Contractors: fire safety: State Fire Marshal.

Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Under existing law, the installation of a fire protection system is required to be performed by a contractor holding a fire protection contractor classification or by a specified owner-builder if certain requirements are met. This bill would authorize the installation of a residential fire protection system for new construction of single-family or 2-family dwellings to be performed by a contractor holding a fire protection contractor classification, a general building contractor, or a plumbing contractor. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to be administered by the State Fire Marshal. Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations in specified circumstances and requires the State Fire Marshal to aid in the enforcement of building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fires or to fire prevention and protection. This bill would provide the State Fire Marshal with the authority to adopt and administer the regulations and building standards, for all occupancy buildings, that he or she deems necessary in order to ensure fire safety in buildings and structures and would specify that those building standards are subject to certain requirements.