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Ohio Rev Code § 3737.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.41 | Citation to Remedy Dangerous Condition.

Effective: September 17, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 552 - 116th General Assembly|(A) If the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or any certified fire safety inspector, upon an examination or inspection, finds a building or other structure, which for want of proper repair, by reason of age and dilapidated condition, defective or poorly installed electrical wiring and equipment, defective chimneys, gas connections, or heating apparatus, or for any other reason, is especially liable to fire or endangers life or other buildings or property, such officer shall issue a citation and order such building or structure to be repaired, torn down, demolished, or materials removed, and all dangerous conditions remedied.(B) If such officer finds in a building or upon any premises any combustible or explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste, oils, gasoline, or inflammable conditions of any kind, which are especially dangerous to the safety of persons or such building, premises, or property, he shall issue a citation and order such materials removed or conditions remedied.(C) If such officer finds that any building, structure, tank, container, or vehicle used for the storage, handling, or transportation of flammable or combustible liquids, or of liquefied petrolum gas, or the pumps, piping, valves, wiring, and materials used in connection therewith, are especially dangerous to the safety of persons or such building, structure, tank, container, or vehicle, he shall issue a citation and order such condition remedied.(D) The fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or any certified fire safety inspector may proceed, on a citation issued under this section, to seek enforcement by use of the procedures established by section 3737.43 or 3737.44 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.42 | Issuing Citation or Notice of Violation.

Effective: March 19, 2003|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 115 - 124th General Assembly|(A) If, upon inspection or investigation, the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector believes that the state fire code or an associated order has been violated, the fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector shall, with reasonable promptness, issue a citation to the responsible person. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the state fire code or associated order alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. When the citation is issued by a certified fire safety inspector or an assistant fire marshal, a copy of the citation shall be furnished to the fire marshal.(B) The fire marshal may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of a citation with respect to de minimis violations that have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.(C) Each citation issued under this section, or a copy or copies of the citation, shall be prominently posted by the responsible person, as prescribed in the state fire code, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurs.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.43 | Notice of Penalty and Right to Appeal.

Effective: March 19, 2003|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 115 - 124th General Assembly|(A) If, after an inspection or investigation, the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector issues a citation under section 3737.41 or 3737.42 of the Revised Code, the issuing authority shall, within a reasonable time after such inspection or investigation and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, notify the responsible person of the citation and penalty, if any, proposed to be assessed under section 3737.51 of the Revised Code, and of the responsible person's right to appeal the citation and penalty, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to the state board of building appeals established under section 3781.19 of the Revised Code within thirty days after receipt of the notice. (B) If the responsible person is aggrieved by an order of the board, the person may appeal to the court of common pleas where the property that is the subject of the citation is located, within thirty days after the board renders its decision.(C) As used in this section, "issuing authority" means the office of the fire marshal, in the case of a citation issued by the fire marshal or an assistant fire marshal, or the applicable township or municipal corporation, in the case of a citation issued by a certified fire safety inspector.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.44 | Injunction - Temporary Restraining Order.

Effective: September 17, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 552 - 116th General Assembly|(A) The courts of common pleas shall have jurisdiction, upon a complaint filed by the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector, to restrain, immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code, any condition or practices in any building or upon any premises which violate the state fire code and are such that a fire or explosion hazard exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm. Any order issued under this section may require such steps to be taken as may be necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger.(B) Upon the filing of any such complaint the court has jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief or temporary restraining order pending the outcome of an enforcement proceeding pursuant to Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code.(C) Whenever the fire marhsal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector concludes that conditions or practices described in division (A) of this section exist in any building or on any premises he shall inform the owner, operator, lessees, occupants, and other affected persons of the danger and that he is seeking relief. If necessary to preserve life, the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector, if authorized by the fire marshal or his deputy, may orally order the building or premises vacated immediately. Such an order shall remain in effect for not more than twenty-four hours. In addition, the officer making the order shall post written notice in conspicuous places on the building or premises.(D) If the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector arbitrarily or capriciously fails to seek relief under this section, any person who may be injured by reason of such failure may bring an action against the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector in the court of common pleas of the county in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist for a writ of mandamus to compel the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector to seek such relief.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.45 | Failure to Comply With Order.

Effective: March 19, 2003|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 115 - 124th General Assembly|If any responsible person fails to comply with an order of the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector as finally affirmed or modified by the state board of building appeals under section 3737.43 of the Revised Code, within the time fixed in the order, then the fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector may file a complaint in the court of common pleas of the county where the property is located for a court order authorizing the fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector to cause the building, structure, or premises to be repaired or demolished, materials to be removed, and all dangerous conditions to be remedied, if such was the mandate of the order as affirmed or modified by the state board of building appeals, at the expense of the responsible person. If the responsible person, within thirty days thereafter, fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the expense that would be incurred in enforcing the order of the court of common pleas under this section, the court shall order that the real estate upon which the building, structure, or premises is or was situated be sold pursuant to Chapter 2329. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in this section. The proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the fire marshal's fund. The fire marshal shall use the proceeds of the sale to cause the repair or demolition of any building, structure, or premises, the removal of materials, or the remedy of all dangerous conditions unless the purchaser of the real estate enters into an agreement with the court to perform the repair, demolition, removal, or remedy within a time period acceptable to the court. No bid of a prospective purchaser shall be acceptable which is insufficient to pay the expense that the fire marshal would incur. If the amount received from the sale exceeds the expense that the fire marshal would incur, the court shall direct the payment of the surplus first to those parties with encumbrances, mortgages, or liens on the real estate in order of their priority, and then to the responsible person or into the court for its use and benefit.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.46 | Actions Against Violators.

Effective: September 20, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly|Upon the request of the fire marshal, the fire marshal's authorized representative, or a certified fire safety inspector, the attorney general, the legal officer of any county or municipal corporation, or the law director of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code shall bring an action for an injunction, temporary or permanent, or any other appropriate proceedings against any person violating or threatening to violate any provision of the state fire code or any order issued pursuant thereto in the court of common pleas in the county where the violation is occurring or is threatened to occur.This section does not expand, and shall not be construed as expanding, the authority of the fire marshal, the fire marshal's authorized representative, or a certified fire safety inspector to enforce any requirements that are adopted pursuant to Chapter 3781. or 3791. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 or 3781.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.51 | Civil Penalty for Violations.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the state fire code or any order made pursuant to it.(B) Any person who has received a citation for a serious violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.(C) Any person who has received a citation for a violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, and such violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.(D) Any person who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued within the period permitted for its correction, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such failure or violation continues.(E) Any person who violates any of the posting requirements, as prescribed by division (C) of section 3737.42 of the Revised Code, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.(F) Due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person being charged, and the history of previous violations shall be given whenever a penalty is assessed under this chapter.(G) For purposes of this section, a serious violation shall be considered to exist if there is a substantial probability that an occurrence causing death or serious physical harm to persons could result from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use, unless the person did not and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.(H) Civil penalties imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the fire marshal for deposit into the general revenue fund. Such penalties may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state brought in the court of common pleas of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.61 | Posting Arson Laws.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|The owner, operator, or lessee of any transient residential building shall post the provisions of sections 2909.02 and 2909.03 of the Revised Code in a conspicuous place in each room occupied by guests in such building. The owner, operator, or lessee of any nontransient residential building, institution, school, or place of assembly shall post the provisions of such sections in conspicuous places upon such premises. No person shall fail to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.62 | Negligent Spread of Fires.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|No person shall set, kindle, or cause to be set or kindled any fire, which through his negligence, spreads beyond its immediate confines to any structure, field, or wood lot.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.63 | Discovery of Unfriendly Fire.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|(A) The owner, operator, or lessee, an employee of any owner, operator, or lessee, an occupant, and any person in direct control of any building regulated under the Ohio building code, upon the discovery of an unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, shall immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, call or otherwise notify the fire department concerning the fire, and shall spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building.(B) For the purposes of this section, "unfriendly fire" means a fire of a destructive nature as distinguished from a controlled fire intended for a beneficial purpose.(C) No person shall fail to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.64 | Disclosing Purpose of Non-Official Inspection.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|No person who is not a certified fire safety inspector shall act as such or hold himself out to be such, unless prior to commencing any inspection function, he discloses the purpose for which he is making such inspection and the fact that he is not employed by any state or local fire service or agency, and that he is not acting in an official capacity for any governmental subdivision or agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.65 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.65 | Fire Protection Equipment - Prohibited Activities.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or use any fire protection or fire fighting equipment that does not meet the minimum standards established by the fire marshal in the state fire code.(B) Except for public and private mobile fire trucks, no person shall service, test, repair, or install for profit any fire protection or fire fighting equipment without a certificate or a provisional certificate issued by the fire marshal.(C) The fire marshal shall not issue a provisional certificate pursuant to division (B) of this section to any individual who is not enrolled in a bona fide apprenticeship training program registered with the apprenticeship council pursuant to section 4139.05 of the Revised Code or with the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor. A provisional certificate issued pursuant to this section authorizes an individual to engage in the activities permitted under division (B) of this section only if the individual:(1) Remains enrolled in such an apprenticeship training program; and(2) Is directly supervised by an individual who possesses a valid and current certificate issued pursuant to division (B) of this section for the activities in which the individual issued the provisional certificate is engaged and the certified individual directly supervising the individual issued the provisional certificate only supervises one provisional certificate holder.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.66 | Qualifications for Firefighter or Fire Official.

Effective: April 5, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 401 - 126th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "firefighting agency" and "private fire company" have the same meanings as in section 9.60 of the Revised Code.(B) No person shall claim to the public to be or act as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer unless the person is recognized as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, member of a private fire company, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer by the fire marshal or has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program and has been appointed by the governing board of a firefighting agency or, in the case of a volunteer firefighter, receives such a certificate within one year after appointment by the governing board of a firefighting agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.71 | Additional Tax on Fire Insurance Premiums.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|Each insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the state in installments, at the time of making the payments required by section 5729.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the taxes required to be paid by it, three-fourths of one per cent on the gross premium receipts derived from fire insurance and that portion of the premium reasonably allocable to insurance against the hazard of fire included in other coverages except life and sickness and accident insurance, after deducting return premiums paid and considerations received for reinsurances as shown by the annual statement of such company made pursuant to sections 3929.30, 3931.06, and 5729.02 of the Revised Code. The money received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state fire marshal's fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be used for the maintenance and administration of the office of the fire marshal and the Ohio fire academy established by section 3737.33 of the Revised Code. If the director of commerce certifies to the director of budget and management that the cash balance in the state fire marshal's fund is in excess of the amount needed to pay ongoing operating expenses, the director of commerce, with the approval of the director of budget and management, may use the excess amount to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, real property or interests in real property to be used for the benefit of the office of the state fire marshal, or to construct, acquire, enlarge, equip, furnish, or improve the fire marshal's office facilities or the facilities of the Ohio fire academy. The state fire marshal's fund shall be assessed a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of commerce. Such assessment shall be paid from the state fire marshal's fund to the division of administration fund. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if the director of budget and management determines at any time that the money in the state fire marshal's fund exceeds the amount necessary to defray ongoing operating expenses in a fiscal year, the director may transfer the excess to the general revenue fund. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:05 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.72 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.72 | Fire Stations Required to Have Gas Masks.

Effective: July 1, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly|(A) "Gas mask" means any self-contained oxygen breathing apparatus using oxygen or air in suitable containers that enable their wearers to live in atmospheres containing less than sixteen per cent oxygen and poisonous gases in excess of two per cent by volume and having been approved by the United States bureau of mines for use in irrespirable atmospheres.(B) Every political subdivision which operates a fire department shall provide at least two gas masks for each fire station and shall further provide that the chief of the fire department give adequate instructions to each member of the fire department in the use of such gas masks.
Ohio Rev Code § 3737.80 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety|Section 3737.80 | Chief of Fire Department Responsible for Primary Coordination in Emergency Situation.

Effective: July 11, 1989|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly|In any emergency situation relating to the prevention of an imminent release of a hazardous material, to the cleanup or disposal of a hazardous material that has been released, or to the related mitigation of the effects of a release of a hazardous material, the chief of the fire department in whose jurisdiction the emergency situation is occurring or his designee is responsible for primary coordination of the on-scene activities of all agencies of the state, the United States government, and political subdivisions that are responding to the emergency situation until the chief relinquishes that responsibility to a representative of one of the responding public agencies and so notifies that representative.As used in this section, "hazardous material" means any material that is designated as such under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended, and regulations adopted under it.