41-2141

41-2141. Department of fire, building and life safety; establishment; purposes; components

A. The department of fire, building and life safety is established to further the public interest of safety and welfare by maintaining and enforcing standards of quality and safety for manufactured homes, mobile homes and factory-built buildings and by reducing hazards to life and property through the maintenance and enforcement of the state fire code by providing fire training, fire investigations and public life safety education as provided for in this chapter. It is also the purpose of the department to establish a procedure to protect the consumer of such products and services.

B. The department of fire, building and life safety consists of the board of manufactured housing, the installation standards committee, the state fire safety committee and the director of the department. The director's office consists of the deputy director, the office of manufactured housing, the office of state fire marshal and the office of administration.

C. The attorney general shall act for the department in all legal actions or proceedings and shall advise the department on all questions of law arising out of the administration of this chapter.