41-2141. Department of fire, building and life
safety; establishment; purposes; components
A. The department of fire, building and life safety is established to further the
public interest of safety and welfare by maintaining and enforcing standards of quality
and safety for manufactured homes, mobile homes and factory-built buildings and by
reducing hazards to life and property through the maintenance and enforcement of the
state fire code by providing fire training, fire investigations and public life safety
education as provided for in this chapter. It is also the purpose of the department to
establish a procedure to protect the consumer of such products and services.
B. The department of fire, building and life safety consists of the board of
manufactured housing, the installation standards committee, the state fire safety
committee and the director of the department. The director's office consists of the
deputy director, the office of manufactured housing, the office of state fire marshal and
the office of administration.
C. The attorney general shall act for the department in all legal actions or
proceedings and shall advise the department on all questions of law arising out of the
administration of this chapter.
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