FIRST REGULAR SESSION
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON.
Read 1st time March 15, 2005 and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 320, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to inspections of buildings by fire marshals.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 320, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 320.071, to read as follows:
320.071. 1. (1) Where any city, township, village, or other political subdivision requires that a permit for building be obtained, prior to issuing such permit, any city, township, village, or other political subdivision that does not require electrical inspections to be made by an electrical inspector shall require that the electrical plans for such building be reviewed by any fire marshal employed by such city, township, village, or other political subdivision for compliance with the National Electrical Code, as developed by the National Fire Protection Association, or the electrical code adopted by the city, township, village, or other political subdivision if such code is not National Electrical Code. The fire marshal shall at the time of review make the builder aware of any changes that need to be made to avoid noncompliance with the National Electrical Code or the code adopted by the city, township, village, or other political subdivision. Such review shall be in addition to any other safety review the city, township, village, or other political subdivision requires.
(2) Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, where building plans are reviewed by a fire marshal under subdivision (1) of this subsection and the builder incorporates all changes required by the fire marshal under such review the fire marshal shall not require that additional changes be made to the electrical wiring of the building once completed.
2. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, where a city, township, village, or other political subdivision requires that electrical inspections be made by an electrical inspector, a fire marshal employed by such city, township, village, or other political subdivision shall limit his or her inspection of the building to fire safety, shall not duplicate the electrical inspection, and shall not require the builder to make changes not required by the electrical inspector.
3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2 of this section a fire marshal may require that a change be made to a completed building if the fire marshal can demonstrate that such change is required to bring the building into compliance with the National Electrical Code or the electrical code adopted by the city, township, village, or other political subdivision if one other than the National Electrical Code has been adopted.