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Section 3737.63 | Discovery of unfriendly fire.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals
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Chapter 3737 Fire Marshal; Fire Safety
 
Effective:
July 1, 1979
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly
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(A) The owner, operator, or lessee, an employee of any owner, operator, or lessee, an occupant, and any person in direct control of any building regulated under the Ohio building code, upon the discovery of an unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, shall immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, call or otherwise notify the fire department concerning the fire, and shall spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building.

(B) For the purposes of this section, "unfriendly fire" means a fire of a destructive nature as distinguished from a controlled fire intended for a beneficial purpose.

(C) No person shall fail to comply with this section.

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