| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to firesafety; providing a short title; |
| 3 | creating s. 633.027, F.S.; requiring owners of certain |
| 4 | structures to post certain signs or symbols on the |
| 5 | structures; requiring the State Fire Marshal to adopt |
| 6 | rules governing such signs or symbols; providing for |
| 7 | enforcement; providing penalties; providing an effective |
| 8 | date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Aldridge/Benge |
| 13 | Firefighter Safety Act." |
| 14 | Section 2. Section 633.027, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 633.027 Buildings with light-frame truss-type |
| 17 | construction; notice requirements; enforcement.-- |
| 18 | (1) The owner of any commercial or industrial structure, |
| 19 | or any multiunit residential structure of three units or more, |
| 20 | that uses light-frame truss-type construction shall mark the |
| 21 | structure with a sign or symbol approved by the State Fire |
| 22 | Marshal in a manner sufficient to warn persons conducting fire |
| 23 | control and other emergency operations of the existence of |
| 24 | light-frame truss-type construction in the structure. |
| 25 | (2) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules necessary to |
| 26 | implement the provisions of this section, including, but not |
| 27 | limited to: |
| 28 | (a) The dimensions and color of such sign or symbol. |
| 29 | (b) The time within which commercial, industrial, and |
| 30 | multiunit residential structures that use light-frame truss-type |
| 31 | construction shall be marked as required by this section. |
| 32 | (c) The location on each commercial, industrial, and |
| 33 | multiunit residential structure that uses light-frame truss-type |
| 34 | construction where such sign or symbol must be posted. |
| 35 | (3) The State Fire Marshal, and local fire officials in |
| 36 | accordance with s. 633.121, shall enforce the provisions of this |
| 37 | section. Any owner who fails to comply with the requirements of |
| 38 | this section is subject to penalties as provided in s. 633.161. |
| 39 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |