Section 34-33-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed in this section: (1) CERTIFICATE HOLDER. An individual who is listed on the State Fire Marshal’s permit as the responsible managing owner, partner, officer or employee who is actively in charge of the work of the […]
Section 34-33-10 Application of chapter; compliance with chapter required before contract awarded; copies of chapter furnished to invited bidders. (a) This chapter also applies to any fire protection sprinkler contractor I or II performing work for any municipality, county, or the state. Officials of any municipality, county, or the state are required to determine compliance […]
Section 34-33-11 Disposition of funds collected pursuant to chapter; grants and donations allowed. All funds collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Fire Marshal’s Fund authorized by Section 36-19-31. The State Fire Marshal shall be authorized to expend monies from the State Fire Marshal’s […]
Section 34-33-12 Penalties. Whenever the State Fire Marshal shall have reason to believe that any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture is or has been violating any provisions of this chapter, he or she or his or her deputy or assistant may issue and deliver to such individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture […]
Section 34-33-13 Single family dwelling – No installation requirement. Nothing in Act 2017-240 is intended to authorize the State Fire Marshal to require the installation of any fire protection sprinkler system in any single family dwelling. (Act 2017-240, §2.)
Section 34-33-14 Residential structural fires – Collection of information. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall collect and publish data on all residential structural fires in Alabama in a report that includes all of the following information: (1) The type of structure. (2) The age of the structure. (3) The code enforced when the structure was […]
Section 34-33-2 Administration of chapter vested in State Fire Marshal. The administration of this chapter is vested in the State Fire Marshal who shall have the power to make rules in relation to weekly fire pump testing and to set or make changes in the amount of the fees charged as necessary for the administration […]
Section 34-33-3 Installation, repair, etc., of fire protection sprinkler systems – Conformity with chapter required. It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture to engage in the business of installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system in this state except in conformity with the […]
Section 34-33-4 Installation, repair, etc., of fire protection sprinkler systems – Application for State Fire Marshal’s permit; contents; status of applicant; application fee; competency test; reciprocity. (a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture desiring to engage in the business of fire protection sprinkler contractor I shall submit to the State Fire Marshal on […]
Section 34-33-5 Issuance of State Fire Marshal’s permit. (a) If the required fee has been paid, satisfactory written proof from NICET has been provided that the competency test was passed when required by this chapter, all of the requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining the requested permit have been met, and the proposed […]
Section 34-33-6 Restrictions and limitations upon permit holder. In no case shall a certificate holder be allowed to obtain a State Fire Marshal’s permit for more than one fire protection sprinkler contractor at a time. If the certificate holder should leave the employment of the fire protection sprinkler contractor, he or she must notify the […]
Section 34-33-7 Expiration of permit; renewal procedure. The State Fire Marshal’s permit shall expire annually at midnight on September 30. At least 30 days prior, the fire protection sprinkler contractor I or II must submit a renewal application. A renewal fee must be submitted with the application. Failure to renew the permit prior to the […]
Section 34-33-8 Presentation of permit to local building official; payment of local license fees. If a certified fire protection sprinkler contractor desires to do business in any part of the state, he or she shall be required by this chapter to deliver to the local building official a copy of his or her State Fire […]
Section 34-33-9 Chapter imposes no limitation on power of municipality, etc., to regulate work of contractors. Nothing in this chapter limits the power of a municipality, county, or the state to regulate the quality and character of work performed by a fire protection sprinkler contractor I or II, through a system of permits, fees, and […]
