Title 34

Nothing in Act 2017-240 is intended to authorize the State Fire Marshal to require the installation of any fire protection sprinkler system in any single family dwelling. (Act 2017-240, §2.)

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall collect and publish data on all residential structural fires in Alabama in a report that includes all of the following information: (1) The type of structure. (2) The age of the structure. (3) The code enforced when the structure was constructed. …

The administration of this chapter is vested in the State Fire Marshal who shall have the power to make rules in relation to weekly fire pump testing and to set or make changes in the amount of the fees charged as necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. …

It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture to engage in the business of installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system in this state except in conformity with the p…

(a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture desiring to engage in the business of fire protection sprinkler contractor I shall submit to the State Fire Marshal on standard forms provided by the State Fire Marshal a completed application. The applic…

(a) If the required fee has been paid, satisfactory written proof from NICET has been provided that the competency test was passed when required by this chapter, all of the requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining the requested permit have been met, and the proposed c…

In no case shall a certificate holder be allowed to obtain a State Fire Marshal’s permit for more than one fire protection sprinkler contractor at a time. If the certificate holder should leave the employment of the fire protection sprinkler contractor, he or she must notify the …

The State Fire Marshal’s permit shall expire annually at midnight on September 30. At least 30 days prior, the fire protection sprinkler contractor I or II must submit a renewal application. A renewal fee must be submitted with the application. Failure to renew the permit prior t…

If a certified fire protection sprinkler contractor desires to do business in any part of the state, he or she shall be required by this chapter to deliver to the local building official a copy of his or her State Fire Marshal’s permit. The local building official shall require a…

Nothing in this chapter limits the power of a municipality, county, or the state to regulate the quality and character of work performed by a fire protection sprinkler contractor I or II, through a system of permits, fees, and inspections, which are designed to assure compliance …