La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-2507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-2507 - Notices of Violations and Penalties; Cease and Desist Orders

A. Any notice required to be given by the state fire marshal or his designee to any firm, owner, or operator found to have violated the provisions of R.S. 40:1484 et seq., or these rules shall include any proposed penalty and may be provided in the following manner:

1. by personal service, to include hand delivery to the firm, owner, operator, employee, or individual;

2. by domiciliary service, to include hand delivery to a person of suitable age and discretion who resides with the owner, operator, employee, or individual;

3. when mailed, postage prepaid, to the subject person's residence or entity address as it appears in the records in the Office of State Fire Marshal;

4. by electronic transmission or electronic mail (email) if the electronic transmission or email is retrievable in a perceivable form and the Office of State Fire Marshal and the recipient have consented in writing to the use of such form of electronic transmission or email for purposes of notice or communication between the parties; or

5. on the seventh calendar day after it is mailed with correct postage to the most recent address of the firm, owner, operator, employee, or individual furnished in writing or electronically to the Office of State Fire Marshal.

B. It is the responsibility of the person or entity involved to ensure that the office has a correct email address or electronic notification information for the person or firm. It is the responsibility of the person or entity involved to ensure that the office has a correct address for the person or firm.

C. Any cease and desist order issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal in accordance to R.S. 40:1484.1 et seq., or these rules must be given in the following manners:

1. personal service; or

2. mail, certified return receipt.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-2507

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 25:87 (January 1999), Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 441255 (7/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1484.2(B).