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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-52-15.1. Fire and smoke damper and fire control systems; commission rules

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. The public regulation commission shall issue rules requiring the inspection and testing of fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems in accordance with national fire protection association standards in places of assembly, educational occupancies, institutional occupancies, residential occupancies consisting of four or more family units, mercantile occupancies, office occupancies, industrial occupancies, storage occupancies and miscellaneous structures consisting of towers, underground structures and windowless buildings and all buildings owned or occupied by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by municipal governments.

B. The rules shall require that:

(1) inspection and testing be conducted by the state or a political subdivision of the state with a fire and life safety enforcement program or other person possessing a fire life safety certification from a program accredited by the American national standards institute; and

(2) the person conducting the inspection or test shall submit findings of noncompliance to the owner of the public occupancy and to the state fire marshal.

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