General Provisions
This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Title 27, titled “Fire Protection.” It is part of Chapter 6, titled “Department Of State Police; Public Building Safety Law; Arson Reporting Immunity Act.” It’s comprised of the following 8 sections.
- § 27-55
- Department of State Police or successor agency to keep record of fires and explosions; when open to public inspection
- § 27-56
- Department to examine into origin of fires; appointment of arson investigators
- § 27-57
- When insurance company to pay expenses of examination
- § 27-58
- Right to examine buildings or premises
- § 27-59
- Criminal prosecutions
- § 27-60
- Department to conduct investigations in certain cases; investigations may be private
- § 27-61
- When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafe conditions
- § 27-62
- Penalty on local officers for violating law