ENROLLED
ACT No. 214
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 322
BY REPRESENTATIVES TURNER AND CARMODY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1563(D), relative to the state fire marshal; to provide with
3 respect to the duties of fire prevention bureaus; to provide for the inspection of
4 structures, watercraft, and movables; to provide with respect to life safety standards;
5 to provide for investigation of fires; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1563(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1563. Powers and duties generally; use of deputies; responsibilities of local
9 governing authorities with fire prevention bureaus; open structures and
10 process structures; fees
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12 D. For the purpose of this Part, a "fire prevention bureau" is defined as any
13 agency of a locally governed jurisdiction staffed by qualified individuals whose
14 qualifications have been reviewed by the fire marshal whose responsibility it is under
15 the laws or ordinances of that locally governed jurisdiction to inspect structures,
16 watercraft, and movables for compliance with the appropriate fire code applicable
17 as provided in R.S. 40:1578.6 and equivalencies as determined by the fire marshal
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1 pursuant to R.S. 40:1574(K) and to conduct investigations of fires in accordance with
2 the provisions of R.S. 40:1566 and R.S. 40:1568 1568.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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