General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 6 “Department of State Police; Public Building Safety Law; Arson Reporting Immunity Act”, which is part of Title 27 “Fire Protection”.

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