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2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Section 100.53 - Warrant requirements.

100.53 Warrant requirements.
Each inspection warrant issued under this chapter shall:
1. State the grounds for its issuance.
2. Be directed to the applicant or some other designated person authorized to conduct the inspection.
3. Command the person to whom it is directed to inspect the area, premises, building or conveyance identified for the purpose specified and, if appropriate, direct the seizure of property specified.
4. Identify the item or type of property, if any, to be seized.
5. Direct that it be served, if appropriate, during normal business hours and designate the magistrate to whom it shall be returned.
[81 Acts, ch 47, §5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Section 100.54 - Execution of warrant.

100.54 Execution of warrant.
1. A warrant issued under this chapter must be executed and returned within ten days from the date of issuance unless, upon the showing of a need for additional time, the court so instructs otherwise in the warrant. A copy of the warrant shall be delivered to a person in charge of the premises being inspected or, if no one is present, a copy of the warrant shall be posted upon the premises. If property is seized pursuant to a warrant, the person executing the warrant shall give to the person from whom the property is seized, or the person in charge of the premises from which the property is seized, a receipt for the property seized or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property is seized. The return of the warrant shall be made promptly and accompanied by a written inventory of property seized. The inventory shall be made in the presence of the person executing the warrant and of the person from whose possession or premises the property was seized, if they are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the person executing the warrant.
2. A copy of the return, the inventory and any receipts issued shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the district court for the county in which the inspection is made.
[81 Acts, ch 47, §6]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100A - ARSON INVESTIGATION › Section 100A.1 - Definitions.

100A.1 Definitions.
1. “Authorized agencies” means:
a. The state fire marshal.
b. The commissioner of public safety.
c. The county attorney responsible for prosecutions in the county where a fire occurs.
d. The attorney general.
e. The federal bureau of investigation or other federal agency requesting information on a fire loss.
f. The United States attorney’s office when authorized or charged with investigation of a fire or prosecution for arson.
g. The fire chief of the city in which the fire occurs.
h. The police chief of the city in which the fire occurs.
i. The sheriff of the county in which the fire occurs.
j. The fraud bureau within the insurance division of the department of commerce.
2. “Insurance company” includes, but is not limited to, the Iowa FAIR plan and its member insurance companies.
3. “Relevant information” means information having any tendency to make the existence of a fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the information.
[C81, §100A.1]
86 Acts, ch 1051, §1; 93 Acts, ch 100, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100A - ARSON INVESTIGATION › Section 100A.2 - Disclosure of information.

100A.2 Disclosure of information.
1. An authorized agency may, in writing, require an insurance company to release to the agency relevant information or evidence requested by the agency which the company has in its possession relating to a fire loss. Relevant information includes but is not limited to:
a. Insurance policy information relating to a fire loss under investigation including information on the policy application.
b. Policy premium payment records.
c. History of previous claims made by the insured.
d. Material relating to the investigation of the loss, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and other evidence relevant to the investigation.
2. When an insurance company has reason to believe that a fire loss insured by the company was caused by something other than an accident, the company shall, in writing, notify any authorized agency and provide it with all material possessed by the company relevant to an investigation of the fire loss or a prosecution for arson.
3. An authorized agency provided with information pursuant to this section may provide the information to any other authorized agency for purposes of an investigation of a fire loss or a prosecution for arson.
4. An insurance company providing information to an authorized agency pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 may request information relevant to the fire loss investigation from an authorized agency and shall be given the information within a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days.
5. No civil action nor criminal prosecution may arise from any action taken pursuant to this section by an insurance company, a person acting in an insurance company’s behalf, or an authorized agency, provided no malice is shown against the insured.
[C81, §100A.2]
Referred to in §100A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100A - ARSON INVESTIGATION › Section 100A.3 - Confidentiality — subpoena.

100A.3 Confidentiality — subpoena.
1. An authorized agency or insurance company which receives information furnished pursuant to section 100A.2, shall hold the information in confidence until such time as its release is required pursuant to a criminal or civil proceeding.
2. An authorized agency or its personnel, may be subpoenaed to testify in litigation concerning a fire loss in which an insurance company is named as a party.
[C81, §100A.3]
Referred to in §100A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100A - ARSON INVESTIGATION › Section 100A.4 - Penalty.

100A.4 Penalty.
1. A person or agency who intentionally or knowingly refuses to release information requested pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. A person who fails to hold in confidence information required to be held in confidence by section 100A.3 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C81, §100A.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100A - ARSON INVESTIGATION › Section 100A.5 - Concurrent powers.

100A.5 Concurrent powers.
The provisions of this chapter do not affect or repeal an ordinance of a municipality relating to fire prevention or the control of arson, but the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal and the commissioner of public safety in the municipality is concurrent with that of the municipal and county authorities.
[C81, §100A.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.1 - State fire service and emergency response council.

100B.1 State fire service and emergency response council.
1. The state fire service and emergency response council is established in the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety.
a. The council shall consist of eleven voting members and one ex officio, nonvoting member. Voting members of the state fire service and emergency response council shall be appointed by the governor.
(1) The governor shall appoint voting members of the council from a list of nominees submitted by each of the following organizations:
(a) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa firefighters association.
(b) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa fire chiefs’ association.
(c) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa professional fire fighters.
(d) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa association of professional fire chiefs.
(e) One member from a list submitted by the Iowa emergency medical services association.
(2) A person nominated for inclusion in the voting membership on the council is not required to be a member of the organization that nominates the person.
(3) The tenth and eleventh voting members of the council shall be members of the general public appointed by the governor.
(4) The labor commissioner, or the labor commissioner’s designee, shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the council.
b. Members of the council shall hold office commencing July 1, 2000, for four years and until their successors are appointed, except that three initial appointees shall be appointed for two years, four initial appointees for three years, and four initial appointees for four years.
c. The fire marshal or the fire marshal’s designee shall attend each meeting of the council.
2. Each voting member of the council shall receive per diem compensation at the rate as specified in section 7E.6 for each day spent in the performance of the member’s duties. All members of the council shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
3. Six voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business, a majority vote of the council shall be required. The council shall elect a chairperson from its members. The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson, or the state fire marshal, or when any six members of the council file a written request with the chairperson for a meeting.
4. If a voting member of the council is absent for fifty or more percent of council meetings during any twelve-month period, the other council members by their unanimous vote may declare the member’s position on the council vacant. A vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the balance of the unexpired term.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §8; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §23; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §93; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §25; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §14; 2011 Acts, ch 95, §2, 3; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.2 - Duties.

100B.2 Duties.
The state fire service and emergency response council shall:
1. Advise and confer with the state fire marshal in matters relating to fire protection services including, but not limited to, training.
2. Cooperate with and assist agencies concerning fire emergency services matters and may, at the request of the state fire marshal or the chairperson of the council, hold public hearings for the purpose of seeking resolution of, or making recommendations on, fire services issues.
3. Develop, in consultation with the state fire marshal, the policies of the fire service training bureau of the division of state fire marshal.
4. Develop and submit to the state fire marshal for adoption rules establishing minimum training standards for fire service training that will be applicable statewide, periodically review these standards, and offer rules as deemed appropriate.
5. Provide recommendations to the state fire marshal that will facilitate the delivery of basic level fire fighter training at the local level.
6. Provide recommendations to the state fire marshal for a fee schedule for training and consultation services as necessary for the administration of this chapter.
7. Prepare annual performance reviews of training administrators for submittal to the state fire marshal.
8. Hear testimony from the labor commissioner, or the labor commissioner’s designee, on inspections and investigations involving occupational safety and health standards for fire fighters and conducted by the office of the labor commissioner.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.3 - Training agreements.

100B.3 Training agreements.
1. The state fire marshal shall enter into written agreements with other public agencies that have established regional emergency response training centers under section 100B.22 to provide training in conjunction with training provided by the fire service training bureau. Moneys appropriated shall not be distributed by the department of public safety to a regional training center until such an agreement has been entered into with the regional training center.
2. The state fire marshal may enter into written agreements with other educational institutions to assist in research conducted by the bureau.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §10; 2006 Acts, ch 1179, §40, 67; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.4 - Fees — retention — use — fund.

100B.4 Fees — retention — use — fund.
1. Fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be retained by the division of state fire marshal and such repayments received shall be used exclusively to offset the cost of fire service training. Fees charged by regional emergency response training centers for fire service training programs as described in section 100B.6 shall not be greater than the fee schedule established by rule by the state fire marshal.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, repayment receipts collected by the division of state fire marshal for the fire service training bureau that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3. A fire service training revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department of public safety. The fund shall consist of fees assessed pursuant to this section, and deposited into the fire service training revolving fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department of public safety for purposes of fire service training and shall be under the control of the state fire marshal. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditures for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §11; 2006 Acts, ch 1179, §41, 67; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2019 Acts, ch 163, §29 – 31
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.5 - Budget.

100B.5 Budget.
The state fire marshal and the state fire service and emergency response council shall prepare an annual budget for the council and the fire service training bureau. The budget shall be transmitted to the commissioner of public safety for inclusion in that department’s budget.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.6 - Fire service training bureau.

100B.6 Fire service training bureau.
1. The state fire service and emergency response council shall assist in operation of a fire service training bureau for instructing the general public and fire protection personnel throughout the state, providing service to public and private fire departments in the state, conducting research in the methods of maintaining and improving fire education consistent with the needs of Iowa communities, and performing any other functions assigned to the bureau by the state fire marshal in consultation with the state fire service and emergency response council.
2. Enrollment and attendance in fire service training bureau programs may include persons engaged with a unit of government or a public or private fire department in the state, including volunteer, trainee, or employed fire fighters.
3. Programs conducted by the fire service training bureau shall include at a minimum instruction in the subjects necessary for the certification of persons in accordance with a nationally recognized fire fighter qualification system as approved by the state fire service and emergency response council. At the direction of the state fire marshal in consultation with the state fire service and emergency response council, the fire service training bureau may develop and conduct programs which extend beyond the programs directly related to such system.
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §13
Referred to in §100B.4, 100B.22, 321.231B, 321.451
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.12 - Paul Ryan memorial fire fighter safety training fund.

100B.12 Paul Ryan memorial fire fighter safety training fund.
A Paul Ryan memorial fire fighter safety training fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department of public safety. The fund shall consist of fees transferred by the treasurer of state from the sale of special fire fighter license plates pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 10. Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively by the fire service training bureau to offset fire fighter training costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year, but shall remain available for expenditure by the fire service training bureau for fire fighter training in future fiscal years.
2003 Acts, ch 105, §1
Referred to in §321.34
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.13 - Volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund.

100B.13 Volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund.
1. A volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund is created as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety.
2. Revenue for the volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund shall include but is not limited to the following:
a. Moneys credited to the fund pursuant to an income tax checkoff provided in chapter 422, subchapter II, if applicable.
b. Moneys in the form of a devise, gift, bequest, donation, or federal or other grant intended to be used for the purposes of the fund.
3. Moneys in the volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund are not subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
4. Moneys in the volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund are appropriated to the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety to be used annually to pay the costs of providing volunteer fire fighter training around the state and to pay the costs of providing volunteer fire fighting equipment.
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §434; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §25; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §58; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §17; 2012 Acts, ch 1097, §2, 6; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Referred to in §422.12L
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.14 - Volunteer job protection.

100B.14 Volunteer job protection.
1. This section shall be known as the “Volunteer Emergency Services Providers Job Protection Act”.
2. For the purposes of this section, “volunteer emergency services provider” means a volunteer fire fighter as defined in section 85.61, a reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A, an emergency medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1, or other personnel having voluntary emergency service duties and who are not paid full-time by the entity for which the services are performed in the local service area, in a mutual aid agreement area, or in a governor-declared state of disaster emergency area.
3. A public or private employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee for joining a volunteer emergency services unit or organization, including but not limited to any municipal, rural, or subscription fire department.
4. If an employee has provided the employee’s public or private employer with written notification that the employee is a volunteer emergency services provider, the employer shall not terminate the employment of a volunteer emergency services provider who, because the employee was fulfilling the employee’s duties as a volunteer emergency services provider, is absent from or late to work.
5. An employer may deduct from an employee’s regular pay an amount of regular pay for the time that an employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider is absent from work while performing duties as a volunteer emergency services provider.
6. An employer may request that an employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider and who is absent from or late to work while responding to an emergency provide the employer with a written statement from the supervisor or acting supervisor of the volunteer emergency services unit or organization stating that the employee responded to an emergency and stating the date and time of the emergency.
7. An employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider and who may be absent from or late to work while performing duties as a volunteer emergency services provider shall notify the employer as soon as possible that the employee may be absent or late.
8. An employer shall determine whether an employee may leave work to respond to an emergency as part of the employee’s volunteer emergency services provider duties.
9. An employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employer. The employee may seek reinstatement to the employee’s former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and, where seniority rights are granted, reinstatement of seniority rights. If the employee prevails in such an action, the employee shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the action. An employee must commence such an action within one year after the date of termination of the employee’s employment.
2009 Acts, ch 165, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.21 - Definitions.

100B.21 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
1. “Bureau” means the fire service training bureau.
2. “Council” means the state fire service and emergency response council.
3. “Emergency responders” means fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical service personnel, and other personnel having emergency response duties.
4. “Emergency response service” means fire protection service, law enforcement, emergency medical service, hazardous materials containment and disposal, search and rescue operations, evacuation operations, and other related services.
5. “Municipality” means a city, county, township, benefited fire district, or agency authorized by law to provide emergency response services.
6. “Public agency” means a municipality, a community college, or an association representing fire fighters.
7. “Training center” means a regional emergency response training center established under section 100B.22.
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §43, 67; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.23 - Training center facilities — advanced training — inspections.

100B.23 Training center facilities — advanced training — inspections.
1. Each training center is required to have the facilities listed on the application in section 100B.22. In addition, each training center assigned an area of advanced training as specified in section 100B.22 is required to have facilities to support instruction in its area of advanced training. These facilities shall include facilities and structures to support full-scale training exercises in such area of advanced training as recommended or required by any applicable state or national training facility standards.
2. The bureau shall inspect the facilities of each training center to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §45, 67
Referred to in §100B.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.24 - Training provided.

100B.24 Training provided.
1. Training centers shall provide fire service training in accordance with curriculum approved by the bureau. The bureau, in cooperation with the public agencies operating the training centers, shall provide the necessary training materials, curriculum, training aids, and training schedule.
2. Training centers may provide emergency response service training in addition to fire service training. A training center shall offer joint training exercises to emergency responders. The bureau shall work in conjunction with those state agencies charged with developing training standards for emergency response service training to develop a curriculum and standards for emergency response service training provided by a training center.
3. A training center shall offer training to any emergency responder who applies for training at the training center regardless of the emergency responder’s place of residence or employment.
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §46, 67
Referred to in §100B.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.25 - Agreements for training and financial assistance — authority.

100B.25 Agreements for training and financial assistance — authority.
A public agency operating a training center may enter into agreements under chapter 28E to provide emergency response service training to emergency responders. The agreements may provide for financial contributions from participating public agencies, private fire departments, and emergency response service entities and may provide for in-kind contributions of land, equipment, and personnel from such public agencies, private fire departments, and other entities providing emergency response services.
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §47, 67
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100B - FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER DEATH BENEFITS › Section 100B.41 - Donation of fire fighting, emergency medical response, and law enforcement equipment.

100B.41 Donation of fire fighting, emergency medical response, and law enforcement equipment.
A fire department, emergency medical services provider, or law enforcement agency may donate used vehicles or equipment to an organization that provides fire response or emergency medical services, or to a law enforcement agency. An entity making a good faith donation of equipment pursuant to this section shall be immune from civil liability from any claim arising from the performance, failure to perform, nature, age, condition, or packaging of any vehicle or equipment used in fire fighting, emergency medical response, or law enforcement.
2020 Acts, ch 1027, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §61, 70
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.2 - Certification — employees.

100C.2 Certification — employees.
1. A person shall not act as a fire extinguishing system contractor without first obtaining a fire extinguishing system contractor’s certificate pursuant to this chapter.
2. A person shall not act as an alarm system contractor without first obtaining an alarm system contractor’s certificate pursuant to this chapter. A person shall not act as an alarm system installer without first obtaining an alarm system contractor’s or alarm system installer’s certificate pursuant to this chapter.
3. a. A responsible managing employee may act as a responsible managing employee for only one fire extinguishing system contractor at a time. The responsible managing employee shall not be designated as the responsible managing employee for more than two fire extinguishing system contractors in any twelve-month period.
b. A responsible managing employee may act as a responsible managing employee for only one alarm system contractor at a time. The responsible managing employee shall not be designated as the responsible managing employee for more than two alarm system contractors in any twelve-month period.
c. A responsible managing employee may serve as the responsible managing employee for a fire extinguishing system contractor and an alarm system contractor at the same time, provided that the fire extinguishing system contractor and the alarm system contractor are the same business, and that the person designated as the responsible managing employee meets the responsible managing employee criteria established for each certification.
4. a. An employee of a certified fire extinguishing system contractor working under the direction of a responsible managing employee is not required to obtain and maintain an individual fire extinguishing system contractor’s certificate.
b. An employee or subcontractor of a certified alarm system contractor who is an alarm system installer, and who is not licensed pursuant to chapter 103 shall obtain and maintain certification as an alarm system installer and shall meet and maintain qualifications established by the state fire marshal by rule.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §3, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §4, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §4, 32
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.3 - Application — information to be provided.

100C.3 Application — information to be provided.
1. A fire extinguishing system contractor, an alarm system contractor, or an alarm system installer shall apply for a certificate on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount prescribed by rule pursuant to section 100C.7 and shall include all of the following information, as applicable:
a. The name, address, and telephone number of the contractor or installer and, in the case of an installer, the name and certification number of the contractor by whom the installer is employed, including all legal and fictitious names.
b. Proof of insurance coverage required by section 100C.4.
c. The name and qualifications of the person designated as the contractor’s responsible managing employee and of persons designated as alternate responsible managing employees.
d. Any other information deemed necessary by the state fire marshal.
2. An applicant for certification as an alarm system contractor or an alarm system installer shall be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation. The applicant shall provide fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation. Fees for the national criminal history check shall be paid by the applicant or the applicant’s employer. The results of a criminal history check conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be considered a confidential record under chapter 22.
3. Upon receipt of a completed application and prescribed fees, if the contractor or installer meets all requirements established by this chapter, the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate to the contractor or installer within thirty days.
4. Certificates shall expire and be renewed as established by rule pursuant to section 100C.7.
5. Any change in the information provided in the application shall be promptly reported to the state fire marshal. When the employment of a responsible managing employee is terminated, the contractor shall notify the state fire marshal within thirty days after termination.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §4, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §5, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1076, §1, 4; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §26
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.4 - Insurance.

100C.4 Insurance.
1. A fire extinguishing system contractor shall maintain general and complete operations liability insurance for the layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, and inspection of automatic fire extinguishing systems in an amount determined by the state fire marshal by rule.
2. An alarm system contractor shall maintain general and complete operations liability insurance for the layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, and inspection of alarm systems in an amount determined by the state fire marshal by rule.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §5, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §6, 50
Referred to in §100C.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.5 - Suspension and revocation.

100C.5 Suspension and revocation.
1. The state fire marshal shall suspend or revoke the certificate of any contractor or installer who fails to maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain a certificate. A certificate may also be suspended or revoked if any of the following occur:
a. The employment or relationship of a responsible managing employee with a contractor is terminated, unless the contractor has included a qualified alternate on the application or an application designating a new responsible managing employee is filed with the state fire marshal within six months after the termination.
b. The contractor or installer fails to comply with any provision of this chapter.
c. The contractor or installer fails to comply with any other applicable codes and ordinances.
2. If a certificate is suspended pursuant to this section, the certificate shall not be reinstated until the condition or conditions which led to the suspension have been corrected.
3. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules pursuant to section 100C.7 for the acceptance and processing of complaints against certificate holders, for procedures to suspend and revoke certificates, and for appeals of decisions to suspend or revoke certificates.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §6, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §7, 50
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.6 - Applicability.

100C.6 Applicability.
This chapter shall not be construed to do any of the following:
1. Relieve any person from payment of any local permit or building fee, except as provided in section 100C.11.
2. Limit the power of the state or a political subdivision of the state to regulate the quality and character of work performed by contractors or installers through a system of fees, permits, and inspections designed to ensure compliance with, and aid in the administration of, state and local building codes or to enforce other local laws for the protection of the public health and safety.
3. Apply to a person licensed as an engineer pursuant to chapter 542B who provides consultation or develops plans or other work concerning the installation or design of fire protection systems.
4. Relieve any person engaged in fire protection system installation, maintenance, repair, service, or inspection as provided in section 100D.1 from obtaining a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license as required pursuant to chapter 100D.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §7, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §8, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §5, 32; 2008 Acts, ch 1094, §1, 18; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §123; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §175, 264; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §87, 90
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.7 - Administration — rules.

100C.7 Administration — rules.
The state fire marshal shall administer this chapter and, after consultation with the fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §9, 50
Referred to in §100C.1, 100C.3, 100C.5, 100D.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.8 - Penalties.

100C.8 Penalties.
1. A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. The state fire marshal may impose a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars on any person who violates any provision of this chapter for each day a violation continues. The state fire marshal may adopt rules necessary to enforce and collect any penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §9, 17
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.9 - Deposit and use of moneys collected.

100C.9 Deposit and use of moneys collected.
1. All fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be retained as repayment receipts by the division of state fire marshal in the department of public safety and such fees received shall be used exclusively to offset the costs of administering this chapter.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, fees collected by the division of state fire marshal that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in succeeding fiscal years.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §10, 17; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §26; 2010 Acts, ch 1014, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.10 - Fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board.

100C.10 Fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board.
1. A fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board is established in the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety and shall advise the division on matters pertaining to the application and certification of contractors and installers pursuant to this chapter.
2. The board shall consist of eleven voting members appointed by the commissioner of public safety as follows:
a. Two full-time fire officials of incorporated municipalities or counties.
b. One full-time building official of an incorporated municipality or county.
c. Three fire extinguishing system contractors, certified pursuant to this chapter, of which at least one shall be a water-based fire sprinkler contractor.
d. Three alarm system contractors, certified pursuant to this chapter, at least one of whom shall have experience with fire alarm systems, at least one of whom shall have experience with security alarm systems, and at least one of whom shall have experience with nurse call systems.
e. One professional engineer or architect licensed in the state.
f. One representative of the general public.
3. The state fire marshal, or the state fire marshal’s designee, and the chairperson of the electrical examining board created in section 103.2 shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the board.
4. The commissioner shall initially appoint two members for two-year terms, two members for four-year terms, and three members for six-year terms. Following the expiration of the terms of initially appointed members, each term thereafter shall be for a period of six years. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. If a position on the board becomes vacant prior to the expiration of a member’s term, the member appointed to the vacancy shall serve the balance of the unexpired term.
5. Six voting members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the board shall be required to conduct business.
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §11; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §27; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §20; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §10, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §33; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §6, 32; 2017 Acts, ch 131, §1
Referred to in §100D.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.11 - Alarm systems — fees or fines — limitations.

100C.11 Alarm systems — fees or fines — limitations.
A political subdivision shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure requiring an alarm system contractor to pay a fee or fine associated with any of the following:
1. False alarms.
2. Emergency response to false alarms.
3. Permits associated with placing or keeping an alarm system in service, not including any installation permits required by the political subdivision’s building code.
2020 Acts, ch 1121, §88, 90
Referred to in §100C.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100C - FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS › Section 100C.12 - Collection of fees.

100C.12 Collection of fees.
1. If, prior to June 30, 2020, an alarm system contractor charged its customers an amount equal to the costs the political subdivision of the state imposed on the alarm system contractor for permits associated with placing or keeping an alarm in service, as shown on a separate line item on the customer’s invoice, the alarm system contractor may continue to collect from its customers such fees until December 31, 2020. The alarm system contractor shall pay to the political subdivision of the state or its designee the fees collected under this section in accordance with the instructions of the political subdivision or the political subdivision’s designee.
2. Fees collected by an alarm system contractor under this section shall not be subject to audit by a political subdivision or the political subdivision’s designee.
2020 Acts, ch 1121, §89, 90
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100D - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 100D.4 - Insurance and surety bond requirements.

100D.4 Insurance and surety bond requirements.
1. An applicant for a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license or renewal of an active license shall provide evidence of a public liability insurance policy and surety bond in an amount determined sufficient by the fire marshal by rule.
2. If the applicant is engaged in fire protection system installer and maintenance worker work individually through a business conducted as a sole proprietorship, the applicant shall personally obtain the insurance and surety bond required by this section. If the applicant is engaged in the fire protection system installer and maintenance worker business as an employee or owner of a legal entity, then the insurance and surety bond required by this section shall be obtained by the entity and shall cover all fire protection system installer and maintenance worker work performed by the entity.
3. The insurance and surety bond shall be written by an entity licensed to do business in this state and each licensee shall maintain on file with the department a certificate evidencing the insurance providing that the insurance or surety bond shall not be canceled without the entity first giving fifteen days written notice to the fire marshal.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §5, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100D - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 100D.5 - Administration — rules — suspension and revocation.

100D.5 Administration — rules — suspension and revocation.
The state fire marshal shall do all of the following:
1. After consultation with the fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board established pursuant to section 100C.10, adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
2. Revoke, suspend, or refuse any license granted pursuant to this chapter when the licensee fails or refuses to pay an examination, license, or renewal fee required by law or when the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or omissions:
a. Fraud in procuring a license.
b. Professional incompetence.
c. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the licensee’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
d. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.
e. Conviction of a felony related to the profession or occupation of the licensee. A copy or the record of conviction or plea of guilty shall be conclusive evidence.
f. Fraud in representation as to skill or ability.
g. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.
h. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter.
3. Adopt rules for continuing education requirements, which shall include, at a minimum, completion of sixteen credit hours of instruction per licensure period relating to updates in fire protection system installation and maintenance.
4. Adopt rules regarding license application forms, examination procedures, and license application and renewal fees.
5. Adopt rules specifying a violation reporting procedure.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §6, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §10; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §8
Referred to in §272C.3, 272C.4, 272C.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100D - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 100D.6 - Penalties.

100D.6 Penalties.
The state fire marshal may impose a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars on any person who violates any provision of this chapter for each day a violation continues. The state fire marshal may adopt rules necessary to enforce and collect any penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §7, 18
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 100D - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 100D.7 - Deposit and use of moneys collected.

100D.7 Deposit and use of moneys collected.
1. The state fire marshal shall set the license fees and renewal fees for all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter, by rule, based upon the actual costs of licensing.
2. All fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be retained as repayment receipts by the division of state fire marshal in the department of public safety and such fees received shall be used exclusively to offset the costs of administering this chapter.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, fees collected by the division of state fire marshal that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §8, 18