§ 18-01-17 — Appeal to state fire marshal from abatement order - Record made by state fire marshal

fire marshal.
If the owner, lessee, agent, or occupant of any building or premises described in an
abatement order is aggrieved by such order and desires a hearing thereon, the person may
complain or appeal in writing to the state fire marshal within five days from the service of the
order, and the state fire marshal shall investigate said complaint immediately. The state fire
marshal shall fix a time, not less than five days nor more than ten days thereafter, and a place
when and where the state fire marshal will hear the complaint. The state fire marshal at said
hearing shall make a complete record of the proceedings and may affirm, modify, revoke, or
vacate the order, and unless the order is revoked, modified, or vacated, it must remain in force
and be complied with by such owner, lessee, agent, or occupant within the time fixed in said
order or within such time as may be fixed by the state fire marshal at said hearing unless an
appeal is taken from the order.