O.C.G.A. § 25-11-9 — Review of water-based ﬁre protection shop drawings

(a) Water-based ﬁre protection shop drawings shall be reviewed for code compliance with the state minimum standards by a certiﬁcate of competency holder. (b) The reviewing certiﬁcate holder’s signature, printed name, and certiﬁcate number indicating such compliance shall be indicated on submitted plans. (c) Noncode compliance dictated by bid documents shall be reported by means prescribed by the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1, 1997, renumbered former Code Section 25-11-9 as present Code Section 25-11-15. 25-11-10. Preparation of water-based ﬁre protection system documents for construction by designers. (a) Only licensed ﬁre protection system designers or other designers under their direct supervision shall prepare water-based ﬁre protection system documents for construction. (b) All documents shall be representative of code complying waterbased ﬁre protection systems unless otherwise permitted by the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (c) The licensed ﬁre protection system designer’s signature, printed name, and license number shall be indicated on the shop drawings. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1, 1997, renumbered former Code Section 25-11-10 as present Code Section 25-1116. 25-11-11. Individuals authorized to inspect and maintain ﬁre protection systems. (a) Inspections, maintenance, and testing required by this chapter shall only be performed by licensed ﬁre protection system inspectors, certiﬁcate of competency holders, or representatives of the building owner. Representatives of the building owner shall indicate in writing to the authority having jurisdiction their intent to do such inspections and provide to the authority having jurisdiction proof of knowledge and expertise pertaining to the systems inspected as speciﬁed in the rules 189 25-11-13 and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Said representatives of the building owner are exempt from the license requirements speciﬁed in Code Section 25-11-6. (b) Duly authorized manufacturers’ representatives while acting in their official capacities are exempt from this chapter. (c) Inspections and maintenance of water-based ﬁre protection systems owned by a ﬁrm, business, or corporation and installed on property under control of the ﬁrm, business, or corporation may be performed by an employee of the ﬁrm, business, or corporation provided annual inspection and maintenance of the water-based system are performed by a current certiﬁcate of competency holder or inspector as deﬁned in this chapter. Said employees are exempt from the license requirements speciﬁed in Code Section 25-11-6. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1, 1997, renumbered former Code Section 25-11-11 as present Code Section 25-1119. 25-11-12. Rules and regulations; forms.