Georgia CommonsTitle 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · Chapter 2. REGULATION OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY
25-2-9. Authority of state fire marshal and employees to investigate and arrest.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
- (a)
Upon the direction of the Commissioner or the request of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the jurisdiction, the district attorney of the judicial circuit, or a local fire official, the state fire marshal and any employees of such official shall have the authority to investigate the cause and origin of any fire which occurred in said county, jurisdiction, or judicial circuit.#
- (b)
Upon the direction of the Commissioner or the request of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the jurisdiction, the district attorney of the judicial circuit, or a local fire official, the state fire marshal and any employees of such official shall have the authority to investigate and enforce any laws provided for within this title or any regulations promulgated under this title.#
- (c)
Personnel employed and authorized by the state fire marshal shall have the power to make arrests for criminal violations established as a result of investigations. Such personnel shall hold certification as a peace officer from the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and shall have the power to execute arrest warrants and search warrants for criminal violations and to arrest, upon probable cause and without warrant, any person found violating any of the provisions of applicable criminal laws. Authorized personnel empowered to make arrests pursuant to this Code section shall be empowered to carry firearms as authorized by the state fire marshal in the performance of their duties. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist an arrest authorized by this Code section or to interfere in any manner, including abetting or assisting such resistance or interference, with personnel employed by the state fire marshal in the duties imposed upon such personnel by law.#
History
Ga. L. 1963, p. 509, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 966, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 331, § 1; Ga. L. 2024, p. 945, § 4/SB 417, effective July 1, 2024.
Amendments
The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, inserted “direction of the Commissioner or the” in subsection (a); added subsection (b); redesignated former subsection (b) as subsection (c); and substituted “shall” for “must” near the beginning of the second sentence of subsection (c).
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Text read from t25-t26-(v21)-pdf.pdf, Volume V21, 2023 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 6 to 7; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 dee9b563c5d6.
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