Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:27D-201. Life hazard use or high-rise structure; certificate of registration a. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and thereafter as required by subsection c. of this section, the owner of a life hazard use or high-rise structure shall file with the commissioner…

52:27D-202. Enforcement of act by municipality; ordinance; restrictive regulation by municipality a. Each municipality in this State is authorized to adopt an ordinance providing for local enforcement of this act. The ordinance shall designate the municipal fire department or the…

52:27D-203. Enforcement of act by enforcing agencies; reports, data and information; fees; inspections; certification of fire inspectors 12. a. Each enforcing agency in this State shall enforce the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) in all buildings…

52:27D-204. Local enforcing agencies; concurrent jurisdiction with department; failure to properly enforce act; assumption of duties by department a. The department shall have concurrent jurisdiction with local enforcing agencies to enforce this act in all buildings, structures a…

52:27D-205. Life hazard use and high-rise structures; inspection cycles; application for certificate of inspection a. The enforcing agency shall inspect each high-rise structure and each life hazard use in the State at least once every year for the purpose of determining the exte…

52:27D-206. Person aggrieved by ruling, action, order or notice of commissioner or local enforcement agency; administrative hearing; application; conduct a. A person aggrieved by a ruling, action, order, or notice of the commissioner pursuant to this act shall be entitled to an a…

52:27D-207. Violations; written order to terminate and correct; injunction a. If an enforcing agency discovers a violation of the provisions of this act upon an inspection of a building, structure or premises, then the enforcing agency shall issue and cause to be served on the ow…

52:27D-208. Violation constituting imminent hazard to health, safety or welfare; written order to vacate, close or remove; service; reinspection; reconsideration hearing a. If upon an inspection of a building, structure or premises the enforcing agency discovers a violation of th…

52:27D-209. Violations in life hazard use as willful or grossly negligent or of previously issued order and constituting clear danger to human life; order for continued vacation and closing; reconsideration hearing a. If the enforcing agency finds a violation of the provisions of…

52:27D-21. Transfer of powers and duties relating to housing and urban renewal of division of resource development and of commissioner of conservation and economic development All of the functions, powers and duties relating to housing and urban renewal of the Division of Resourc…

52:27D-210 Additional violations; penalties. 19. a. No person shall: (1) Obstruct, hinder, delay, or interfere by force or otherwise with the commissioner or any local enforcing agency in the exercise of any power or the discharge of any function or duty under the provisions of t…

52:27D-211. Method of service of notices, rules, decisions and orders 20. a. Notices, rules, decisions, and orders required or permitted to be issued and served pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) shall be served as follows: (1) On th…

52:27D-212. Records; public inspection The record of an action or proceeding under this act or any statement, report or record of any kind whatsoever obtained or received by the commissioner in connection with the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this act shall …

52:27D-213 Applicability of act; inspection of government owned buildings. 22. a. This act shall not be construed as authorizing the adoption of a regulation or the enactment of an ordinance requiring that a building conforming in all respects to the requirements of the "State Un…

52:27D-214. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Attended terminal" means a terminal where an individual knowledgeable in the aboveground liquid storage tank filling operation is physically in attendance and control during the entire delivery of a flammable liquid and has as his …

52:27D-215. Terminal with tank filled by pipeline; requirements; high level alarm system; fire and emergency plan a. Each terminal at which a tank filled by pipeline is located shall comply with the following requirements: (1) It shall be equipped with a high level alarm system. …

52:27D-216. Attended terminal; additional requirements In addition to the requirements specified in section 2 of this act, each attended terminal at which a tank filled by a pipeline is located shall comply with the following requirements: a. The high level alarm system at the te…

52:27D-217. Unattended terminal; additional requirements In addition to the requirements specified in section 2 of this act, each unattended terminal at which a tank filled by pipeline is located shall comply with the following requirements: a. The high level alarm system shall b…

52:27D-218. Variations from requirements; procedure At the request of a terminal owner and after the commissioner has received from the terminal owner and has approved plans and specifications outlining the manner in which and the date by which the terminal owner will comply with…

52:27D-219. Rules and regulations The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1984, c. 31, s. 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.

52:27D-22. Transfer of public housing and development authority and state housing council The public housing and development authority in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued as a body politic…

52:27D-220. Application of s.s. 52:27D-208, 52:27D-210 to this act Provisions contained in sections 17 and 19 of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c. 383 (C. 52:27D-208 and C. 52:27D-210), shall also apply to this act. L.1984, c. 31, s. 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.

52:27D-221. Ordinance more restrictive than requirements of this act; prohibition A local governing body shall not enact an ordinance more restrictive than the requirements of this act. L.1984, c. 31, s. 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.

52:27D-222. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Business entity" means any person or corporation in the State engaged in business operations which has a Standard Industrial Classification, as designated in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the federal Off…

52:27D-223. List of unusually hazardous substances a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall develop a list of substances and their quantities (1) which are not normally hazardous to the health and safety of a p…

52:27D-224. Emergency response plan A municipal fire department or fire district in coordination with the county fire marshal or appropriate county official shall have the exclusive authority to determine, after a review of an Emergency Services Information Survey form, if an eme…

52:27D-224.1 Evacuation, emergency building operations plan for certain multiple dwellings, filing with municipality. 1. a. An owner of a multiple dwelling, as defined under section 3 of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-3), which is comprised of more than 20 dwelling units and reserves o…

52:27D-224.2 Notification relative to disruption of services, "essential services" defined. 2. Whenever in a multiple dwelling for which an annual emergency building evacuation plan is required to be filed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.80 (C.52:27D-224.1) essential service…

52:27D-224.3 Emergency operations plan for venues, facilities, certain. 1. All sports and entertainment facilities, movie theaters, and places of worship in the State shall annually prepare and maintain an emergency operations plan in coordination with the appropriate local fire,…

52:27D-225. Penalty A person who violates a provision of this act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $5,000.00 for each offense. The fine shall be collected in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.) instituted by the enforcem…

52:27D-226. Breathing apparatus Based on the information obtained in section 3 of this act, a member of a fire company shall wear a self-contained positive pressure breathing apparatus when responding to or abating a fire or an explosion. L. 1986, c. 142, s. 5, eff. Nov. 6, 1987.…

52:27D-227. Fact sheet transmittal No later than 30 days after the effective date of this act, the Department of Community Affairs shall transmit, after a public hearing pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), a copy of the fact sh…

52:27D-228. Revision of list, fact sheets The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall revise the list and fact sheets developed under section 2 of this act in accordance with further scientific information concerning…

52:27D-23. Bureau and board of tenement house supervision continued as board of housing inspection The Bureau of Tenement House Supervision of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is contin…

52:27D-24. Transfer of office of supervisor of hotel fire safety; appointment of supervisor; compensation The office of supervisor of hotel fire safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, but such office …

52:27D-25. Director of division of housing and urban renewal; appointment; salary; duties The Division of Housing and Urban Renewal shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such divisi…

52:27D-25a. Definitions 1. As used in this act: a. "Division" means the Division of Fire Safety established by section 2 of this act. b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. c. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. d. "Co…

52:27D-25aa Refusal to admit person to examination, suspension, revocation of certificate, grounds. 14. a. The commissioner may refuse to admit a person to examination or may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any certificate of certification issued by the commissioner upon…

52:27D-25b. Division of Fire Safety 2. There is established in the Department of Community Affairs a Division of Fire Safety. Within three months of the effective date of this act, after reviewing the functions and duties required of the division by this act and transferred to th…

52:27D-25b1 Thermal imaging camera grant program. 1. There is hereby established in the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs a thermal imaging camera grant program, under which grants shall be made available to governing fire organizations that apply to …

52:27D-25bb After revocation, application for new certificate. 15. After revocation of a certificate of certification, the commissioner shall not renew or reinstate such certificate; however, a person may apply for a new certificate of certification. When it can be shown that all…

52:27D-25c. Director 3. The division shall be under the immediate oversight of a director who shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner, and who shall perform other duties as directed by the commissioner or…

52:27D-25cc Dispute settlement hearing. 16. Any person aggrieved by any action, notice, ruling or order of the commissioner, with respect to this act, shall have the right to a dispute settlement hearing, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.5…

52:27D-25d. Powers, duties 4. In addition to any other powers and duties invested in it by law or by the commissioner, the division shall: a. Provide staff support for the work of the fire safety commission and its advisory councils; b. Administer and enforce the "Uniform Fire Sa…

52:27D-25d1. Public school fire data 1. The Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall maintain a system for gathering data on all fires that occur in any public school building or on public school prope…

52:27D-25d2. Annual report on school fires 3. Annually the Division of Fire Safety shall prepare a report summarizing the data collected on school fires and provide the report to the Commissioner of Education. L.1989,c.42,s.3; amended 1993,c.218,s.8.