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RI Gen L § 23-28.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-9 - Nonsalaried assistant deputy state fire marshals.

§ 23-28.2-9. Nonsalaried assistant deputy state fire marshals.(a) The fire marshal may appoint as many nonsalaried assistant deputy state fire marshals as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of chapters 28.1 — 28.39 of this title; the assistant deputy fire marshals shall serve at the pleasure of the state fire marshal. Provided, further, that no person shall be appointed as an assistant deputy state fire marshal unless such person, at the time of the appointment, is a current employee of the state fire marshal's office, and/or is an active member of a fire district, and/or is an active or retired member of a fire department, and/or is an active or retired member of a police department currently serving or having served within this state.(b) The chief of the fire department of the several cities, towns, and fire districts may be an assistant deputy fire marshal subject to the approval of the state fire marshal, and may continue to serve as an assistant deputy fire marshal as long as he or she is fire chief.(c) Standardized fire code interpretation through certification of assistant deputy state fire marshals. No individual may serve as an assistant deputy fire marshal without first satisfying minimum qualifications as determined through regulation by the state fire marshal. Such qualifications shall include meeting the NFPA standard for professional qualifications for fire inspector, or such other comparable national standard as determined by the state fire marshal.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-8; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-6; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 7; P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 1C; P.L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 83, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-10 - Reports of fires.

§ 23-28.2-10. Reports of fires.(a) Every fire occurring in this state shall be reported in writing to the state fire marshal's office within the first ten (10) days of the month following the month in which the fire occurred by the nonsalaried assistant deputy state fire marshals as may be designated for that purpose. The report shall be in the form prescribed by the state fire marshal and shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause and origin of the fire that can be ascertained, the extent of damage caused thereby, and the amount of insurance upon the property, and such other information as the state fire marshal may require.(b) Every insurance company, adjusting a fire loss wherein the damage exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000) or where the cause is determined to be or suspected of being incendiary, shall forward immediately to the fire department, providing protection for the area in which the fire occurred, a report of the fire on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-9; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-7; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 7; P.L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1; 1981, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-11 - Investigation of fires and attempted fires.

§ 23-28.2-11. Investigation of fires and attempted fires.(a) The state fire marshal, and/or any of the deputy state fire marshals or assistant state fire marshals, may investigate any fire, or apparently attempted fire, and shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire of suspicious origin, by which property has been damaged or destroyed, or apparently attempted fire, and any fire where a fatality occurs as the result of the fire and, so far as it is possible, determine the cause of the fire. The investigation shall begin immediately after the occurrence of the fire, and local government officials shall cooperate completely and assist the state fire marshal's office in all phases of the investigation.(b) It shall be the responsibility of the local authority having jurisdiction to notify the state fire marshal's office of any fire of suspicious or incendiary origin or where death may have resulted from the fire. The fire marshal shall adopt notification procedures.(c) The state fire marshal, and/or any of the deputy state fire marshals or assistant state fire marshals, and/or municipal officials, including, without limitation, police, fire, and building officials, shall prohibit any and all insurance adjusters, contractors, and restoration companies from engaging in any solicitation or inspection or any physical presence on the premises under investigation until twenty-four (24) hours after either the municipal fire department and/or the state fire marshal, deputy state fire marshal, or assistant state fire marshal releases control of the premises back to its legal owner(s) or occupant(s), unless the insurance adjuster, contractor, or restoration company is accompanied by, or acting with, permission of the premises' legal owner.(d) Any insurance adjuster, contractor, or restoration company in violation of the provisions of subsection (c) shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation and may be subject to revocation of the appropriate professional license or registration.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-10; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-8; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 7; P.L. 1982, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 393, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 35, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 40, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-12 - Witnesses in investigations.

§ 23-28.2-12. Witnesses in investigations.For the purpose of the investigation, the state fire marshal and/or the deputy state fire marshals may issue warrants for and compel the attendance of witnesses before them as if the witnesses had been summoned on the part of the state to attend court in criminal cases. The testimony of all witnesses examined in the investigation shall be given under oath and reduced to writing by the fire marshal, or by some other person by direction of the fire marshal, and shall be subscribed by the witnesses. Every person examined in the investigation, who shall willfully swear or affirm falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which oath or affirmation is required, shall be guilty of perjury. Upon the presentation of satisfactory proof of due service of the summons upon the witness, and of a failure by the witness to obey the summons, to any justice of a district court or officer authorized to issue warrants under the laws of the state, the justice or officer shall issue a warrant to bring the witness before the fire marshal to testify what the witness may know in relation to the subject matter of inquiry. The warrant may be executed by any officer authorized by law to serve a warrant by arresting and bringing the witness before the state fire marshal or the deputy state fire marshal.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-11; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-9; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 7.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-13 - Reports of investigations.

§ 23-28.2-13. Reports of investigations.If upon investigation, the fire marshal believes that the evidence is sufficient to charge any person with the commission of any offense, the fire marshal shall report that belief to the attorney general. The fire marshal shall make a report of the investigation and belief in writing and the report shall be filed in the office of the state fire marshal within ten (10) days after the making thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-12; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-10; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 8; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 67.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-15 - Assistance by attorney general - Prosecution of violations.

§ 23-28.2-15. Assistance by attorney general — Prosecution of violations.The attorney general, upon request of the state fire marshal, shall assist upon any investigation of any fire which, in the opinion of the state fire marshal, is of suspicious origin, and shall institute and conduct all prosecutions of persons charged with arson, burning to defraud, crimes incident to incendiary fires, and violations of the provision of the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28.1 through 28.39 of this title and all codes referenced therein and adopted thereunder.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-14; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-12; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 10; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-16 - Fire records kept by the state fire marshal.

§ 23-28.2-16. Fire records kept by the state fire marshal.The state fire marshal shall keep in his or her office a record of all fires investigated by his or her office and of all the facts concerning the investigated fires, and all reports of the investigations as the fire marshal may cause to be made, including statistics as to the extent of the fires and damage caused thereby, and whether the losses were covered by insurance, and, if so, in what amount. The record shall be made from the reports made to the fire marshal by his or her deputies under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-15; P.L. 1973, ch. 176, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.2-13; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 10; P.L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-17 - Relief from responsibility.

§ 23-28.2-17. Relief from responsibility.The state fire marshal, his or her deputies, and assistants, charged with the enforcement of the Fire Safety Code and the director of the fire academy and his or her instructors charged with fire education and training as governed by, chapters 28.1 through 28.39 of this title, shall not render themselves liable personally, and they are hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of their official duties. Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of an act performed by him or her in the lawful discharge of his or her duties, and under the provisions of the Fire Safety Code and the fire education and training unit, shall be defended by the legal representative of the state until the final termination of the proceedings. In no case shall the fire marshal, his or her deputies, or assistants, the fire academy director or his or her instructors be liable for costs in any action, suit, or proceedings that may be instituted in pursuance of the provisions of the Fire Safety Code or the fire education and training unit, and any fire marshal or fire academy instructor, acting in good faith and without malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of his or her official duties in connection therewith. The protection afforded herein to the Rhode Island fire academy instructors shall apply only to those instructors who are active or retired members of a paid or volunteer Rhode Island fire department.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 12; P.L. 2013, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 373, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-18 - Administrative procedures.

§ 23-28.2-18. Administrative procedures.The state fire marshal shall have the authority to formulate administrative procedures necessary to uniformly administer and enforce this code; provided, that the procedures do not conflict with the rules and regulations promulgated by the fire safety code board.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 12.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-19 - Municipal cooperation.

§ 23-28.2-19. Municipal cooperation.The assistance and cooperation of police, fire, building inspectors, and all other municipal officials shall be available to the authority having jurisdiction in the performance of its duties.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 12; P.L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-21 - National Fire Code.

§ 23-28.2-21. National Fire Code.Except wherever herein specifically defined or covered in this code, the provisions of the NFPA Standards included in the National Fire Code, as referenced by the edition of the Life Safety Code in effect at the time, shall be used by the authority having jurisdiction as the accepted standard with regard to fire safety regarding any unforeseen condition.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 1D; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 106, § 4; P.L. 2003, ch. 107, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 468, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 472, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-22 - Fire education and training unit.

§ 23-28.2-22. Fire education and training unit.(a) There shall be a fire education and training unit within the office of the state fire marshal headed by a director of fire training. The director of fire training shall be appointed by the fire marshal from a list of names submitted by the fire education and training coordinating board based on recommendations of a screening committee of that board. Other staff and resources, such as part-time instructors, shall be requested consistent with the state budget process.(b) This unit shall be responsible for implementing fire education and training programs developed by the fire education and training coordinating board.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-24 - Burn injury reporting law.

§ 23-28.2-24. Burn injury reporting law.(a) Every case of a burn injury or wound, where the victim sustained second or third degree burns to five percent (5%) or more of the body and/or any burns to the upper-respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air, and every case of a burn injury or wound which is likely to or may result in death, shall be reported at once to the office of the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall accept the report and notify the proper investigatory agency. A written report shall also be provided to the office of the state fire marshal within ten (10) days after a request from that office. The report shall be made by (1) the physician attending or treating the case; or (2) the manager, superintendent or other person in charge, whenever the case is treated in a hospital, sanitarium, institution, or other medical facility.(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-25 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.2-25. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 46, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 168, effective July 1, 1995.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-26 - Plan review fees.

§ 23-28.2-26. Plan review fees.(a) Every request for plan review, by the state fire marshal's office, under the provisions of the Fire Safety Code shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this section. Plan review fees shall be as follows:NEW BUILDING, ADDITIONS, ALTERATION, STRUCTURES, ETC.General permit fees based on cost of construction  $500 or less . . . . . $25.00  Over $500 but not over $1,000 . . . . . $35.00  Over $1,000 but not over $2,000 . . . . . $45.00  Over $2,000 but not over $500,000 . . . . . $45.00+  (plus $6.00 per $1,000 or fraction thereof over $2,000) Over $500,000 . . . . . $3,033.00+  (plus $4.00 per $1,000 or fraction thereof over $500,000)(b) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 48, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art 40, § 75.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-27 - Inspection fees.

§ 23-28.2-27. Inspection fees.(a) The state fire marshal's office shall assess an inspection fee of one-hundred dollars ($100.00) per inspection for any inspection performed by that office pursuant to chapter 28.1 of Title 23, or any other provisions of the state fire code, including any rule or regulation promulgated by either the fire safety code board of appeal and review or the state fire marshal. The inspection fee shall be assessed for each required inspection. Initial inspections and any required subsequent re-inspection shall constitute separate visits for which separate inspection fees will be payable.(b) In the case of an inspection involving residential use, the fee shall be paid by the property owner.(c) In the case of any inspection involving any assembly, industrial, mercantile, business educational, health care, ambulatory health care, day care or municipal government use, the fee shall be paid by one of the following parties:(1) The occupant/tenant of the property if the occupant/tenant holds any license issued by the State of Rhode Island that requires fire code compliance; or(2) The lessee of the property if the lessee is the sole tenant; or(3) If neither (1) nor (2) apply, the owner of the property will be responsible for payment of the inspection fee.(d) The fee shall be waived for a specific inspection in the event that no violation of any provision of the state fire code including any rule or regulation is found.(e) No inspection fee shall be assessed against any municipality or municipal agency or the State of Rhode Island, or any department, board, or commission thereof. No inspection fee shall be assessed for any inspection conducted for the purpose of updating the compliance status of a building in preparation for a hearing before the fire safety code board of appeal and review or before any court.(f) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 33, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-28 - Rhode Island state firefighter's league grant account.

§ 23-28.2-28. Rhode Island state firefighter's league grant account.(a) There is hereby created within the department of business regulation a restricted receipt account to be known as the Rhode Island state firefighter's league grant account. Donations received from the Rhode Island state firefighter's league shall be deposited into this account, and shall be used solely to fund education and training programs for firefighters in the state.(b) All amounts deposited in the Rhode Island state firefighter's league grant account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 8, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-28.2-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.2 - Office of State Fire Marshal|Section 23-28.2-29 - Fire academy training fees restricted receipt account.

§ 23-28.2-29. Fire academy training fees restricted receipt account.There is hereby created with the department of business regulation a restricted receipt account to be known as the fire academy training fees account. All receipts collected pursuant to § 23-28.2-23 shall be deposited in this account and shall be used to fund costs associated with the fire training academy. All amounts deposited into the fire academy training restricted receipt account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 8, § 9; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-28.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.3 - Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review|Section 23-28.3-1 - Definitions.

§ 23-28.3-1. Definitions.When used in this chapter:(1) "Amendment" means any modification or change in the code that shall be formulated, adopted, and issued by the board;(2) "Blanket variance" means generalized relief from any provision of the fire safety code, including, but not limited to, time deadlines, when, in the opinion of the fire safety code board, these provisions have been rendered obsolete and/or impose an unanticipated, unreasonable hardship upon the general public, and the board finds that the decision to grant a blanket variance will not conflict with the general objectives of the code. All blanket variances shall only be effective until the next code adoption process by the board;(3) "Board" means the fire safety code board created by this chapter;(4) "Building" includes new and existing buildings and facilities, except private dwellings occupied by one, two (2), or three (3) families, in the various cities and towns in this state;(5) "Code" means the minimum standard body of rules for fire safety known as the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28.1 — 28.39 of this title, or the rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and structures, chapter 29.1 of this title;(6) "Variation or variance" means a special limited modification or change in the code, including, but not limited to, time deadlines, which is applicable only to a particular type of building, structure, facility, regulated process or hazardous activity upon the petition of the person owning the building, structure, or facility, or maintaining the regulated process or hazardous activity. All variances shall be, to the extent practicable, in keeping with recognized national standards.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 14; P.L. 2000, ch. 185, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 290, § 4; P.L. 2003, ch. 106, § 6; P.L. 2003, ch. 107, § 6; P.L. 2005, ch. 151, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 155, § 5; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 22.