§ 27-61. When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafeconditions.
The Department of Fire Programs, by its representative, or the chief or otherhead of the fire department of any county, city or town or district thereof,shall have the right, at all reasonable hours, for the purpose ofexamination, to enter into and upon any public school building or any otherbuilding or premises not at the time occupied and used as a dwelling house,within their respective jurisdictions, for examination as to combustiblematerials or inflammable or unsafe conditions in any such building or uponany such premises. Upon complaint of any person having an interest in anybuilding or premises or property adjacent thereto, in his jurisdiction, anofficer shall make an immediate investigation as to the presence of anycombustible materials or the existence of inflammable or unsafe conditions insuch buildings or upon such premises. Whenever any officer finds in anybuilding or upon any premises combustible, inflammable or unsafe conditions,dangerous to the safety of the building or premises, or other property, heshall order the same to be removed or remedied, and the order shall, within areasonable time to be fixed in the order, be complied with by the owner oroccupant of the building or premises.
Any owner or occupant aggrieved by such order may within five days afternotice of such order, appeal to the Department of Fire Programs, and thecause of his complaint shall be at once investigated by the ExecutiveDirector of the Department of Fire Programs, and unless by its authority suchorder is revoked, the order shall remain in force and the owner or occupantshall comply with the order.
Any owner or occupant of any building or premises failing to comply with anyfinal order made or given under the authority of this section, shall bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than $5nor more than $100 for each offense.
(Code 1919, § 4190; 1936, p. 776; 1977, c. 613; 1988, c. 199; 2007, cc. 647,741.)
§ 27-61. When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafeconditions.
The Department of Fire Programs, by its representative, or the chief or otherhead of the fire department of any county, city or town or district thereof,shall have the right, at all reasonable hours, for the purpose ofexamination, to enter into and upon any public school building or any otherbuilding or premises not at the time occupied and used as a dwelling house,within their respective jurisdictions, for examination as to combustiblematerials or inflammable or unsafe conditions in any such building or uponany such premises. Upon complaint of any person having an interest in anybuilding or premises or property adjacent thereto, in his jurisdiction, anofficer shall make an immediate investigation as to the presence of anycombustible materials or the existence of inflammable or unsafe conditions insuch buildings or upon such premises. Whenever any officer finds in anybuilding or upon any premises combustible, inflammable or unsafe conditions,dangerous to the safety of the building or premises, or other property, heshall order the same to be removed or remedied, and the order shall, within areasonable time to be fixed in the order, be complied with by the owner oroccupant of the building or premises.
Any owner or occupant aggrieved by such order may within five days afternotice of such order, appeal to the Department of Fire Programs, and thecause of his complaint shall be at once investigated by the ExecutiveDirector of the Department of Fire Programs, and unless by its authority suchorder is revoked, the order shall remain in force and the owner or occupantshall comply with the order.
Any owner or occupant of any building or premises failing to comply with anyfinal order made or given under the authority of this section, shall bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than $5nor more than $100 for each offense.
(Code 1919, § 4190; 1936, p. 776; 1977, c. 613; 1988, c. 199; 2007, cc. 647,741.)
§ 27-61. When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafeconditions.
The Department of Fire Programs, by its representative, or the chief or otherhead of the fire department of any county, city or town or district thereof,shall have the right, at all reasonable hours, for the purpose ofexamination, to enter into and upon any public school building or any otherbuilding or premises not at the time occupied and used as a dwelling house,within their respective jurisdictions, for examination as to combustiblematerials or inflammable or unsafe conditions in any such building or uponany such premises. Upon complaint of any person having an interest in anybuilding or premises or property adjacent thereto, in his jurisdiction, anofficer shall make an immediate investigation as to the presence of anycombustible materials or the existence of inflammable or unsafe conditions insuch buildings or upon such premises. Whenever any officer finds in anybuilding or upon any premises combustible, inflammable or unsafe conditions,dangerous to the safety of the building or premises, or other property, heshall order the same to be removed or remedied, and the order shall, within areasonable time to be fixed in the order, be complied with by the owner oroccupant of the building or premises.
Any owner or occupant aggrieved by such order may within five days afternotice of such order, appeal to the Department of Fire Programs, and thecause of his complaint shall be at once investigated by the ExecutiveDirector of the Department of Fire Programs, and unless by its authority suchorder is revoked, the order shall remain in force and the owner or occupantshall comply with the order.
Any owner or occupant of any building or premises failing to comply with anyfinal order made or given under the authority of this section, shall bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than $5nor more than $100 for each offense.
(Code 1919, § 4190; 1936, p. 776; 1977, c. 613; 1988, c. 199; 2007, cc. 647,741.)
