CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATEWIDE STANDARDS (§ 27-96)

The purposes of this chapter are to provide for statewide standards for optional
local enforcement to safeguard life and property from the hazards of fire or
explosion arising from the improper maintenance of life safety and fire
prevention and protection materials, devices, systems and structures, and the
unsafe storage, handling, and use of substances, materials and devices,
including fireworks, explosives and blasting agents, wherever located.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 429; 1988, c. 340; 2002, c. 856.