South Carolina § 23-9-360 - Fire inspector, fire inspections, and reports required; penalties.

§ 23-9-360. Fire inspector, fire inspections, and reports required; penalties.

Every incorporated city or town and every county in which is located any unincorporated community accepting the benefits of this article shall annually, by February first, designate some person as the fire inspector for the city, town, or county and this person shall quarterly, by the first day of April, July, October, and January, make an inspection of every public building and business establishment located within the city, town, or county. Whenever the fire inspector finds in any building or establishment any combustible material or inflammatory conditions dangerous to the safety of the building or premises, he shall order the material or conditions removed. Quarterly reports must be filed with the State Fire Marshal, and one of these quarterly reports is considered an annual report and shall show in detail any hazardous or inflammable condition in connection with the condition of every public building, business establishment, or residence in the city, town, or county. If the requirements of this section are not complied with, the city, town, or county fire department is considered to have waived its rights for that year to the benefits to be derived under this article, and the treasurer of each county is directed not to distribute any benefits under this article to any city, town, or county fire department which has waived its rights to the benefits.

HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 5 (derived from former 1976 Code SECTION 38-57-60 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-1156; 1962 Code SECTION 37-1156; 1978 Act No. 585, SECTION 6]).