27-55 - Department of State Police or successor agency to keep record of fires and explosions; when open to public inspection.
§ 27-55. Department of State Police or successor agency to keep record offires and explosions; when open to public inspection.
The Department of State Police or its successor agency shall keep in itsoffice a record of all fires occurring in the Commonwealth, investigation ofwhich is provided for in this article, together with all facts, statisticsand circumstances concerning the same, including the origin of the fires.Such records shall not be open to public inspection, except insofar as theDepartment shall permit otherwise. Whenever the word "Department" appearsin this article it shall be deemed to mean the Department of State Police orits successor agency in the Office of Public Safety.
(Code 1919, § 4148; 1918, p. 123; 1936, p. 259; 1948, p. 487; 1977, c. 613.)