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Place of Public Assemblage; Inspection; Certificate Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 29.21c

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Sec. 21c.

(1) The bureau or, upon written request of the governing body of a city, village, township, or county and the approval of the bureau, a fire chief, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and directions of a fire chief shall at least annually inspect each place of public assemblage to determine whether it is being maintained in compliance with this act.

(2) A place of public assemblage shall not be established or operated without obtaining a certificate from the bureau indicating its maximum capacity and that it is in compliance with this act.

History: Add. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 247, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the fire marshal division programs relating to inspection and certification of places of public assemblage from the department of state police to the department of consumer and industry services, see E.R.O. No. 1997-2, compiled at MCL 29.451 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of certain authority, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the state fire marshal and the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the director of the department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.

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