2011 Connecticut Code
Title 29 Public Safety and State Police
Chapter 541 Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures
Sec. 29-291. (Formerly Sec. 29-39). Commissioner to serve as State Fire Marshal.

      Sec. 29-291. (Formerly Sec. 29-39). Commissioner to serve as State Fire Marshal. For the purposes of this part and any other statute related to fire prevention and safety, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall serve as the State Fire Marshal. The commissioner may delegate such powers as the commissioner deems expedient for the proper administration of this part and any other statute related to fire prevention and safety to any employee of (1) the Department of Public Safety, and (2) The University of Connecticut at Storrs Division of Public Safety, provided the commissioner and the president of The University of Connecticut enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning such delegation of powers in accordance with section 10a-109ff.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3664; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 90-337, S. 7, 8; P.A. 00-220, S. 36, 43; P.A. 06-134, S. 10.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 29-39 transferred to Sec. 29-291 in 1983; P.A. 90-337 deleted reference to "member of the division of state police" and inserted "employee" in lieu thereof; P.A. 00-220 added provision re The University of Connecticut at Storrs Division of Public Safety and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 06-134 added language concerning memorandum of understanding and reference to Sec. 10a-109ff and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2006.