Title 29 — Title 29: Public Safety and State Police

Sec. 29-393. (Formerly Sec. 19-391). Building inspectors; duties, right of entry. On receipt of information from the local fire marshal or from any other authentic source that any building in his jurisdiction, due to lack of exit facilities, fire, deterioration, catastrophe or ot…

Sec. 29-394. (Formerly Sec. 19-392). Penalty. Any person who, by himself or his agent, fails to comply with the written order of a building inspector for the provision of additional exit facilities in a building, the repair or alteration of a building or the removal of a building…

Sec. 29-395. (Formerly Sec. 19-394f). Penalty. Section 29-395 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 386, S. 5; P.A. 85-305.)

Sec. 29-396. Required inspection of electric conductors and equipment prior to resumption of electric service in unoccupied buildings. If an owner of a building or portion of a building that has been unoccupied and disconnected from the electric distribution system for a period o…

Secs. 29-397 to 29-400. Reserved for future use. PART IV* STATE DEMOLITION CODE *Cited. 18 CA 40.

Sec. 29-401. (Formerly Sec. 19-403b). Regulations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt such regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as may be necessary for the administration of this part, including but not necessarily limited to, working d…

Sec. 29-402. (Formerly Sec. 19-403c). License for demolition business: Application; fees; refusal or revocation. Exemptions. (a) As used in this part, the term “license” includes the whole or part of any permit which the Department of Administrative Services issues under authorit…

Sec. 29-403. (Formerly Sec. 19-403d). Appeal from decision of department. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Department of Administrative Services refusing to grant or renew or revoking any license as defined in section 29-402 may appeal therefrom in accordance with the pr…

Sec. 29-404. (Formerly Sec. 19-403e). Local building official to administer State Demolition Code. The local building official shall administer sections 29-406 to 29-413, inclusive. Each such official shall have experience in building demolition, construction or structural engine…

Sec. 29-405. (Formerly Sec. 19-403f). Appeal from decision of local building official. Any person aggrieved by any order or decision of a building official may, within ten days of such order or decision, appeal therefrom to the superior court for the judicial district wherein suc…

Sec. 29-406. (Formerly Sec. 19-403g). Permit for demolition of particular structure. Exemption. Waiting period. (a) No person shall demolish any building, structure or part thereof without obtaining a permit for the particular demolition undertaking from the building official of …

Sec. 29-407. (Formerly Sec. 19-403h). Notice to adjoining property owners. No person shall commence any demolition operation unless he first notifies each adjoining property owner by registered or certified mail at such owner's last address according to the records of the assesso…

Sec. 29-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). Safety measures to be provided. Fence. (a) No person shall remove or demolish any building or structure or part thereof without providing adequate safety measures for all workmen and suitable protections for the public. (b) No person shall de…

Sec. 29-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-403j). Sidewalk shed requirements. No person shall demolish any building or structure or part thereof, when such building, structure or part is within six feet of a street line, or is twelve feet or more in height, or is within six feet of an area w…

Sec. 29-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-403k). Excavation of sidewalk area. No person shall excavate the area occupied by a sidewalk or temporary walkway in use, unless such area is provided with a walkway capable of supporting not less than one hundred fifty pounds per square foot and un…

Sec. 29-411. (Formerly Sec. 19-403l). Restrictions on demolition procedures. No person shall use demolition procedures which involve hazard or risk to the general public or unnecessary danger to the workmen, and no person shall use demolition procedures not in accord with good pr…

Sec. 29-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-403m). Accumulated materials. No person shall demolish any structure or building without making suitable provision for the disposal of all accumulated materials. No person shall overload any part of the protective structures erected during the demol…

Sec. 29-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-403n). Basements and cellars. No person shall allow any basement, cellar, hole or the like to remain uncovered or opened as a result of the demolition of any building, structure or part thereof. Each person who, in a demolition operation, uncovers o…

Sec. 29-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-403o). Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both. (February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 17.) History: Sec. 19-403o transferred to Sec. 29-414 in…

Sec. 29-415. (Formerly Sec. 19-403p). Public service company exceptions. The provisions of this part shall not apply to the structures, such as distribution and transmission poles, towers and fixtures, steam plant, gas plant, gas tank or holder, water tank or electric substation,…

Sec. 29-416. Definitions. As used in sections 29-416 to 29-423, inclusive, and sections 12-302 and 12-303: (1) “Cigarette manufacturer's license” means a cigarette manufacturer's license issued pursuant to section 12-285b; (2) “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking made wholly or…

Sec. 29-417. Sale of cigarettes; requirements. Revocation or suspension of license. Exceptions. (a) On and after July 1, 2008, no holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall sell cigarettes, or offer cigarettes for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or …

Sec. 29-418. Testing of cigarettes. Requirements. Alternative test methods. Retention of copies. Civil penalty. (a) All testing by or on behalf of a holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license or by or on behalf of the Office of the State Fire Marshal to determine a cigarette's …

Sec. 29-419. Certification. Fee. Retesting required for modified cigarettes. (a) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall submit to the Office of the State Fire Marshal a written certification every three years attesting that: (1) Each cigarette listed in the certi…

Sec. 29-420. Connecticut Fire-Safe Cigarette Directory. Appeal. Civil action. (a) Not later than July 1, 2008, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall develop and make available for public inspection, on its web site and in such other forms as the State Fire Marshal deems appr…

Sec. 29-421. Fire standards compliant marking required for sale of cigarettes. No holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall sell cigarettes, or offer to sell cigarettes, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermed…

Sec. 29-422. Implementation in accordance with New York law. Regulations. The State Fire Marshal shall implement sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive, in accordance with the New York fire safety standards, as amended, as said standards are embodied in New York Executive Law, Sect…

Sec. 29-423. Fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account. There is established, within the General Fund, a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account. The account shall contai…

Secs. 29-424 to 29-449. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 29-450. Paintball facilities: Instruction for minors required. No paintball facility shall allow any person under eighteen years of age to use a paintball gun at such facility without (1) instruction in procedures for the safe use of paintball equipment, or (2) presentation …

Sec. 29-451. Use of paintball gun by minor: Eye protective device required. (a) No person under eighteen years of age shall use a paintball gun on any public or private property unless such person is wearing an eye protective device which meets the American Society of Testing and…

Sec. 29-452. Registry re school security consultants. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall develop criteria to identify qualified school security consultants operating in this state. The department shall establish and maintain a registry of such consul…

Sec. 29-453. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors required in certain residential buildings. (a) At the time of closing on a transaction involving any real property containing a residential building designed to be occupied by one or two families or containing a unit in a residenti…

Sec. 29-453a. Emergency power generators required in certain age-restricted multifamily housing projects. (a) Any privately owned multifamily housing project, within a municipality with a population of at least one hundred thirty thousand but less than one hundred thirty-five tho…