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LA Rev Stat § 40:1565 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1565. Account of money; audit

RS 1565 - Account of money; audit The fire marshal shall keep an accurate account of all money received and disbursed by him under the provisions of this part and shall include a statement thereof in his annual report. The legislative auditor or other appropriate officer shall annually audit the transaction of the fire marshal's office. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 234, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1566 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1566. Investigation of fires; reports; records of fires

RS 1566 - Investigation of fires; reports; records of fires Under the direction of the fire marshal, the chief of the fire department in each municipality where a fire department is established, the chief officer of each special fire protection district created under Part I of this chapter, the town marshal of towns and villages which have no fire department, or the sheriff of each parish, insofar as the territory outside the limits of any incorporated municipality or of any special fire protection district is concerned, shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire occurring within their respective jurisdictions. This investigation shall specifically determine, insofar as possible, the cause of and circumstances surrounding the fire. The investigation shall be made at the earliest possible time following the start of the fire. The officer making the investigation shall immediately notify the fire marshal if the circumstances indicate that the possible cause of the fire is human design or criminal neglect. Upon receiving such a report of possible arson or fire caused by design or criminal neglect, the fire marshal shall assign one or more deputies to direct the investigation. Local officers making investigations hereunder shall transmit monthly a written statement of all facts relating to the cause and the origin of the fire, the kind, value, and ownership of the property destroyed or damaged, the amount of insurance which may have been in force upon the property at the time of the fire, and any other information called for by the fire marshal. The fire marshal shall keep in his office a record of each fire occurring in the state, together with all facts, statistics, and circumstances thereof, including the origin of the fire, that have been determined by the investigations provided for in this section or otherwise. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 235, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1566.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1566.1. Fire safety inspection

RS 1566.1 - Fire safety inspection When the fire marshal directs the inspection of a building and the marshal or his authorized agent is refused permission to conduct such inspection, the marshal or his authorized agent may petition the local district court to order that he be allowed to make such inspection. This order shall be granted immediately where the fire marshal demonstrates an immediate need to inspect the premises to guarantee the safety and welfare of the public from any possible hazards. The owner and/or leasee shall be served with a petition to show cause why the inspection should not be conducted. Added by Acts 1976, No. 380, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1567 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1567. Fire departments; fire department identification number; fire reports

RS 1567 - Fire departments; fire department identification number; fire reports  A.(1)(a) Every municipal fire department, fire protection district, and volunteer fire department, as recognized by its local governing authority, shall obtain a fire department identification (FDID) number from the state fire marshal.  (b) If an individual, organization, or other entity is not recognized by the local governing authority to conduct traditional fire department-related activities, the state fire marshal shall not issue the organization an FDID number.  (c) Any individual, organization, or other entity engaged in traditional fire department activities without an FDID number shall be in violation of R.S. 14:112.2.  (2) For purposes of this Subsection, "traditional fire department-related activities" includes firefighting, fire prevention, fire investigation, fire protection, and emergency duties and services.  B. Organizations which have been issued an FDID number shall submit structural fire reports electronically pursuant to the standards set by the state fire marshal.  C. Annual implementation of the standards prescribed by the fire marshal regarding the fires which require investigation or inspection reports and the content of those reports shall be subject to review by the board of review established by R.S. 40:1578.1.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 235, §1; Acts 1978, No. 679, §1; Acts 1982, No. 28, §1; Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7; Acts 2019, No. 11, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1567.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1567.1. Fees for copies of fire and investigation reports

RS 1567.1 - Fees for copies of fire and investigation reports The fire marshal shall furnish copies of fire and investigation reports to any person upon the payment of two dollars per page for fire reports and other reports on letter size paper and five dollars per page for investigation reports and other reports on legal size paper. Added by Acts 1977, No. 524, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1568.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1568.1. Investigation

RS 1568.1 - Investigation The fire marshal shall order a special investigation of any fire resulting in any human death within this state. Acts 1974, No. 235, §2; Acts 2003, No. 290, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1569 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1569. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 173, §2, eff. June 9, 1999.

RS 1569 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 173, §2, eff. June 9, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1570 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1570. Examination of premises; searches and seizures

RS 1570 - Examination of premises; searches and seizures The fire marshal or his authorized representative may, at all times of day or night, in the performance of the duties imposed by the provisions of this Part, enter upon and examine any building or premises where any fire has occurred and other buildings or premises adjoining or near thereto. He, or his authorized representative, may make an affidavit before any justice of the peace in the state or any other officer authorized by law to issue search warrants that he believes or has reason to believe that by a search of certain premises, designated in the affidavit, he will obtain evidence tending to show the origin of a fire to have been incendiary. Upon receiving this affidavit, the justice of the peace, or other officer shall issue a warrant authorizing the fire marshal or his representative to search the premises named in the affidavit and designated in the warrant.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1571 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1571. Investigations may be private

RS 1571 - Investigations may be private All investigations held by or under the direction of the fire marshal or his authorized representative may, in his discretion, be private. Persons other than those required to be present by the provisions of this Part may be excluded from the place where the investigation is held.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1572 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1572. Separation of witnesses

RS 1572 - Separation of witnesses In investigations held by or under the direction of the fire marshal or his authorized representative, witnesses may be kept separate and apart from each other and not allowed to communicate with each other until they have been examined.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1573 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1573. Definitions

RS 1573 - Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the term: (1) "Movable" means any movable facility or enclosure in which fifty or more people may assemble. (2) "One- or two-family dwelling" means a building containing not more than two dwelling units in which one or each dwelling unit is occupied by members of a single family with not more than three outsiders, if any, accommodated in rented rooms. (3) "Structure" means any building or structure of any nature or kind whatsoever except the interior of a single private and one- or two-family dwelling as defined by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code. (4) "Watercraft" means any vessel, boat, or other watercraft of any size, nature, or kind except ocean-going vessels, commercial fishing vessels, or coastwise vessels, or private pleasure craft. Acts 2003, No. 414, §1; Acts 2008, No. 126, §1; Acts 2009, No. 163, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1573.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1573.1. Historic buildings renovation initiative

RS 1573.1 - Historic buildings renovation initiative A. In order to encourage historic preservation and the preservation of Louisiana's architectural heritage, when applying the requirements of the adopted fire, life safety, or accessibility regulations and when implementing the applicable provisions of R.S. 40:1574, the state fire marshal shall have the authority to take into consideration the impact of these requirements on the historic integrity of existing facilities. B. Where it is determined by the state fire marshal that public safety is not jeopardized and a minimum acceptable level of safety is achieved, the state fire marshal shall have the authority to consider alternatives to the specific requirements of the adopted laws, codes, rules, and regulations. Acts 1997, No. 961, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1575 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1575. Inspection of premises; orders for repair or removal of dangerous conditions

RS 1575 - Inspection of premises; orders for repair or removal of dangerous conditions A. Upon complaint of any person or upon his own initiative when he thinks necessary, the fire marshal or any of his authorized representatives may inspect any structure, watercraft, or movable within the state except the interiors of private and one- or two-family dwellings. B. Whenever the inspecting officer finds any such structure, watercraft, or movable, which, for any cause, is especially liable to fire or dangerous to life or which is so situated as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, he shall order the dangerous materials removed, the condition of the premises remedied, or the premises razed. The occupant of the structure, watercraft, or movable shall not permit it to be used until the fire marshal certifies that the hazardous conditions have been eliminated. C. Among the causes which render a structure, watercraft, or movable especially liable to fire or dangerous to life are the following: (1) Want of repairs. (2) Age or deteriorated condition. (3) Lack of sufficient fire alarm or fire extinguishing apparatus. (4) Lack of adequate means of ingress and egress. (5) Lack of adequate, unrestricted passageways to the entrances and exits. (6) Presence of combustible, explosive, or inflammable material. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 340, §5; Acts 2003, No. 414, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1576 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1576. Service of order

RS 1576 - Service of order Any order for removal or remedying issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1575 may be served upon the occupant of the premises to which it is directed by delivering a copy to the occupant personally or by registered or certified mail, or to any person in charge of the premises. If no person is found upon the premises, the order may be served by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door at the entrance to the premises. Whenever it is necessary to serve an order upon the owner of the premises, it may be served either by delivering a copy to the person as herein provided or, if the owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing the copy to the owner's last known post office address. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 418, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1577 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1577. Appeal from order

RS 1577 - Appeal from order When an order is made by one of the deputies or representatives of the fire marshal, the owner or occupant of the building or premises may, within three days, appeal to the fire marshal. The fire marshal shall, within five days, review the order and advise the owner or occupant of his decision thereon. The owner or occupant may, within five days after the making or affirming of any such order of the fire marshal, file an application with the board of review as provided in R.S. 40:1578.1 in accordance with the regulations promulgated for application by that board, praying for a review of the order or such other relief as is provided by law. The board of review shall render its decision within five calendar days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, of the review of the order. If, and only if, the order of the fire marshal is not appealable to the fire marshal board of review under R.S. 40:1578.1, within the time period set forth in this Section, the owner or occupant may file his petition with the district court of the district in which the premises or building affected by the orders is situated, praying for a review of the order or such other relief as is provided by law. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578. Compliance with order

RS 1578 - Compliance with order If no review is requested of or an appeal taken from an order of the fire marshal or an authorized representative, the order shall be complied with immediately, or within the period specified in the order, by the owner or occupant of the premises or building. If an appeal is taken or a review petitioned for, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:1577, the order, unless revoked, shall be complied with, as last modified, after it becomes final, either immediately or, if a time is specified, within the period specified in the order, or in the decision of the fire marshal, or in the decision of the court, as the case may be.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578.2. Appeal to board

RS 1578.2 - Appeal to board If an order of the fire marshal issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1578.6 or R.S. 40:1615.141 is appealed to the board of review, except as is provided in R.S. 40:1578.3, the order shall be suspended without posting of security until such time as the board renders a final decision. Added by Acts 1974, No. 236, §1. 1House Bill No. 295 and Senate Bill No. 127 of the 1974 regular session of the Legislature adding R.S. 40:1615.1 through 40:1615.14 failed to be adopted.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578.3. Emergency closure during appeal

RS 1578.3 - Emergency closure during appeal The fire marshal may bring a summary proceeding in accordance with the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 2591 through 2596 in the district court which has jurisdiction over the structure or movable to require closure of such during the pendency of proceedings before the board of review or after the board renders a final decision. The court shall order such immediate closure if it finds that public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to such effect in its order. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined. Added by Acts 1974, No. 236, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578.4. If no appeal taken

RS 1578.4 - If no appeal taken If an order appealable to the board of review is issued and appeal is not taken, the owner or occupant must comply with the order within such time as is set in the discretion of the fire marshal after all necessary delays for appeal have expired. Added by Acts 1974, No. 236, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578.5. Appeals from decision of board of review

RS 1578.5 - Appeals from decision of board of review Any interested person may appeal a decision of the board of review as provided in R.S. 40:1578.1 to a court of competent jurisdiction within five days of the rendering of the decision of the board of review. Added by Acts 1974, No. 236, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1578.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1578.6. National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code; Southern Standard Building Code; applicability to high rise structures; minimum standards; existing hazardous buildings; appeal

RS 1578.6 - National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code; Southern Standard Building Code; applicability to high rise structures; minimum standards; existing hazardous buildings; appeal A. Adequate protection for life safety shall be afforded in every structure or movable as those terms are defined in R.S. 40:1573. To afford such protection, all newly constructed structures and movables shall comply with the rules and regulations to be promulgated by the fire marshal in conformity with the Administrative Procedure Act which shall establish as minimum standards the provisions of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association, and Section 518 - Special Provisions for High Rise, of Chapter IV of the Southern Standard Building Code, applicable to high rise structures as both are annually or periodically amended, and the fire marshal shall be the authority having jurisdiction to enforce compliance with such regulations. The effective date for enforcement shall be one hundred eighty days after adoption and promulgation under the Administrative Procedure Act. B. A parish or municipality which, prior to January 1, 1975, had adopted and is enforcing a nationally recognized model building code and/or fire prevention code or a code equal to a nationally recognized building code and/or fire prevention code may continue to enforce such codes in place of the codes required in the paragraph above; however, such codes shall contain requirements that are substantially equal to the fire marshal's code with respect to high rise buildings, mandatory automatic sprinkler and extinguishment systems, and fire detection systems. C. This Section shall not apply to existing buildings, except as provided for by R.S. 40:1641 et seq., which were lawfully constructed and maintained unless the fire marshal deems that a serious life hazard exists due to a particular condition, at which time he can require the institution of proper fire protection measures to alleviate the particular hazards noted according to the chapter on existing buildings of the latest edition of the N.F.P.A. Life Safety Code, as most recently adopted by administrative rule by the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety. Such directives of the fire marshal may be appealed to the board of review. "Lawfully constructed and maintained" as used in this Subsection means in conformance with the laws, codes, rules, and regulations in force at the time of original construction. Added by Acts 1974, No. 656, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 495, §2, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1985, No. 987, §1; Acts 1988, No. 422, §1; Acts 1995, No. 353, §1; Acts 1997, No. 343, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1579 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1579. Ingress by firemen

RS 1579 - Ingress by firemen For ingress by firemen, every structure, watercraft, or movable shall have at least one window or other device in each story of the building on a street front or on an alleyway or court accessible to a street, which can be opened from the outside in case of fire in the structure, watercraft, or movable so as to furnish immediate ingress to the story or stories of the structure, watercraft, or movable.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1580 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1580. Fire exit maps; hotel or motel rooms

RS 1580 - Fire exit maps; hotel or motel rooms Every hotel or motel room shall have posted on the back of the main entry door to the room a map indicating where the exits are located in case of fire or other emergency. Added by Acts 1981, No. 593, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1580.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1580.1. Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms

RS 1580.1 - Fire alarms; hotel or motel rooms  A. Every new or renovated hotel or motel room shall have sleeping rooms equipped with approved fire detection and alarm systems for the deaf or hard of hearing in case of fire in accordance with the requirements of Section 9 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) table 9.1.2 and 9.1.3.  B. In hotels or motels not covered by Subsection A which have fewer than fifty rooms one system shall be available. In such hotels or motels with more than fifty but fewer than one hundred rooms at least two systems shall be available. In such hotels or motels with more than one hundred rooms four systems shall be available. The availability of such system shall be posted in every room.  Acts 1997, No. 894, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1581 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1581. Smoke detectors; one- or two-family dwellings

RS 1581 - Smoke detectors; one- or two-family dwellings A. Effective January 1, 2011, all existing one- or two-family dwellings at the time of sale or lease, shall contain, at a minimum, an operable ten-year, sealed lithium battery smoke detector. B. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not be a reason for nonpayment of any insurance claims. C. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not cause a delay or a stoppage in the transfer of the property. D. The real estate agent shall not be liable for the seller's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section. Acts 1991, No. 701, §1; Acts 2009, No. 163, §1.