La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-3243

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

Section V-3243 - Prohibited Acts and Equipment

A. The following acts are prohibited and shall be considered grounds for administrative action to be taken against firms, persons and/or employees committing such:

1. charging a customer for work that was not performed;

2. misrepresenting oneself and/or one's firm to a customer, prospective customer or to employees of the state fire marshal, his designated representative or other public official;

3. impersonating the state fire marshal, his designated representative or any other public official;

4. intimidating or coercing a customer;

5. certifying, inspecting, installing, integrating, maintaining or servicing property protection systems and/or equipment contrary to plans submitted for review, applicable NFPA codes, standards, and/or manufacturer's specifications without specific written permission from the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

6. falsifying an application or any other document submitted to obtain a certificate or license or other documentation requested by or submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

7. falsifying tags, labels, inspection reports, invoices, system reports and/or other documents;

8. working an apprentice, or as an apprentice, without direct supervision by a technician licensed to perform the work being done and licensed to the same firm;

9. working an employee without the appropriate endorsement of license;

10. working without the appropriate endorsement of firm certificate or license;

11. working with an expired firm certificate or license;

12. failing to notify the Office of the State Fire Marshal of any changes that affect licensure;

13. failing to notify local law enforcement or fire service agencies of the installation of a smoke inducing security system;

14. contracting to a firm or person who is not properly certified or licensed through the Office of the State Fire Marshal to perform acts regulated by the provisions of R.S. 40:1664.1 et seq., or these rules;

15. failing to adhere to the tagging and/or notification policies of the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

16. installing a special locking system prior to submitting plans and required documentation and receiving authorization to install such system from the Plan Review Section of the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

17. failing to possess the equipment, tools, NFPA codes, standards or manufacturer's UL listed installation and service manuals to properly certify, inspect, install, integrate, maintain or service the systems or equipment for which a firm is certified;

18. failing to adhere to all applicable laws and rules governing property protection systems and/or equipment as promulgated by the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

19. engaging in false, misleading or deceptive acts or unfair or unethical business practices;

20. aiding and abetting an unlicensed person or firm to engage in property protection activity;

21. aiding and abetting a person or firm to certify, install, inspect, or service property protection systems or equipment contrary to code or manufacturer specifications;

22. failing to adhere to local ordinances regarding solicitation, permitting and occupational licensing and activities.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-3243

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Fire Marshal, LR 37:2746 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1664.2 et seq.