Effective July 1, 1979, the Division of State Fire Marshal is hereby transferred to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to operate as a division under the Office of Director. The State Fire Marshal shall have all of the duties and responsibilities formerly exercised by the Chief Insurance Commissioner as State Fire Marshal, ex officio. Notwithstanding another provision of law, after January 20, 2011, the State Fire Marshal shall have a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and at least four years experience in fire prevention and control or a bachelor's degree and eight years experience in fire prevention and control. The Governor shall appoint the State Fire Marshal who shall serve as the Deputy Director of the Division of Fire and Life Safety.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 37-86; 1966 (54) 2424; 1973 (58) 793; 1979 Act No. 190 Section 4; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 31993 Act No. 181, Section 344; 2007 Act No. 89, Section 2, eff June 20, 2007.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment, in the second sentence, substituted "Notwithstanding another provision of law, after January 20, 2011, the" for "The"; and, at the end of the fourth sentence added "who shall serve as the Deputy Director of the Division of Fire and Life Safety".