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Sec. 46-53. Fire marshal--Powers and duties.

It shall be the duty and responsibility of the fire marshal or deputy fire marshal to enforce the provisions of the fire code and city ordinances pertaining to fire prevention and/or fire protection, including the authority to issue notices and citations for violations of city ordinances. The fire chief may empower the fire marshal as a peace officer, so long as he/she is certified under the laws of the State of Arkansas, with the responsibility of detecting and preventing arson, which includes the full power to execute legal process, administer oaths, subpoena records, subpoena witnesses, and make arrests for violations of the laws relating to arson and other unlawful burning.

(Ord. No. 3567, § 2, 8-24-04)

Editor's note--Prior to the reenactment of § 46-53 by Ord. No. 3567, Ord. No. 3296, § 2, adopted Feb. 25, 2003, repealed § 46-53, which pertained to amendments of the standard fire prevention code and derived from Code 1973, § 11-3.

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