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AR Code § 12-13-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-103. Officer's neglect of duty — Penalty

 (a) Any officer referred to in this subchapter who neglects to comply with any requirement of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation.  (b) Upon conviction, the officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each neglect or violation.
AR Code § 12-13-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-104. Administration and enforcement

 (a) The administration and enforcement of this subchapter are vested in the Division of Arkansas State Police.  (b) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police is empowered to create and maintain a State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section in the Division of Arkansas State Police and to appoint such personnel with such duties, powers, and titles as he or she may deem necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
AR Code § 12-13-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-105. Duties of State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section

 The State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section shall have the responsibility to:   (1) Provide sufficient training to the several deputy fire marshals in the State of Arkansas to enable them to better understand their duties and their authority and to motivate them to perform their duties in an effective and efficient manner;  (2) Coordinate fire prevention efforts with other agencies and groups;  (3) Develop and present public awareness programs in fire prevention and protection;  (4) Develop and disseminate fire prevention information and material;  (5) Enforce the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code and periodically revise and update the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code;  (6) Investigate fires of a suspicious nature in the state;  (7) Do and perform such other functions as will promote an efficient and effective fire prevention and control program in the state;  (8) Review fire protection class code determinations by an advisory organization and determine if the evaluation of fire protection services is reasonable and appropriate; and  (9) Upon request, make recommendations to the Insurance Commissioner concerning filings made to the commissioner concerning fire protection standards.
AR Code § 12-13-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-106. Section personnel

 The members or heads of the State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall be appointed and serve in the same manner as provided by law for the operation of other divisions of the Division of Arkansas State Police.
AR Code § 12-13-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-107. Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police — Duties generally

 (a) It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police and his or her officers and deputies to enforce all laws and ordinances with regard to the following:  (1) The prevention of fires;  (2) The storage, sale, and use of combustibles and explosives;  (3) The installation and maintenance of automatic or other fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment;  (4) The construction, maintenance, and regulation of fire escapes;  (5) The means and adequacy of exits in case of fire from factories, asylums, hospitals, churches, schools, halls, theaters, and all other places in which numbers of people work, live, or congregate from time to time, for any purpose; and  (6) The suppression of arson and the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires.    (b) The director is empowered to adopt reasonable rules for the effective administration of this subchapter to accomplish its intent and purposes, and to safeguard the public from fire hazards.  (c) The director shall make reasonable rules for the keeping, storing, using, manufacture, selling, handling, transportation, or other disposition of highly inflammable materials and rubbish, gunpowder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, explosives or compounds or any other explosive, including fireworks, and firecrackers, and he or she may prescribe the materials and construction of receptacles and buildings to be used for any of those purposes.  (d) Nothing in this subchapter shall apply to the inspection of boilers, § 20-23-101 et seq., the administration and enforcement of which is now vested in the Division of Labor.
AR Code § 12-13-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-108. Ex officio deputies

 All mayors, members of fire departments, and peace officers shall be ex officio deputies to the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police. They shall be subject to the duties and obligations imposed by this subchapter in fire prevention and in the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires within their jurisdiction.
AR Code § 12-13-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-109. Fire drills

 It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police, his or her officers, and deputies to require teachers of public and private schools and all educational institutions to have one (1) fire drill each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours.
AR Code § 12-13-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-110. Inspection of buildings

 (a)  (1) Upon complaint of any person or on their own motion, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police and his or her officers or deputies may inspect all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction and issue an order for the compliance with the director's rules.  (2) Failure or refusal to comply with an order of the director in the enforcement of the rules shall be a Class A misdemeanor.    (b)  (1) The director and his or her officers and deputies shall inspect all places of public assembly, including factories or industrial plants normally employing ten (10) or more persons, where hazards to the lives and safety of citizens might be present.  (2) If upon completion of the inspection an unsafe or hazardous condition is found to exist, then the director shall promptly notify the owner or operator of the public assembly in writing.  (3) Upon the receipt of the written notice, the owner or operator shall remove the hazardous or unsafe condition.  (4)  (A) On failure to remedy the condition, the director may file injunction proceedings in the circuit court of the jurisdiction to abate the condition as being a nuisance.  (B) The suit shall be filed in the name of the director for the use and benefit of the State of Arkansas without bond for costs.
AR Code § 12-13-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-111. Investigation of fires

 (a)  (1) The deputies to the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall investigate each fire causing loss of life or damage to property within their jurisdiction to determine if the fire was caused by negligence or design.  (2) If it appears that a fire is of suspicious origin or that a crime has been committed in connection therewith, the deputy shall immediately notify the director, who shall promptly initiate an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the fire and the person, if any, responsible therefor.    (b) On his or her own motion and at any time, the director may investigate the origin and circumstances of any fire in this state without restraint or liability for trespass.  (c) Any building or premises may be inspected along with the contents and occupancy thereof.  (d) On request, every fire insurance company licensed in this state shall furnish to the director any information it may have concerning any fire in this state.
AR Code § 12-13-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-112. Inquiries

 (a) When the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police or any officer or deputy has reason to believe that a crime or other offense has been committed in connection with any fire, the director or his or her deputy may conduct an inquiry in relation thereto.  (b) The inquiry shall be held at such time and place as the director or his or her deputy shall determine.  (c) The director or his or her deputy shall have the power:  (1) Of subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify at the inquiry and for the production of books, records, papers, other writings, or things deemed material to the inquiry;  (2) To administer oaths or affirmations of witnesses; and  (3) To cause testimony to be taken stenographically, transcribed, and preserved.    (d) The inquiry or examination may be public or private as the director or his or her deputy may determine, and persons other than those required to be present may be excluded from the place thereof.  (e) Witnesses may be kept separate and apart from each other and not allowed to communicate with one another until they have been examined.  (f) Willful false swearing by any witness shall be deemed perjury and be punishable as such.  (g)  (1) In case of disobedience of a subpoena, the director or his or her deputy may invoke the aid of the proper circuit court of the jurisdiction to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, papers, written material, and things incident to the inquiry.  (2) The circuit court is empowered to punish as a contempt any disobedience or refusal to obey a subpoena.    (h)  (1) No person shall be excused from testifying or producing any books, records, papers, or things, or upon any hearing, when ordered to do so, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a criminal penalty.  (2)  (A) However, no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to criminal liability for or on account of any transaction made or thing concerning which he or she may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the director or his or her deputy.  (B) No person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in his or her testimony.      (i) The prosecuting attorney of any district, upon request of the director or his or her officer or deputy, shall assist in any investigation when called upon to do so.
AR Code § 12-13-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-113. Service of process, order, or notice

 Any officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police may serve any order, notice, or process issued under the authority of this subchapter. The officer may make a return of service in the same manner as required by law for the return of service of process by a county sheriff of a county.
AR Code § 12-13-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-114. Civil actions

 (a)  (1) No act taken by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall affect the rights of any policy holder or of any insurance company with regard to a loss by reason of any fire which the director has investigated.  (2) The result of any investigation shall not be given in evidence upon the trial of any civil action upon any policy.    (b) No statement made by any insurance company, its officers or agents, or by anyone representing the insurance company or its officers or agents, made with reference to the origin, cause, or supposed origin or cause of the fire to the director or his or her officers or deputies shall be admitted in evidence or made the basis for any civil action for damages.
AR Code § 12-13-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-115. Annual report to Governor

 Annually on or before July 1, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall transmit to the Governor a full report of his or her proceedings under this subchapter, including statistics and recommendations he or she may deem advisable.
AR Code § 12-13-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-116. Disposition of penalties, fees, and forfeitures

 All penalties, fees, or forfeitures collected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.
AR Code § 12-13-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-117. Temporary door barricade devices

 A person may install and use a temporary door barricade device or security lockdown device for security purposes to protect individuals during active shooter events or other similar situations.
AR Code § 12-13-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-118. Americans with Disabilities Act compliance

 When the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code conflicts with the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, the conflicting provisions of the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design shall control.
AR Code § 12-13-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 1 - Fire Prevention Act|§ 12-13-119. Review of fire protection class code determinations by advisory organizations — Recommendations to Insurance Commissioner

 (a) The State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section may review fire protection standards filings filed by an advisory organization with the Insurance Commissioner if:  (1) The filing is based on the effectiveness of fire protection services; and  (2) Upon request of the commissioner or a person affected by a rate filing.    (b) The section shall review a fire protection class code determination by:  (1) Reassessing the fire protection services of each area of the state under approved standards to determine whether or not the analysis of the area's fire protection services were graded accurately considering the area's concerns, characteristics, and equipment and support available for fire protection services;  (2) Advising the commissioner if the fire protection class code determination is reasonable and appropriate; and  (3) Recommending further review or action by the commissioner concerning the fire protection class code determination.    (c) A recommendation by the section is not binding on the commissioner.  (d) The section shall make its recommendations under this section to the commissioner within thirty (30) days after receipt of a request to review a fire protection standards filing.  (e) The section shall draw upon the experience and knowledge of different individuals in this state to make an informed recommendation to the commissioner.
AR Code § 12-13-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Fire Training Academy|§ 12-13-201. Construction, operation, etc

 The Arkansas Fire Training Academy shall be under the control of SAU-Tech of Southern Arkansas University, and the university shall maintain and operate a fire service training program at the academy.
AR Code § 12-13-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Fire Training Academy|§ 12-13-204. Gifts, grants, and donations

 SAU-Tech of Southern Arkansas University is authorized to accept and receive gifts, grants, and donations for the operations and improvement of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy.
AR Code § 12-13-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 3 - Arson Reporting-Immunity Act|§ 12-13-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Arson Reporting-Immunity Act”.
AR Code § 12-13-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 3 - Arson Reporting-Immunity Act|§ 12-13-302. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Action” includes nonaction or the failure to take action;  (2) “Authorized agencies” means any law enforcement agency or agency or instrumentality of this state, of a county or municipality, or of the federal government which is charged with the responsibility of investigating fires;  (3) “Immune” means that neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution may arise from any action taken pursuant to this subchapter when actual malice on the part of the insurer or its representative against the insured is not present;  (4) “Insurer” shall include every person engaged as indemnitor, surety, or contractor in the business of entering into contracts of insurance;  (5) “Named insured” means the person whose name appears on the face of the policy as the insured individual; and  (6) “Relevant information” means information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the information.
AR Code § 12-13-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 3 - Arson Reporting-Immunity Act|§ 12-13-303. Disclosure of information

 (a) Any authorized agency may, in writing, require the insurer at interest to release to the requesting agency relevant information relating to the fire loss in question which may include, but is not limited to:  (1) Policy premium payment records;  (2) History of previous claims made by the insured; and  (3) Material relating to the insurer's investigation of the fire loss.    (b)  (1) Any insurer having reason to believe that a fire loss in which it has an interest may be of other than accidental cause shall, in writing, notify an authorized agency of the finding.  (2) When an insurer notifies any one (1) of the authorized agencies pursuant to this subchapter, it shall be sufficient notice for the purpose of this subchapter.  (3) Nothing in this subsection shall abrogate or impair the rights or powers created under subsection (a) of this section.    (c) The authorized agency provided with information pursuant to subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section and in furtherance of its own purposes may release or provide the information to any other authorized agency of this or another state, or of the United States to the extent that its disclosure or use is relevant to a loss by fire of real or personal property which is under investigation by the authorized agency.  (d)  (1) When an insurer enters into a contract of insurance against fire loss with the insured, the requirements of this subchapter must be disclosed in writing to the insured.  (2) Any insurer providing information to an authorized agency pursuant to this subchapter shall notify its insured in writing of such an action no later than ninety (90) days after the action has been taken. A copy of the report furnished the authorized agency shall be furnished to the insured upon the commencement of civil action or criminal prosecution.    (e) Any insurer, or a person acting on its behalf, shall be immune from liability in any civil or criminal proceeding for any statement made or action required by this subchapter when actual malice on the part of the insurer or its representative is not present.
AR Code § 12-13-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 3 - Arson Reporting-Immunity Act|§ 12-13-304. Confidentiality

 Any information furnished to any authorized agency pursuant to this subchapter shall be held in confidence by the authorized agency and shall be released only for use in a civil or criminal proceeding as authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction.
AR Code § 12-13-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 13 - Fire Prevention|Subchapter 3 - Arson Reporting-Immunity Act|§ 12-13-305. Enforcement

 (a) No person shall knowingly refuse to provide authorized agencies with relevant information pursuant to this subchapter.  (b) No person shall fail to hold in confidence information required to be held in confidence by this subchapter.  (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.