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2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention
- Section 1 - Definitions
- Section 2 - Investigations of Fires or Explosions by Local Officials; Notice to Marshal of Suspicious Origins or Undetermined Causes; Reports; Records
- Section 2a - Notice of Unauthorized Ignition of Fire Within Public or Private Schools or on School Grounds; Submission of Report by School Principal
- Section 3 - Investigations by Marshal; Examination of Witnesses; Perjury; Criminal Complaint; Prosecutions; Reports to Commissioner of Insurance
- Section 4 - Persons Authorized to Enter and Inspect Premises; Inspections of Institutions; Reports
- Section 5 - Investigation of Premises and Alleys as to Fire Hazards; Remedy of Conditions; Expenses; Penalty
- Section 5a - Unvented Liquid Fired Space Heaters; Use or Sale Prohibited
- Section 6 - Neglect or Refusal of Officers to Comply With Duty
- Section 7 - Reports of Marshal and Commissioner of Insurance
- Section 8 - Reports to Heads of Fire Departments, Insurance Companies, Property Owners and Other Interested Persons
- Section 9 - Regulations Relating to Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Reports of Quantities and Locations; Ordinances and By-Laws
- Section 9a - Model Rocket Engines; Storage; Manufacture; Use; Sale
- Section 10 - Regulations Relative to Fire Prevention
- Section 10a - Heads of Fire Departments; Permits; Inspections; Records; Fees; List of Fire Department Heads
- Section 10b - Violation of Regulations of Board
- Section 10c - Alteration, Repair or Installation of Oil Burners; Necessity of Certificate; Exceptions
- Section 10d - Certificate as Oil Burner Technician; Minimum Age; Application; Fee; Examination; Duration of Certificate; Electrical Work
- Section 10e - Apprentice Certificates; Fee; Duration; Expiration; Renewal
- Section 10f - Rules and Regulations Regarding Types and Classes of Certificates
- Section 10g - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates
- Section 10h - Firms or Corporations; Licensing Requirements
- Section 11 - Expert Assistants; Laboratory
- Section 12 - License and Permit for Manufacture of Fireworks; Sale, Transfer, or Exchange of Explosive Materials; Punishment
- Section 13 - Licenses for Land for Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Certificate of Approval; Record; Certificate of Registrations; Fees; Replacements and Alterations Of, and Regulations for Buildings; Explosion Hazard; Appeals to Marshal
- Section 14 - Inflammable Fluids in Motor Vehicles
- Section 15 - Transportation of Explosives or Inflammable Materials; Violation of Regulations
- Section 16 - Fireworks, Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Violations; Penalties
- Section 17 - Restraint of Erection or Use of Buildings in Violation of Statute or Regulations
- Section 18 - Repealed, 1934, 182, Sec. 2
- Section 19 - Bonds for Blasting Permits; Filing Fee
- Section 20 - Actions on Bonds; Employee of Permittee; Pro Rata Payment of Claims
- Section 20a - Bond for Blasting Operations in More Than One Place
- Section 20b - Certificate of Competency to Conduct Blasting Operations; Application; Fee; Examination; Issuance; Duration; Expiration; Renewal; Duplicate; Restrictions Regarding Persons Subject to Restraining Order Issued Pursuant to Chapter 209a
- Section 20c - Liability for Damages Caused by Blasting
- Section 21 - Enforcement of Laws and Regulations Relative to Blasting
- Section 22 - Injuries From Explosives Kept or Transported Contrary to Statutes or Regulations
- Section 23 - Keeping and Use of Inflammable Fluids; Permit; Fee
- Section 23a - Inflammable Anti-Freeze in Hydrants
- Section 24 - Keeping and Handling of Fire Menace Material; Carpenter or Paint Shop in Habitation
- Section 25 - Use of Salamanders or Stoves for Drying Materials
- Section 25a - Second Hand Space Heaters; Unvented Space Heaters
- Section 25b - Unvented Liquid Fired Space Heaters; Use or Sale Prohibited
- Section 25c - Sale of Decorating Candles; Rules and Regulations
- Section 25d - Manufacture and Sale of Children's Clothing and Sleepwear; Rules and Regulations
- Section 25e - Residential Gas Appliances; Sale or Installation
- Section 26 - Installation of Automatic Equipment on Order of Marshal
- Section 26a - Automatic Sprinklers in High Rise Buildings; Enforcement; Appeals
- Section 26a1/2 - Automatic Sprinklers in Older High Rise Buildings; Enforcement; Installation Schedule
- Section 26b - Automatic Fire Warning and Smoke Detection Systems in Certain Buildings; Enforcement; Appeals
- Section 26c - Certain Public Accommodations; Automatic Smoke or Heat Detectors
- Section 26d - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 26d to 26f
- Section 26e - Residential Buildings or Structures; Installation of Smoke Detectors
- Section 26f - Residential Buildings or Structures; Equipping With Smoke Detectors Upon Sale or Transfer
- Section 26f1/2 - Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required in Certain Residential Structures; Regulation; Inspections; Enforcement
- Section 26g - Automatic Sprinkler Systems Required for Buildings and Structures Totaling More Than 7,500 Gross Square Feet
- Section 26g1/2 - Nightclubs, Dance Halls, Discotheques, Bars; Adequate System of Automatic Sprinklers
- Section 26h - Lodging or Boarding Houses; Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Section 26i - Multiple Dwelling Units; New Construction; Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Section 27 - Failure to Comply With Order of Marshal
- Section 27a - Shutting Off, Disconnection, Obstruction, Removal or Destruction, of Fire Protection Devices; Permit; Report; Violation of Statute; Enforcement
- Section 27b - Piling Snow on Fire Hydrants; Penalty
- Section 28 - Regulations to Prevent Fire Hazards and Fires
- Section 28a - Reports of Violations of Building Laws
- Section 28b - Buildings With Canine Guards; Reports
- Section 29 - Application of Orders to Occupant or Owner; Payment for Cost of Changes in Premises; Maximum Expenditure
- Section 30 - Violations; Notice and Enforcement of Orders or Regulations
- Section 30a - Unlawful Tampering, Etc. With Notice of Violation; Punishment
- Section 31 - Appeals to Marshal
- Section 32 - Sharing Information by Insurers; Liability of Insurer or Arson Squad; Confidential Information
- Section 33 - Duties and Powers of Marshal
- Section 34 - Violation of Statutes
- Section 34a - Assembly Use Group Building; Dangerous Condition
- Section 34b - Serious Bodily Injury; Penalties
- Section 34c - Subsequent Violations of State Building Code or State Fire Code
- Section 34d - Enforcement of Orders of Marshall or Head of Fire Department
- Section 35 - Repealed, 2010, 160, Sec. 3
- Section 36 - Repealed, 2010, 160, Sec. 4
- Section 37 - Tanks for Storage of Fluids; Permits; Violation of Statute or Regulation; Annual Inspection; Fees
- Section 37a - Removal and Testing of Fuel Storage Tanks; Grant Programs for Municipalities and Agencies; Powers and Duties of Administrative Review Board
- Section 37b - Grants for Removal or Replacement of Fuel Storage Tanks
- Section 38 - Regulations Relative to Tanks
- Section 38a To 38i - Repealed, 2009, 4, Sec. 5
- Section 38j - Residential Property Utilizing Heating Oil Tanks; Safety Requirements; Inspection; Certification
- Section 39 - Sales, Possession, Use, Etc. of Combustible or Explosive Substances to Produce Visible or Audible Effects; Fireworks; Definitions; Exceptions; Enforcement Procedures; Penalties
- Section 39a - Regulations for Permits for Displays of Fireworks; Fees
- Section 40 - Storage of Fireworks; Bonds for Manufacture and Storage; Fee
- Section 41 - Actions on Bonds
- Section 42 - Displays or Exhibits of Fireworks; Bonds
- Section 43 - Actions on Bonds; Pro Rating Claims; Other Remedies
- Section 44 - Firecrackers and Pyrotechnical Ship or Railway Signals
- Section 45 - Violation of Secs. 40 to 44
- Section 46 - Inflammable Stove Polish and Foundry Paste; Regulations; Penalties
- Section 47 - Repealed, 1973, 1028, Sec. 3
- Section 48 To 49a - Repealed, 1946, 282
- Section 50 - Search Warrants for Explosive, Inflammable and Combustible Substances Kept Contrary to Statutes or Regulations
- Section 51 - Forfeiture of Explosive, Inflammable and Combustible Substances; Sale or Destruction; Proceeds
- Section 52 - Matches Kept for Sale or Use in Store
- Section 52a - Sale of Exploding Matches, Cigars or Cigarettes
- Section 53 - Repealed, 1943, 291, Sec. 4
- Section 54 - Lighted Cigarettes, Etc. Likely to Cause Fire; Dropping or Throwing From Vehicles or Placing on Forest Lands or Fields
- Section 55 - Explosive Golf Balls
- Section 56 - Parking Space Business; Licenses; Fees; Term; Suspension and Revocation; Unlicensed Business
- Section 57 - Siding as Conductor of Electricity; Approval
- Section 58 - Fire Extinguishing Systems, Issuance of Certificates for Installation and Servicing
- Section 59 - Display of Street Address Number on Buildings; Use in Enhanced 911 Service
- Section 60 - Novelty Lighters; Application of Section
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