Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention
Section 17 - Restraint of Erection or Use of Buildings in Violation of Statute or Regulations

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order

Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Investigations of Fires or Explosions by Local Officials; Notice to Marshal of Suspicious Origins or Undetermined Causes; Reports; Records

Section 2a - Notice of Unauthorized Ignition of Fire Within Public or Private Schools or on School Grounds; Submission of Report by School Principal

Section 3 - Investigations by Marshal; Examination of Witnesses; Perjury; Criminal Complaint; Prosecutions; Reports to Commissioner of Insurance

Section 4 - Persons Authorized to Enter and Inspect Premises; Inspections of Institutions; Reports

Section 5 - Investigation of Premises and Alleys as to Fire Hazards; Remedy of Conditions; Expenses; Penalty

Section 5a - Unvented Liquid Fired Space Heaters; Use or Sale Prohibited

Section 6 - Neglect or Refusal of Officers to Comply With Duty

Section 7 - Reports of Marshal and Commissioner of Insurance

Section 8 - Reports to Heads of Fire Departments, Insurance Companies, Property Owners and Other Interested Persons

Section 9 - Regulations Relating to Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Reports of Quantities and Locations; Ordinances and By-Laws

Section 9a - Model Rocket Engines; Storage; Manufacture; Use; Sale

Section 10 - Regulations Relative to Fire Prevention

Section 10a - Heads of Fire Departments; Permits; Inspections; Records; Fees; List of Fire Department Heads

Section 10b - Violation of Regulations of Board

Section 10c - Alteration, Repair or Installation of Oil Burners; Necessity of Certificate; Exceptions

Section 10d - Certificate as Oil Burner Technician; Minimum Age; Application; Fee; Examination; Duration of Certificate; Electrical Work

Section 10e - Apprentice Certificates; Fee; Duration; Expiration; Renewal

Section 10f - Rules and Regulations Regarding Types and Classes of Certificates

Section 10g - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates

Section 10h - Firms or Corporations; Licensing Requirements

Section 11 - Expert Assistants; Laboratory

Section 12 - License and Permit for Manufacture of Fireworks; Sale, Transfer, or Exchange of Explosive Materials; Punishment

Section 13 - Licenses for Land for Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Certificate of Approval; Record; Certificate of Registrations; Fees; Replacements and Alterations Of, and Regulations for Buildings; Explosion Hazard; Appeals to Marshal

Section 14 - Inflammable Fluids in Motor Vehicles

Section 15 - Transportation of Explosives or Inflammable Materials; Violation of Regulations

Section 16 - Fireworks, Explosives and Inflammable Materials; Violations; Penalties

Section 17 - Restraint of Erection or Use of Buildings in Violation of Statute or Regulations

Section 19 - Bonds for Blasting Permits; Filing Fee

Section 20 - Actions on Bonds; Employee of Permittee; Pro Rata Payment of Claims

Section 20a - Bond for Blasting Operations in More Than One Place

Section 20b - Certificate of Competency to Conduct Blasting Operations; Application; Fee; Examination; Issuance; Duration; Expiration; Renewal; Duplicate; Restrictions Regarding Persons Subject to Restraining Order Issued Pursuant to Chapter 209a

Section 20c - Liability for Damages Caused by Blasting

Section 21 - Enforcement of Laws and Regulations Relative to Blasting

Section 22 - Injuries From Explosives Kept or Transported Contrary to Statutes or Regulations

Section 23 - Keeping and Use of Inflammable Fluids; Permit; Fee

Section 23a - Inflammable Anti-Freeze in Hydrants

Section 24 - Keeping and Handling of Fire Menace Material; Carpenter or Paint Shop in Habitation

Section 25 - Use of Salamanders or Stoves for Drying Materials

Section 25a - Second Hand Space Heaters; Unvented Space Heaters

Section 25b - Unvented Liquid Fired Space Heaters; Use or Sale Prohibited

Section 25c - Sale of Decorating Candles; Rules and Regulations

Section 25d - Manufacture and Sale of Children's Clothing and Sleepwear; Rules and Regulations

Section 25e - Residential Gas Appliances; Sale or Installation

Section 26 - Installation of Automatic Equipment on Order of Marshal

Section 26a - Automatic Sprinklers in High Rise Buildings; Enforcement; Appeals

Section 26a1/2 - Automatic Sprinklers in Older High Rise Buildings; Enforcement; Installation Schedule

Section 26b - Automatic Fire Warning and Smoke Detection Systems in Certain Buildings; Enforcement; Appeals

Section 26c - Certain Public Accommodations; Automatic Smoke or Heat Detectors

Section 26d - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 26d to 26f

Section 26e - Residential Buildings or Structures; Installation of Smoke Detectors

Section 26f - Residential Buildings or Structures; Equipping With Smoke Detectors Upon Sale or Transfer

Section 26f1/2 - Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required in Certain Residential Structures; Regulation; Inspections; Enforcement

Section 26g - Automatic Sprinkler Systems Required for Buildings and Structures Totaling More Than 7,500 Gross Square Feet

Section 26g1/2 - Nightclubs, Dance Halls, Discotheques, Bars; Adequate System of Automatic Sprinklers

Section 26h - Lodging or Boarding Houses; Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Section 26i - Multiple Dwelling Units; New Construction; Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Section 27 - Failure to Comply With Order of Marshal

Section 27a - Shutting Off, Disconnection, Obstruction, Removal or Destruction, of Fire Protection Devices; Permit; Report; Violation of Statute; Enforcement

Section 27b - Piling Snow on Fire Hydrants; Penalty

Section 28 - Regulations to Prevent Fire Hazards and Fires

Section 28a - Reports of Violations of Building Laws

Section 28b - Buildings With Canine Guards; Reports

Section 29 - Application of Orders to Occupant or Owner; Payment for Cost of Changes in Premises; Maximum Expenditure

Section 30 - Violations; Notice and Enforcement of Orders or Regulations

Section 30a - Unlawful Tampering, Etc. With Notice of Violation; Punishment

Section 31 - Appeals to Marshal

Section 32 - Sharing Information by Insurers; Liability of Insurer or Arson Squad; Confidential Information

Section 33 - Duties and Powers of Marshal

Section 34 - Violation of Statutes

Section 34a - Assembly Use Group Building; Dangerous Condition

Section 34b - Serious Bodily Injury; Penalties

Section 34c - Subsequent Violations of State Building Code or State Fire Code

Section 34d - Enforcement of Orders of Marshall or Head of Fire Department

Section 37 - Tanks for Storage of Fluids; Permits; Violation of Statute or Regulation; Annual Inspection; Fees

Section 37a - Removal and Testing of Fuel Storage Tanks; Grant Programs for Municipalities and Agencies; Powers and Duties of Administrative Review Board

Section 37b - Grants for Removal or Replacement of Fuel Storage Tanks

Section 38 - Regulations Relative to Tanks

Section 38j - Residential Property Utilizing Heating Oil Tanks; Safety Requirements; Inspection; Certification

Section 39 - Sales, Possession, Use, Etc. of Combustible or Explosive Substances to Produce Visible or Audible Effects; Fireworks; Definitions; Exceptions; Enforcement Procedures; Penalties

Section 39a - Regulations for Permits for Displays of Fireworks; Fees

Section 40 - Storage of Fireworks; Bonds for Manufacture and Storage; Fee

Section 41 - Actions on Bonds

Section 42 - Displays or Exhibits of Fireworks; Bonds

Section 43 - Actions on Bonds; Pro Rating Claims; Other Remedies

Section 44 - Firecrackers and Pyrotechnical Ship or Railway Signals

Section 45 - Violation of Secs. 40 to 44

Section 46 - Inflammable Stove Polish and Foundry Paste; Regulations; Penalties

Section 50 - Search Warrants for Explosive, Inflammable and Combustible Substances Kept Contrary to Statutes or Regulations

Section 51 - Forfeiture of Explosive, Inflammable and Combustible Substances; Sale or Destruction; Proceeds

Section 52 - Matches Kept for Sale or Use in Store

Section 52a - Sale of Exploding Matches, Cigars or Cigarettes

Section 54 - Lighted Cigarettes, Etc. Likely to Cause Fire; Dropping or Throwing From Vehicles or Placing on Forest Lands or Fields

Section 55 - Explosive Golf Balls

Section 56 - Parking Space Business; Licenses; Fees; Term; Suspension and Revocation; Unlicensed Business

Section 57 - Siding as Conductor of Electricity; Approval

Section 58 - Fire Extinguishing Systems, Issuance of Certificates for Installation and Servicing

Section 59 - Display of Street Address Number on Buildings; Use in Enhanced 911 Service

Section 60 - Novelty Lighters; Application of Section