this code are violated (b) Before any such license is denied, limited, suspended, or revoked, however, written notice shall be given […]
§15A-10-18. Independent Informal Dispute Resolution
(a) A license or certification holder adversely affected by an order or citation of a deficient practice issued pursuant to this article may request the independent informal dispute resolution process. A license or certificate holder may contest a cited deficiency as contrary to law or unwarranted by the facts or both. (b) The State Fire […]
§15A-10-19. Establishment of Demonstration Buildings and Equipment for Educational Instruction in Fire Prevention and Protection; Payment Therefor
The State Fire Marshal is authorized to establish for educational purposes in public and private schools and state educational institutions, demonstration buildings and equipment for fire prevention and protection, and such expenditures therefor shall be made from the funds appropriated therefor to the office of the State Fire Marshal.
§15A-10-20. False Alarm of Fire; Penalties
No person shall make, report, or disclose, by any means of written or verbal communication, aid or abet in such, any alarm of fire which he or she knows to be false at the time of making or turning in the alarm.
§15A-10-7. Fees
(a) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to propose rules for legislative authorization pursuant to 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to establish fees in accordance with the following: (1) For blasting;
§15A-10-8. Annual Reports
The State Fire Marshal shall transmit annually to the Governor an annual report, pursuant to 5-1-20 of this code. Said annual report shall include the activities of the State Fire Commission which are reportable pursuant to 5-1-20 of this code.