Fire safety and prevention; definitions

31-132. Fire safety and prevention; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or other association. (b) "Nationally recognized code" or "nationally recognized fire prevention code" means any published compilation of rules and regulations relating to fire prevention which have been prepared by a nationally recognized technical trade or service association. For the purposes of this act, the fire prevention codes of the national fire protection association and standards of the American national standards institute shall constitute examples of nationally recognized fire prevention codes. (c) "Municipality" means any incorporated city, any county or any other political subdivision of this state. (d) "Nationally recognized building code" means any published compilation of rules and regulations relating to building construction which have been prepared by a nationally recognized technical trade or service association. History: L. 1972, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 120, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Recreational trails; requirements on responsible party; adjacent property owner, rights and remedies; annexation. 98-6. Recreational trails; requirements on responsible party; fencing; authority of county. 98-9. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Board of regents not subject to building code ordinances of Kansas City for construction at K.U. Medical Center. State, ex rel. Schneider v. City of Kansas City, 228 Kan. 25, 30, 38, 612 P.2d 578. 2. No evidence that all doors to an apartment complex constituted a hazard; order of fire marshal set aside as to certain doors. Park South Apts. v. Dibbern, 228 Kan. 784, 789, 620 P.2d 827. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026