§1567. Fee for fire reports by volunteer fire departments
A. A fee of five dollars for each structural fire report plus mileage at the rate established for state employees per mile for each mile traveled to and from the place of the fire shall be paid to a volunteer fire department for each fire report made based upon an investigation and inspection by the volunteer members of the volunteer fire department. The fire reports shall be submitted to the fire marshal on forms provided by his office and in accordance with standards prescribed by the fire marshal.
B. For purposes of this Section the term "volunteer member" means an individual certified under the authority of R.S. 40:1563 who does not receive any compensation for his services, and the term "volunteer fire department" means a legally constituted fire department or fire protection district having fewer than four persons who are qualified for and receive state supplemental pay under the provisions of R.S. 40:1666, et seq.
C. Annual implementation of the standards prescribed by the fire marshal as to the fires which require investigation or inspection reports and the content of those reports shall be subject to review by the Fire Marshal's Review Board established by R.S. 40:1578.1.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 235, §1; Acts 1978, No. 679, §1; Acts 1982, No. 28, §1; Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
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