South Carolina § 23-9-30 - Resident fire marshals.
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§ 23-9-30. Resident fire marshals.
(A) The chief of any organized fire department or county fire marshal is ex officio resident fire marshal; however, this chapter does not repeal, amend, or otherwise affect Chapter 25, Title 5.
(B) All duties of investigation, inspection, and enforcement vested in the State Fire Marshal may be exercised or discharged within the area of his service by any deputy state fire marshal, any ex officio resident fire marshal, or any state or local governmental employee certified by the State Fire Marshal.
(C) The State Fire Marshal shall have the authority to promulgate regulations regarding the training, certification, and recertification of fire marshals, and disciplinary procedures, up to and including the revocation of a certification for cause.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 37-80; 1958 (50) 1862; 1963 (53) 557; 1973 (58) 793; 1986 Act No. 347, SECTION 3; 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 12; 2022 Act No. 170 (S.460), SECTION 5, eff May 16, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 170, SECTION 5, redesignated (a) and (b) as (A) and (B); made a nonsubstantive change in (A); rewrote (B); and added (C).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-9-30 ("Resident fire marshals.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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