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The State Fire Marshal and other personnel employed pursuant to this section shall be selected upon the basis of education or experience in administering laws and regulations designed to prevent and eliminate hazards to life and property arising from fire.\n\t\tThe State Fire Marshal shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (\u00a7 27-94 et seq.), by \u00a7 27-61, by Board regulation, and by the Director. The State Fire Marshal and those persons duly authorized to enforce the Statewide Fire Prevention Code shall have the authority to arrest, to procure and serve warrants of arrests, and to issue summonses in the manner authorized by general law for violation of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The authority granted in this section shall not be construed to authorize the State Fire Marshal to wear or carry firearms. All personnel employed pursuant to this section shall meet the training requirements set forth for local fire marshals in \u00a7 27-34.2. The State Fire Marshal, or his designee, shall be the authority having jurisdiction over state-owned buildings, property, or structures for purposes of fire safety and fire prevention in accordance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291901,"text":"The Executive Director of Fire Programs shall employ a State Fire Marshal and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (\u00a7 27-94 et seq.). 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 647<\/a> and 741<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapter 470<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85367,"section_number":"27-95","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-95\/"},{"id":86171,"section_number":"9.1-211","catch_line":"Certification of cigarette testing","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-211\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73497,"section_number":"27-34.2","catch_line":"Power to arrest, to procure and serve warrants and to issue summons; limitation on authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-34.2\/"},{"id":71050,"section_number":"27-61","catch_line":"When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafe conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-61\/"},{"id":65870,"section_number":"27-94","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-94\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285247,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81472,"identifier":"9.1-206","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-206","url":"\/9.1-206\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-206\/","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-206","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Fire Marshal; qualifications; powers and duties; power to arrest, to procure and serve warrants, and to issue summonses; limitation on authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Executive Director of Fire Programs shall employ a State Fire Marshal and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (\u00a7 27-94<\/a> et seq.). The State Fire Marshal and other personnel employed pursuant to this section shall be selected upon the basis of education or experience in administering laws<\/span> and regulations designed to prevent and eliminate hazards to life and property arising from fire.\n\t\tThe State Fire Marshal shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (\u00a7 27-94<\/a> et seq.), by \u00a7 27-61<\/a>, by Board regulation, and by the Director. The State Fire Marshal and those persons duly authorized to enforce the Statewide Fire Prevention Code shall have the authority to arrest<\/span>, to procure and serve warrants of arrests<\/span>, and to issue<\/span> summonses in the manner authorized by general law<\/span> for violation of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The authority granted in this section shall not be construed to authorize the State Fire Marshal to wear or carry firearms. All personnel employed pursuant to this section shall meet the training requirements set forth for local fire marshals in \u00a7 27-34.2<\/a>. The State Fire Marshal, or his designee, shall be the authority having jurisdiction<\/span> over state-owned buildings, property, or structures for purposes of fire safety and fire prevention in accordance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE FIRE MARSHAL; QUALIFICATIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES; POWER TO ARREST, TO\nPROCURE AND SERVE WARRANTS, AND TO ISSUE SUMMONSES; LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY (\u00a7\n9.1-206)\n\nThe Executive Director of Fire Programs shall employ a State Fire Marshal and\nother personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of the Statewide Fire\nPrevention Code (\u00a7 27-94 et seq.). The State Fire Marshal and other personnel\nemployed pursuant to this section shall be selected upon the basis of education\nor experience in administering laws and regulations designed to prevent and\neliminate hazards to life and property arising from fire.\n\t\tThe State Fire Marshal shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the\nStatewide Fire Prevention Code (\u00a7 27-94 et seq.), by \u00a7 27-61, by Board\nregulation, and by the Director. The State Fire Marshal and those persons duly\nauthorized to enforce the Statewide Fire Prevention Code shall have the\nauthority to arrest, to procure and serve warrants of arrests, and to issue\nsummonses in the manner authorized by general law for violation of the Statewide\nFire Prevention Code. The authority granted in this section shall not be\nconstrued to authorize the State Fire Marshal to wear or carry firearms. All\npersonnel employed pursuant to this section shall meet the training requirements\nset forth for local fire marshals in \u00a7 27-34.2. The State Fire Marshal, or his\ndesignee, shall be the authority having jurisdiction over state-owned buildings,\nproperty, or structures for purposes of fire safety and fire prevention in\naccordance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 647, 741; 2023, c. 470.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}