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U.S. State Codes
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Tennessee
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Title 68 - Health, Safety a...
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Safety
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Chapter 102 - Fire Preventi...
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Part 1 - General Provisions
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 68-102-101. Prevention and investigation of destructive fires by department of commerce and insurance.
§ 68-102-102. Specific duties of commissioner of commerce and insurance.
§ 68-102-103. Additional powers and duties.
§ 68-102-104. Deputies -- Appointment -- Salaries.
§ 68-102-105. Director of fire prevention -- Stenographic and clerical help -- Appointment -- Powers.
§ 68-102-106. Salaries fixed with approval from commissioner of human resources.
§ 68-102-107. Authority to conduct fire safety inspections and enforce building codes for other local governments.
§ 68-102-108. Assistants to commissioner of commerce and insurance.
§ 68-102-109. Assistant appointed -- Removal of subordinate officers.
§ 68-102-110. Instructions and forms to be furnished to assistants.
§ 68-102-111. Assistants to investigate every fire -- Reports -- Demolition of structures beyond repair.
§ 68-102-112. State fire marshal -- Supervision of fire prevention division.
§ 68-102-113. Regulations of state fire marshal -- Subjects covered -- Penalties.
§ 68-102-114. Fire insurance companies to make annual reports of fires -- Contents.
§ 68-102-115. Cooperation of insurance companies and authorized fire officials in cases of suspected arson.
§ 68-102-116. Inspection of buildings and premises.
§ 68-102-117. Buildings inherently dangerous or containing inflammable matter -- Dangerous or defective conditions -- Removal or remedies -- Noncompliance with orders -- Penalties.
§ 68-102-118. Appeal from order of deputy or assistant to the commissioner.
§ 68-102-119. Review of order of commissioner and of judgment of circuit court.
§ 68-102-120. Bond for certiorari and supersedeas.
§ 68-102-121. Officer may remedy dangerous conditions at expense of owners.
§ 68-102-122. Expense not paid by parties to be certified and paid.
§ 68-102-124. Officer authorized to enforce lien.
§ 68-102-125. Registration of order to make lien effective.
§ 68-102-126. Penalty for failure to comply with order.
§ 68-102-127. Police powers of commissioner and deputies and municipal fire investigators.
§ 68-102-128. Power to summon and swear witnesses -- False swearing as perjury.
§ 68-102-129. If crime suspected, testimony and other facts presented to district attorney general.
§ 68-102-130. Power to enter buildings or premises for inspection or investigation.
§ 68-102-131. Fees of witnesses and officers.
§ 68-102-132. Record of fires kept -- Open to public -- Information may be withheld.
§ 68-102-133. Report of commissioner -- Amendment of laws.
§ 68-102-134. Acts of witness punishable as for contempt of court.
§ 68-102-135. District attorney general assisting in investigation of fires of suspicious origin.
§ 68-102-136. No compensation of local assistants.
§ 68-102-137. Public and private schools -- Institutions -- Fire drills -- Doors to be kept unlocked -- Safety drills.
§ 68-102-138. Noncompliance by persons or corporations -- Penalty.
§ 68-102-139. Noncompliance by officers -- Penalty.
§ 68-102-140. Penalties used for maintenance of division.
§ 68-102-141. Purpose of chapter -- Liberal construction.
§ 68-102-142. Tax on net premium receipts of fire insurance companies to defray expenses of enforcement.
§ 68-102-143. Special deputy inspectors -- Powers and duties -- Inspection fees. [Effective until January 1, 2020. See version effective on January 1, 2020.]
§ 68-102-143. Special deputy inspectors -- Powers and duties -- Inspection fees.
§ 68-102-145. Sheriffs and highway patrol officers to prevent spread of forest fires -- Punishment for refusing aid.
§ 68-102-146. Controlled burns -- Burning woods -- Notice -- Extinguishment -- Penalty.
§ 68-102-147. Manufactured homes, travel trailers, modular building units and prefabricated units -- Approval of electrical, gas and oil systems -- Inspection -- Fees -- Violations -- Penalties.
§ 68-102-148. Fire alarms and extinguishers -- Approval before sale -- Exceptions -- Penalty.
§ 68-102-149. Firearms for fire officials.
§ 68-102-150. Installers of electrical wiring, heating, or any electrical devices -- Registration -- Fee -- Application forms.
§ 68-102-151. One-family or two-family rental units -- Smoke alarms required.
§ 68-102-152. Warehouse storage of baled cotton.
§ 68-102-153. Disconnection of electric service -- Requirements.
§ 68-102-154. Volunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program.