La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-2729

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

Section V-2729 - Removal of Decals, Penalties and Fines Imposed

A. The State Fire Marshal, upon notice that a building, module, or modular component bearing a decal is in violation, shall furnish the building manufacturer or dealer in possession of the decal with a written notice of such violations.

1. The manufacturer or dealer shall respond within 21 days of such notice with a plan of correction. If modifications are required to bring the building or component into compliance, the provisions of §2715 herein shall apply.

2. The State Fire Marshal or his authorized agent, the manufacturer, or the dealer shall remove the decal from the building, module, or modular component found to be in violation within 21 days of the notice and shall return the decal to the State Fire Marshal.

3. Decals for previously issued units of the same design also determined to be in violation shall be deemed void and shall also be returned to the State Fire Marshal.

4. Applications for decals for new units by a manufacturer previously determined to be in violation will be denied until the plan of correction has been approved and compliance has been verified.

5. A fine not to exceed two hundred dollars per day for each day over 21 days may be levied until such decals have been returned to the State Fire Marshal, pursuant to 40:1563.4.

B. Any manufacturer, dealer, or third-party found to repetitively violate these rules, applicable laws or codes of the state of Louisiana shall be grounds for revoking registration of the manufacturer or dealer and recommendation to revoke registration of the responsible third-party. Three written notices of violations issued within a three year period to a manufacturer, dealer, or third-party shall be considered repetitive.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-2729

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal Code Enforcement and Building Safety, LR 35:2474 (November 2009), amended LR 36:1026 (May 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1730.51 through 1730.66.