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100.12 - AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTION -- ORDERS.

        100.12  AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTION -- ORDERS.
         The chief of a fire department or an authorized subordinate who is
      trained in fire prevention safety standards may enter a building or
      premises at a reasonable hour to examine the building or premises and
      its contents.  The examining official shall order the correction of a
      condition which is in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under
      this chapter, or a city or county fire safety ordinance.  The order
      shall be in writing or, if the danger is imminent, orally followed by
      a written order.  The examining official shall enforce the order in
      accordance with the applicable law or ordinance.  At the request of
      the examining official the state fire marshal may assist in an
      enforcement action.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C31, 35, § 1632-c1; C39, § 1632.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,
      71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 100.12; 82 Acts, ch 1157, § 1]
         Section History: Recent Form
         84 Acts, ch 1095, § 5