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Committee approves adoption of the International Fire Code with clarified enforcement process
Summary
The committee approved IDAPA 18.08.01 to adopt the International Fire Code as Idaho's minimum standard; the department amended the rule to clarify how violations and prosecutions would be handled, making enforcement discretionary for local prosecutors.
The House Business Committee approved the adoption of the International Fire Code as IDAPA 18.08.01 after the State Fire Marshal and Department of Insurance officials explained changes clarifying enforcement and prosecutorial discretion.
State Fire Marshal Knut Sandahl presented the docket and said the rule "adopts the fire code and the edits by the state fire marshal as a minimum standard for the protection of life and property from the effects of fire and explosion in the state of Idaho." Sandahl and Director Dean Cameron said the rule's revised language…
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