Chapter 425, FIRE SAFETY

(425 ILCS 35/3.4) Sec. 3.4. Sale and use prohibited on public property. A municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit the sale and use of sparklers on public property. (Source: P.A. 92-93, eff. 1-1-02.)

(425 ILCS 30/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Sale and use prohibited on public property. A municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit the sale and use of sparklers on public property. (Source: P.A. 92-93, eff. 1-1-02.)

(425 ILCS 8/30) Sec. 30. Certification. (a) Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that: (1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets th…

(425 ILCS 7/30) Sec. 30. Public information campaign. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall conduct a public information campaign working in conjunction with hospitals, physicians, fire investigators, and law enforcement to inform hospitals of the opportunity to report burn …

(425 ILCS 7/300) Sec. 300. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-828, eff. 1-1-07; text omitted.)

(425 ILCS 8/35) Sec. 35. Notification of certification. Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient co…

(425 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 4) Sec. 4. Any such owner or owners, trustees, lessee or occupant, or either of them, so served with notice as aforesaid, who shall not within thirty (30) days after the service of such notice, upon him or them, place or cause to be placed s…

(425 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 84) Sec. 4. This Act does not apply to any hotel of one story in which all guest rooms have doorways leading directly outside. (Source: P.A. 82-186.)

(425 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 904) Sec. 4. Payments by nonmembers or nonsubscribers; penalty. (a) When making a claim for a loss to property, each owner of an insured property, who is not a member or subscriber of an association but who received services from a voluntee…

(425 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 704) Sec. 4. Design and Labeling Requirements. Approved portable kerosene fueled heaters must adhere to the following design and labeling requirements: (a) Approved portable kerosene heaters must have labeling permanently affixed thereto co…

(425 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 804) Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), willful failure to install or maintain in operating condition any smoke detector required by this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), tampering…

(425 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 130) Sec. 4. Whenever any officer or employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the Department of State Police, a Sheriff, a Deputy Sheriff, or a member of any city council or board of trustees of any village or incorporated town o…

(425 ILCS 55/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3504) Sec. 4. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying minimum exit dimensions and numbers of exits for buildings required by this Act to have doors which open outwards. (Source: P.A. 82-706.)…

(425 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 104) Sec. 4. Fireworks to be sold at wholesale shall be kept in a room set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Over each entrance to this room shall be displayed a sign in conspicuous type: "CAUTION - FIREWORKS - NO SMOKING", except th…

(425 ILCS 40/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7004) Sec. 4. The Director may appoint and fix the compensation of district, local and emergency forest fire wardens; provided that local and emergency forest fire wardens shall be paid an hourly compensation for time actually spent on the a…

(425 ILCS 35/4.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 130.1) Sec. 4.1. The State Fire Marshal may adopt necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this Act which shall be based upon nationally recognized standards such as those of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA…

(425 ILCS 8/40) Sec. 40. Marking of cigarette packaging. (a) Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this Act. The marking shall be in 8-point type or larger an…

(425 ILCS 8/45) Sec. 45. Penalties. (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for…

(425 ILCS 13/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Fire damper" means a device installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to close automatically upon detection of heat and resist the passage of flame and classified for use in either static systems that will automatical…

(425 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 905) Sec. 5. Cause of action. If payment is not made pursuant to Section 4 of this Act, a volunteer fire protection association shall have a cause of action against the property owner for full payment of the fees and charges imposed pursuan…

(425 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 85) Sec. 5. This Act shall be administered and enforced by counties in unincorporated areas and municipalities in incorporated areas. (Source: P.A. 82-186.)

(425 ILCS 12/5) Sec. 5. Fire protection devices neither designed nor capable of function. (a) The manufacture, installation, or sale of any device or object that reasonably appears to be a smoke detector, sprinkler head, carbon monoxide alarm, heat detector, or any other similar …

(425 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 5) Sec. 5. All the money or moneys collected as fines under and by virtue of this Act, shall be paid into or placed to the credit of the common school fund of the counties in which they are collected. (Source: Laws 1919, p. 570.)

(425 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 705) Sec. 5. Sale and Use of Approved Portable Kerosene Fueled Heaters. Approved portable kerosene fueled heaters may be offered for sale, sold or used in residential structures in this State subject to the restrictions concerning use in mu…

(425 ILCS 75/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Office" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal. "Sprayed fire-resistant material" means a cementitious or fibrous material that is applied onto a steel structure through a spray process to provide fire-resistant prote…

(425 ILCS 7/5) Sec. 5. Burn injury reporting. (a) Every case of a burn injury treated in a hospital as described in this Act may be reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The hospital's administrator, manager, superintendent, or his or her designee deciding to report u…

(425 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 131) Sec. 5. Any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 94-658, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(425 ILCS 68/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Truss" means a framed structural unit made up of a group of triangles arranged in a single plane in such a manner that if loads are applied at the points of intersection of the truss members, only compressive or …

(425 ILCS 8/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agent" means any person licensed by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking, whether made wholly or in part of tobacco or a…

(425 ILCS 8/50) Sec. 50. Enforcement. To enforce the provisions of this Act, the Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of the people of this State to enjoin acts in violation of this Act and to recover civil penalties authorized under Section 45 of this Act. (Source: P.A…

(425 ILCS 8/55) Sec. 55. Administration. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)

(425 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 6) Sec. 6. Any person may at any time make complaint in writing to the authorities whose duty it is hereunder to enforce this law, that such escape or escapes are needed or are unsafe or insufficient, and it shall be the duty of such authori…

(425 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 6) Sec. 6. Investigation and record of fires; Office of the State Fire Marshal. (a) The chief of the fire department shall investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occurring in a municipality or fire protection district…

(425 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 706) Sec. 6. Advertising of kerosene for use in approved portable kerosene heaters. (a) All persons who offer kerosene for sale within this State must post a conspicuous notice visible to all purchasers at the place of sale in letters at le…

(425 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 86) Sec. 6. This Act takes effect January 1, 1982. (Source: P.A. 82-186.)

(425 ILCS 40/6) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7006) Sec. 6. The Department shall supervise all forest fire wardens, shall instruct them in their duties, shall enforce all laws of the State for the prevention and suppression of forest fires, shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulatio…

(425 ILCS 25/6.1) Sec. 6.1. Fire and hazardous material incident reporting rules. The State Fire Marshal may adopt necessary rules for the administration of the reporting of fires, hazardous material incidents, and other incidents or events that the State Fire Marshal deems of im…

(425 ILCS 8/60) Sec. 60. Applicability. This Act shall cease to be applicable if federal fire safety standards for cigarettes that preempt this Act are enacted and take effect subsequent to the effective date of this Act and the State Fire Marshal so notifies the Secretary of Sta…

(425 ILCS 8/65) Sec. 65. Cigarette Machine Operators. Cigarettes made or fabricated by cigarette machine operators possessing valid licenses under Section 20 of the Cigarette Machine Operators' Occupation Tax Act are exempt from the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-688, e…

(425 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 7) Sec. 7. The State Fire Marshal shall have power to enforce this Act and to require by written notice, either upon complaint by any person or without complaint, any owner or owners, trustees, lessees or occupant of buildings to place fire …

(425 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 707) Sec. 7. Storage of Kerosene For Use in Approved Portable Kerosene Fueled Heater. Storage of kerosene for purposes of this Act shall meet the standards established in the National Fire Protection Association Thirty (NFPA 30) (1984), Cha…

(425 ILCS 40/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7007) Sec. 7. It is the duty of each forest fire warden to prevent and extinguish forest fires occurring in the area assigned to him, to assist in the enforcement within that area of all laws for the prevention and suppression of forest fire…

(425 ILCS 25/7) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 7) Sec. 7. Arson investigations; arrests; prosecution. The Office shall, when in its opinion further investigation is necessary, take or cause to be taken the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have…

(425 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 108) Sec. 8. All dealers are forbidden to expose fireworks in windows where the sun shines through glass on the merchandise displayed, except where such fireworks are in the original package, and all fireworks kept for sale on front counter…

(425 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 708) Sec. 8. Regulation of use in multifamily dwellings. The use of approved kerosene fueled heaters shall be permitted in a multifamily dwelling in accordance with the following requirements: (i) The owner or his designated agent shall hav…

(425 ILCS 25/8) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 8) Sec. 8. Summons, oaths, and affirmations. The Office shall have power in any county in the State of Illinois to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses before it to testify in relation to any matter which is by the provision of thi…

(425 ILCS 40/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7008) Sec. 8. All employees of the Department, including all forest fire wardens, and all law enforcement officers in the State of Illinois, shall arrest any person who violates any provision of this Act, any administrative order issued purs…

(425 ILCS 25/8a) Sec. 8a. Right of entry; examination of witnesses. The Office shall have the authority at all times of day or night in the performance of the duties imposed by the provisions of this Act, to enter upon and examine any building or premises where any fire has occur…

(425 ILCS 30/9) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 109) Sec. 9. No smoking shall be allowed in a store where fireworks are offered for sale. Over each entrance to such a store a sign in large letters shall be displayed, reading "FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED." (Source: Laws 1935, p.…

(425 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 9) Sec. 9. Inspections, duties, rules, and enforcement. No person, being the owner, occupant, or other person interested in the premises which is so occupied or so situated as to endanger persons or property, shall permit such building or s…