The purposes of this chapter are to provide for statewide standards for optional local enforcement to safeguard life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion arising from the improper maintenance of life safety and fire prevention and protection materials, devices, systems and structures, and the unsafe storage, handling, and use of substances, materials and devices, including fireworks, explosives and blasting agents, wherever located.
Va. Code Ann. § 27-96
Statewide standards
Known as the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (18 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Poplar Place Homeowners Ass'n v. Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development (2015)
Most recently applied in Poplar Place Homeowners Ass'n v. Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development (September 2015)
1986, c. 429; 1988, c. 340; 2002, c. 856.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.