                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE FIRE MARSHAL; QUALIFICATIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES; POWER TO ARREST, TO
PROCURE AND SERVE WARRANTS, AND TO ISSUE SUMMONSES; LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY (§
9.1-206)

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 (§ 27-94 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 and regulations designed to prevent and
eliminate hazards to life and property arising from fire.
		The State Fire Marshal shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the
Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.), by § 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 § 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.

HISTORY: 2007, cc. 647, 741; 2023, c. 470.