227.270 Jurisdiction of state fire marshal -- Rights of entry for inspections and
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investigations.
(1)The state fire marshal shall have jurisdiction over all property in the state insofar as
it is necessary for the administration and enforcement of any duty imposed on the
office by law or regulation and all laws, ordinances, regulations and orders designed
to protect the public from fire loss.
(2)The state fire marshal or his employee or appointee may, without delay or advance
notice and at all reasonable hours of the day or night, enter in or upon any property
to make an inspection or investigation for the purpose of preventing fire loss or
determining the origin of any fire, but this subsection shall apply to the interior of
private, occupied dwellings only when a fire has occurred therein or when the
officer has reason to believe that unsafe fire conditions exist in the building.
(3)No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay such an officer in the performance of his
duty.