California Health and Safety Code

§ 13107

HSC § 13107 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The State Fire Marshal shall investigate every explosion or fire occurring in any state institution, state-owned building, or any building which is determined, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal, to be state occupied, and every explosion or fire occurring in those areas of the state not under the jurisdiction of a legally organized fire department or fire protection district or other public entity, including, but not limited to, the state, which provides fire protection in which there is suspicion that the crime of arson or attempted arson has been committed.

(b)Upon request of the chief fire official of a legally organized fire department or fire protection district, or the governing body thereof, or upon request of the chief of a police department or the sheriff regarding a fire which occurs in an area where there is no operating arson investigation unit, the State Fire Marshal shall, within the limitation of resources and manpower established for those purposes, investigate any explosion or fire occurring within the jurisdiction of the requesting official in which there is suspicion that the crime of arson or attempted arson has been committed.

(c)The State Fire Marshal shall cooperate in the establishment of a program for training fire department personnel in arson investigation and detection.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 332, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.