Penalty for Violation of Chapter

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Fire Protection and Safety
  4. Regulation of Fire Extinguishers and Suppression Systems
  5. Penalty for Violation of Chapter

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  1. Any person, firm, or corporation which violates any provision of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation of the Commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  2. It shall also constitute a misdemeanor willfully or intentionally to:
    1. Obliterate the serial number on a fire suppression system or portable fire extinguisher for the purposes of falsifying service records;
    2. Improperly install a fire suppression system or improperly recharge, repair, service, or test any such suppression system or any such portable fire extinguisher;
    3. While holding a permit or license, allow another person to use the permit or license or permit number or license number or to use a license or permit or license number or permit number other than his own valid license or permit or license number or permit number;
    4. Use or permit the use of any license by an individual or organization other than the one to whom the license is issued;
    5. To use any credential, method, means, or practice to impersonate a representative of the Commissioner or the state fire marshal or any local fire chief, fire marshal, or other fire authority having jurisdiction; or
    6. To engage in the business of installing, inspecting, recharging, repairing, servicing, or testing portable fire extinguishers or fire suppression systems except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commissioner.

(Code 1981, §25-12-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 933, § 1.)


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