2014 Iowa Code
TITLE III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
SUBTITLE 5 - FIRE CONTROL
CHAPTER 100 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL
SECTION 100.12 - Authority for inspection — orders.


IA Code § 100.12 (2014) What's This?

100.12  Authority for inspection — orders.

The chief of a fire department or an authorized subordinate who is trained in fire prevention safety standards may enter a building or premises at a reasonable hour to examine the building or premises and its contents.  The examining official shall order the correction of a condition which is in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a city or county fire safety ordinance.  The order shall be in writing or, if the danger is imminent, orally followed by a written order.  The examining official shall enforce the order in accordance with the applicable law or ordinance.  At the request of the examining official the state fire marshal may assist in an enforcement action.

[C31, 35, §1632-c1; C39, §1632.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.12; 82 Acts, ch 1157, §1]

84 Acts, ch 1095, §5

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