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25 ME Rev Stat § 2311 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT|25 §2311. Insurance for firemen (REPEALED)

 §2311. Insurance for firemen (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2351 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2351. Building official; compensation; jurisdiction; deputy (REPEALED)

 §2351. Building official; compensation; jurisdiction; deputy (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY RR 1995, c. 2, §56 (COR). PL 2007, c. 699, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §1 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2351 (RP).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2351-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2351-A. Building official; compensation; deputy

 §2351-A. Building official; compensation; deputy In every town and city of more than 2,000 inhabitants, and in every town of 2,000 inhabitants or less, if such a town so votes at a town meeting, and in each village corporation, if such a corporation so votes at the annual meeting of the corporation, the municipal officers shall annually in the month of April appoint a building official and shall determine the building official's compensation. If a building official is appointed by a municipality that has adopted or is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or a portion of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, that building official must be certified in building standards pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 2‑A, paragraph E. Whenever the building official becomes incapacitated, the municipal officers may appoint or authorize the building official to appoint a deputy building official, who shall serve until removed by the municipal officers, but in no event beyond the term for which the building official was appointed. The deputy building official shall perform such duties as may be required of the deputy building official by the building official. The compensation of the deputy building official is determined by the municipal officers.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 582, §3 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2352 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2352. Right to enter buildings

 §2352. Right to enter buildings A building official in the performance of the building official's official duty may enter any building for the purpose of making the inspection required by chapters 313 to 321.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 623, §34 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2353 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2353. Duty to inspect buildings under construction (REPEALED)

 §2353. Duty to inspect buildings under construction (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 699, §8 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §10 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2353 (RP).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2353-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2353-A. Duty to inspect buildings under construction

 §2353-A. Duty to inspect buildings under construction The building official shall inspect each building during the process of construction so far as may be necessary to see that all proper safeguards against the catching or spreading of fire are used, that the chimneys and flues are made safe and that proper cutoffs are placed between the timbers in the walls and floorings where fire would be likely to spread, and may give such directions in writing to the owner or contractor as the building official considers necessary concerning the construction of the building so as to render the building safe from the catching and spreading of fire. For a building official in a municipality that is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, unless the municipality is enforcing that code by means of 3rd-party inspectors pursuant to section 2373, subsection 4, the building official shall inspect each building during the process of construction for compliance with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 582, §4 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2354 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2354. Inspection of buildings being repaired

 §2354. Inspection of buildings being repaired Subject to Title 32, chapter 139, the building official shall inspect all buildings while they are in process of being repaired and see that all reasonable safeguards are used against the catching and spreading of fire and that the chimneys and flues are made safe. The building official may give directions in writing to the owner as necessary concerning such repairs to render the building safe from the catching and spreading of fire.   [PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §36 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 198, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 714, §6 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §36 (RPR).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2355 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2355. Inspection of chimneys, furnaces, boilers and the like (REPEALED)

 §2355. Inspection of chimneys, furnaces, boilers and the like (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 35, §1 (RP).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2356 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2356. Appeals

 §2356. Appeals Unless an alternative appeal process has been established by ordinance pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, subsection 5, an appeal in writing may be taken from any order or direction of the building official to the municipal officers, whose order thereon is final.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 582, §5 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2357 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2357. No occupancy without certificate; appeal (REPEALED)

 §2357. No occupancy without certificate; appeal (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 192, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A101 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 725, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §9 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §11 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2357 (RP).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2357-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2357-A. No occupancy without certificate; appeal

 §2357-A. No occupancy without certificate; appeal A building in a municipality of more than 2,000 inhabitants may not be occupied until the building official has given a certificate of occupancy for compliance with the inspections required by section 2353‑A. A building in a municipality of more than 2,000 inhabitants that has adopted or is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724 may not be occupied until the building official has given a certificate of occupancy for compliance with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103, and in accordance with the required enforcement and inspection options provided in section 2373. The building official may issue the certificate of occupancy upon receipt of an inspection report by a certified 3rd-party inspector pursuant to section 2373, subsection 4. The municipality has no obligation to review a report from a 3rd-party inspector for accuracy prior to issuing the certificate of occupancy. If the owner permits it to be so occupied without such certificate, the owner must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452. In case the building official for any cause declines to give that certificate and the builder has in the builder's own judgment complied with section 2353‑A, an appeal may be taken pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4103, subsection 5 or through an alternative appeal process that has been established by ordinance pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, subsection 5. If on such appeal it is decided that section 2353‑A has been complied with, the owner of the building is not liable to a fine for want of the certificate of the building official.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §7 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 94, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 582, §6 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2358 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2358. Failure to comply with order of building official

 §2358. Failure to comply with order of building official If the owner of any building neglects or refuses for more than 30 days to comply with any direction of the building official concerning the repairs on any building as provided in section 2354, the owner must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 192, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A102 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2359 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2359. Refusing admission to building official

 §2359. Refusing admission to building official An owner or occupant of a building who refuses to permit a building official to enter the building or willfully obstructs the building official in the inspection of the building as required by chapters 313 to 321 must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §9 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 623, §35 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 35, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 462, §A48 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §9 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2360 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2360. Authority to enter buildings; remedy of conditions appeals

 §2360. Authority to enter buildings; remedy of conditions appeals The building official, the fire inspector and the municipal officers of any city or town may at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. Whenever any of those officers find in any building or upon any premises combustible material, inflammable conditions or heating fixtures or apparatus so situated or constructed as to be dangerous to the safety of such buildings or premises, they shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order must be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of those buildings or premises. An owner or occupant aggrieved by such order when made by the building official or the fire inspector may within 24 hours appeal to the municipal officers, and the cause of the complaint must be at once investigated by the direction of the latter and, unless by their authority that order is revoked, that order remains in force and must be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant. The building official, the fire inspector or the municipal officers shall make, or cause to be made, an immediate investigation as to the presence of combustible material or the existence of inflammable conditions in any building or upon any premises under their jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person having an interest in those buildings or premises or property adjacent thereto. Any owner or occupant of buildings or premises, failing to comply with the orders of the authorities above specified, must be punished by a fine of not less than $5 for each day's neglect.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 35, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2361 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS|25 §2361. Proceedings by municipality

 §2361. Proceedings by municipality 1.  Municipal enforcement.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §11 (RPR); MRSA T. 25 §2361, sub-§1 (RP).] 1-A.  Municipal enforcement.  Effective December 1, 2010, duly appointed fire chiefs or their designees, municipal building officials and code enforcement officers, when authorized by their respective municipal employer, may bring a civil action in the name of the municipality to enforce any of the state laws, duly adopted state rules or local ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part and Title 10, chapter 1103; and   [PL 2011, c. 365, §8 (AMD).] 2.  Notice.  In any proceeding brought by or against the State that involves the validity of a municipal ordinance, the municipality must be given notice of the proceeding and is entitled to be made a party to the proceeding and to be heard. In any proceeding brought by or against the municipality that involves the validity of statute, ordinance or regulation, the Attorney General must be served and made a party to the proceeding and is entitled to be heard. This section applies to enforcement of statutes, rules or ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part and Title 10, chapter 1103.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §10 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 101 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 699, §10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §11 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §8 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2371 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS|25 §2371. Definitions

 §2371. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]1.  Board.  "Board" means the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 5‑A.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 2.  Building official.  "Building official" means a building official appointed pursuant to section 2351‑A.   [PL 2011, c. 94, §2 (AMD).] 3.  Bureau.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §7 (RP).] 4.  Code.  "Code" means the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 5.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 5-A.  Division.  "Division" means the Division of Building Codes and Standards established in section 2372.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §8 (NEW).] 6.  Third-party inspector.  "Third-party inspector" means a person certified by the State to conduct inspections under Title 30‑A, section 4451 for compliance with the code. A 3rd-party inspector may not hold a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any building for which the 3rd-party inspector issues an inspection report pursuant to section 2373 and may not serve as a 3rd-party inspector in any municipality where that 3rd-party inspector has been appointed as a building official or code enforcement officer.   [PL 2011, c. 365, §9 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 94, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §§7, 8 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2372 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS|25 §2372. Division of Building Codes and Standards

 §2372. Division of Building Codes and Standards 1.  Established.  The Division of Building Codes and Standards is established within the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide administrative support and technical assistance to the board in executing its duties pursuant to Title 10, section 9722, subsection 6.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).] 2.  Staff.  The commissioner may appoint and may remove for cause staff of the division, including:   A. A technical codes coordinator certified in building standards pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 2-A, paragraph E, who serves as the division director and principal administrative and supervisory employee of the board. The technical codes coordinator shall attend meetings of the board, keep records of the proceedings of the board and direct and supervise the personnel employed to carry out the duties of the board, including but not limited to providing technical support and public outreach for the adoption of the code, amendments, conflict resolutions and interpretations. Technical support and public outreach must include, but may not be limited to:   (1) Providing nonbinding interpretation of the code for professionals and the general public; and   (2) Establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible website to publish general technical assistance, code updates and interpretations and post-training course schedules; and   [PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).]B. An office specialist to provide administrative support to the division and the board.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).][PL 2019, c. 517, §2 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 517, §2 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2373 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS|25 §2373. Municipal inspection options

 §2373. Municipal inspection options The code must be enforced in a municipality that has more than 4,000 residents. The code must be enforced through inspections that comply with the code through any of the following means:   [PL 2019, c. 391, §7 (AMD).]1.  Building officials.  Building officials and local code enforcement officers;   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 2.  Interlocal agreements.  Interlocal agreements with other municipalities that share the use of building officials certified in building standards pursuant to Title 10, section 9723;   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 3.  Contractual agreements.  Contractual agreements with county or regional authorities that share the use of building officials certified in building standards pursuant to Title 10, section 9723; and   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).] 4.  Third-party inspectors.  Reports from 3rd-party inspectors certified pursuant to Title 10, section 9723 submitted to the building official prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy in section 2357‑A that are obtained pursuant to independent contractual arrangements between the building owner and 3rd-party inspector or the municipality and 3rd-party inspector.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §10 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 408, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §10 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 391, §7 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2374 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS|25 §2374. Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund

 §2374. Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund The Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the activities of the division under this chapter and the activities of the board under Title 10, chapter 1103 and Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑A. Revenue for this fund is provided by the surcharge established by section 2450‑A. The Department of Public Safety shall determine an amount to be transferred annually from the fund for training and certification under Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑A to the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑B. Any balance of the fund may not lapse, but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal year.   [PL 2019, c. 517, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 424, Pt. A, §12 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 517, §3 (AMD).
25 ME Rev Stat § 2391 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY|Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION|Chapter 315: INVESTIGATION OF FIRE HAZARDS AND CAUSES|25 §2391. Election of fire ward; duties and compensation

 §2391. Election of fire ward; duties and compensation Each municipality not having an organized fire department, at its annual meeting, shall elect at least one fire ward, who shall be a fire inspector. Such fire inspectors shall perform the duties set forth in sections 2392 to 2395. If more than one fire ward is elected by any municipality, one of said fire wards shall be designated as fire inspector of said municipality, and the other fire wards shall, under the direction of the fire inspector, assist in performing the duties imposed upon said fire inspector by said sections. In towns and cities having an organized fire department, the chief of such fire department shall perform the duties of fire inspector. Fire inspectors so elected or designated shall receive reasonable compensation for their services, to be determined by the municipality.   [PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).]When for any reason the office of fire ward is vacant or the fire ward is incapacitated and there is no organized fire department, the municipal officers may appoint a fire ward to serve until the next ensuing election of officers.   [PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 377, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 592, §35 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).