HRS §132-11
Filing and using fire safety orders as evidence
This section says that each county fire chief and the state fire marshal must keep a copy of their orders in their own offices. These copies can be used as evidence in court cases about breaking the orders. If no appeal is pending, the orders are assumed to be reasonable and lawful.
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The statute, as written — [OLD] REPEALED
L 1978, c 241, §2(12). §132-11 Recorded order of county fire chiefs and state fire marshal as evidence. A duplicate original of every order made by each county fire chief shall be filed in the fire chief's office, and a duplicate original of every order made by the state fire marshal shall be filed in the office of the state fire marshal. A duplicate original shall be admissible as evidence in any prosecution for the violation of any of its provisions. Unless an appeal has been instituted and is pending, the provisions of any order shall be presumed to be reasonable and lawful and to fix a reasonable and proper standard and requirement of safety from fire loss.
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