Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16598. Right of fire marshal to enter on premises to investigate fires

The fire marshal shall, under the instructions and orders of the mayor, be authorized to enter any building or premises, wherein a fire has at any time occurred, for the purpose of making such examination as may be deemed necessary to ascertain the cause of the burning;  and any person preventing or obstructing, or attempting to prevent or obstruct, said fire marshal, while in the discharge of the duty aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor;  and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or undergo an imprisonment not exceeding three calendar months, or both, at the discretion of the court.