Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal
NRS 477.150 - Fire sprinklers; elevators; posting of floor numbers and route for evacuation; heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and paging systems.

The owner or operator of every hotel, motel, office, apartment building or condominium where human occupancy is permitted on floors which are more than 55 feet above the lowest level of ground accessible to vehicles of a fire department, shall:
1. Equip each exit corridor of the building with fire sprinklers as required by regulations of the State Fire Marshal;
2. Except in a condominium, equip each room with at least one fire sprinkler above each door opening into an exit corridor of the building;
3. Equip every elevator so as to permit it to be recalled automatically, in compliance with section A 17.1 of the 1978 edition of the American National Standards Institute and section 211.3 of the 1981 amendments to that edition, to the first floor or, if necessary, to any other floor of the building not affected by fire;
4. Post the number of each floor in every stairwell and in every lobby adjacent to an elevator;
5. Equip the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system with an automatic device to shut it off as prescribed in section 1009 of the 1979 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, and with an additional smoke detector as required by the 1978 edition of National Fire Protection Association Standard 90A; and
6. In each room primarily used for sleeping, except in a condominium:
(a) Post in a prominent location an explanation of the route to use for evacuation of the building; and
(b) Install a paging alarm system which conforms to the regulations of the State Fire Marshal, to permit vocal warning and instructions to the occupants.
7. In a condominium, install in the common areas a paging alarm system meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection 6, with a sound level of 80 decibels.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1569)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal

NRS 477.010 - State Fire Marshal Division: Establishment and composition.

NRS 477.013 - Appointment of State Fire Marshal, assistant, deputies and other employees.

NRS 477.014 - Appointment of special deputies; duties.

NRS 477.030 - Duties; powers; applicability of regulations in certain counties.

NRS 477.031 - Fees for services and regulatory activities: Adoption by regulation; deposit; use.

NRS 477.032 - Regulations concerning registration of qualified interior designers who provide interior materials and furnishings regulated by building code; contents of regulations; eligibility.

NRS 477.0325 - Required consultation before adoption of regulations concerning buildings or structures.

NRS 477.033 - License: Requirements; application; fee; hearing.

NRS 477.035 - Inspection of state buildings; duties of State Public Works Board; regulations.

NRS 477.037 - Library: Establishment; maintenance; materials; fees for use.

NRS 477.039 - Training programs; agreements; acceptance of gifts, grants, services or property; charging of fees.

NRS 477.045 - Hazardous materials: Training program for response to spills; permit for storage; surcharge for permit.

NRS 477.047 - Hazardous materials: Establishment of mobile training team to train volunteer firefighters to respond to incidents.

NRS 477.050 - Report to Governor; legislative recommendations.

NRS 477.071 - "Board" defined.

NRS 477.073 - Creation; members; qualifications of members; terms of members; vacancies; officers; meetings; compensation of members; administrative support.

NRS 477.080 - Duties.

NRS 477.085 - Powers.

NRS 477.090 - Proposed training and certification programs for emergency response personnel: Submission; evaluation; contents; effect of approval.

NRS 477.091 - "Governing body" defined.

NRS 477.093 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.095 - Duties of technicians who inspect fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.097 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with smoke control systems.

NRS 477.099 - Duties of technicians who inspect smoke control systems.

NRS 477.100 - "Authority" defined.

NRS 477.110 - Limitations on local ordinances requiring changes.

NRS 477.120 - Exits, open stairways and vertical shafts.

NRS 477.130 - Fire alarms.

NRS 477.140 - Smoke detectors; openings used to supply air.

NRS 477.150 - Fire sprinklers; elevators; posting of floor numbers and route for evacuation; heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and paging systems.

NRS 477.160 - Buildings used for public assembly.

NRS 477.170 - Facilities for landing helicopters on top of buildings.

NRS 477.172 - Definitions. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.174 - "Agent" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.176 - "Cigarette" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.178 - "Manufacturer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.182 - "Retail dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.184 - "Sale" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.186 - "Sell" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.188 - "Wholesale dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.192 - Sale of cigarettes prohibited unless cigarettes are tested and certified; alternative testing; reports; regulations of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarette...

NRS 477.194 - Submission of written certification to State Fire Marshal concerning cigarettes intended for sale in this State; availability of certification; fees; retesting. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards f...

NRS 477.196 - Notification of agents, wholesale dealers and retail dealers concerning certified cigarettes. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.198 - Marking packages of certified cigarettes; inspection of marked packages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.202 - Prohibited sale of cigarettes; civil penalties; seizure of cigarettes; petition for injunctive relief; recovery of costs and damages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes bec...

NRS 477.204 - Regulations.

NRS 477.206 - Inspection by Department of Taxation. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.208 - Examination of records. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.210 - Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund.

NRS 477.214 - Uniformity of laws; sales of cigarettes outside this State. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.220 - Definitions.

NRS 477.221 - "Apprentice fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.222 - "Fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.223 - Certificate of registration: Qualifications; application; issuance; renewal; fees; duration.

NRS 477.2233 - Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining certificate of registration.

NRS 477.2235 - Renewal of certificate of registration; information required; grounds for denial.

NRS 477.224 - Supervision of apprentice fire performer.

NRS 477.225 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate of registration; duty of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiri...

NRS 477.226 - Suspension of certificate of registration for failure to pay support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each...

NRS 477.240 - Administrative citation: Issuance; substance; compliance; administrative fines; sanctions; criminal penalty.

NRS 477.245 - Contest of administrative citation: Time limit; effect of failure to contest citation within time limit; extension of time to contest citation; service of citation.

NRS 477.250 - Criminal penalty for violation of chapter; each day of violation constitutes separate offense.