§29-3-18 Appellate procedure generally.
§29-3-18. Appellate procedure generally.
(a) Appeals to the state fire commission may be taken by any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the state fire marshal based upon or made in the course of the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this article. Appeals to the state fire commission may be taken by any officer, department, board or agency of the state and political subdivisions thereof adversely affected by an order or decision of the state fire marshal in the course of the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this article.
(b) The time within which such appeal must be made, and the effect, form or other procedure relating thereto, including the appointment and function of a hearing examiner, shall be as specified in regulations promulgated by the state fire commission in accordance with provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(c) Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the state fire commission is entitled to judicial review as provided in the administrative procedure act, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The state fire marshal is hereby determined to be a party aggrieved as to any decision of the state fire commission reversing or altering the prior order of the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal shall be a necessary party to any judicial review involving a state fire marshal order.