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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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69. Department of Financial Services |
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69A. Division of State Fire Marshal |
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69A-58. Firesafety In Educational Facilities |
69A-58.007. Counties, Municipalities, and Independent Special Fire Control Districts Having Firesafety Responsibilities, Without Firesafety Inspectors
1(1) Any county, municipality, or independent special fire control district having firesafety responsibilities which does not employ or has not contracted with a firesafety inspector certified under Section 29633.216(1), F.S., 31to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code as required by Section 42633.208(2), F.S., 44at the time of the adoption of this rule chapter is permitted to contact the division and request that the division perform the inspections required by the local fire official pursuant to Section 771013.12(3), F.S., 79and this rule chapter and performed under Section 87633.216(1), F.S.
89(2) Upon receiving such request, the division shall perform the inspections required by this rule chapter during the period of time the county, municipality, or independent special fire control district is not in compliance with Section 125633.216(1), F.S., 127and does not employ or is not under contract with a firesafety inspector certified under Section 143633.216(1), F.S., 145not, however, to exceed one (1) annual inspection per facility.
155(3) Each such county, municipality, or independent special fire control district having firesafety enforcement responsibilities shall employ or contract with a firesafety inspector certified under Section 181633.216(2), F.S., 183pursuant to the requirement of Section 189633.216(1), F.S., 191to fulfill the obligation imposed by Section 198633.208, F.S.
200(4) No county, municipality, or independent special fire control district having firesafety enforcement responsibilities which employs or contracts with a firesafety inspector as of the effective date of Section 2291013.12, F.S., 231is authorized to request that the State Fire Marshal perform the inspections referred to in this section, and the State Fire Marshal shall not perform any inspection for such county, municipality, or independent special fire control district having firesafety responsibilities.
271Rulemaking Authority 273633.104(1), 274(7), 2751013.12(1) FS. 277Law Implemented 279633.104(7), 280633.206, 281633.208, 282633.216, 2831013.12, 2841013.371, 2851013.38 FS. 287History–New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.007, Amended 11-26-06, 11-4-12.
