§ 20-22-1012 — Inspection of buildings

(a) (1) Upon complaint of any person or on his or her own motion, the State Fire Marshal, or his or her designee, may inspect all buildings and premises within his or her jurisdiction and issue an order for the compliance with the State Fire Marshal's rules. (2) Failure or refusal to comply with an order of the State Fire Marshal in the enforcement of the rules shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (b) (1) The State Fire Marshal, or his or her designee, shall inspect all places of public assembly, including factories or industrial plants normally employing ten (10) or more persons, where hazards to the lives and safety of citizens might be present. (2) If upon completion of the inspection an unsafe or hazardous condition is found to exist, then the State Fire Marshal, or his or her designee, shall promptly notify the owner or operator of the public assembly in writing. (3) Upon the receipt of the written notice, the owner or operator shall remove the hazardous or unsafe condition. (4) (A) On failure to remedy the condition, the State Fire Marshal, or his or her designee, may file injunction proceedings in the circuit court of the jurisdiction to abate the condition as being a nuisance. (B) The suit shall be filed in the name of the State Fire Marshal for the use and benefit of the State of Arkansas without bond for costs.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2023, No. 841,§ 44, eff. 7/1/2023.