South Carolina § 23-9-10 - State Fire Marshall; qualifications; appointment.
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§ 23-9-10. State Fire Marshall; qualifications; appointment.
The State Fire Marshal shall have a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and at least four years experience in fire prevention and control or a bachelor's degree and eight years experience in fire prevention and control. The Governor shall appoint the State Fire Marshal who shall serve as the Deputy Director of the Division of Fire and Life Safety of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The Division of Fire and Life Safety, in the alternative, shall be referred to as State Fire and shall consist of the following primary program areas: the Office of State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Academy, and the Emergency Response Task Force.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 37-86; 1966 (54) 2424; 1973 (58) 793; 1979 Act No. 190 SECTION 4; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 31993 Act No. 181, SECTION 344; 2007 Act No. 89, SECTION 2, eff June 20, 2007; 2022 Act No. 170 (S.460), SECTION 1, eff May 16, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment, in the second sentence, substituted "Notwithstanding another provision of law, after January 20, 2011, the" for "The"; and, at the end of the fourth sentence added "who shall serve as the Deputy Director of the Division of Fire and Life Safety".
2022 Act No. 170, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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