153:34 Inspectors. –
I. The department of safety with the approval of the state fire marshal shall have the authority to appoint such inspectors as are necessary to insure compliance throughout the state with practices consistent with the public safety and welfare. Any person so employed shall be under the administration and supervisory direction of the department of safety.
II. An inspector appointed under this subdivision shall have the authority to enter any premises in which a fuel gas fitter or plumber subject to regulation is performing, or has completed, work regulated under this subdivision for the purpose of making such inspection as is necessary to carry out his or her duties under this subdivision. If consent for such inspection is denied or not reasonably obtainable, the state fire marshal, or his or her designee, may obtain an administrative inspection warrant under RSA 595-B.
III. An inspector appointed under this subdivision may order the removal or correction of any violation of this subdivision.
IV. Whenever an inspector orders the removal or correction of a violation under paragraph III, he or she shall immediately notify the local building inspection department or administrative authority of the town where the violation is located, and further order that all the work in violation be corrected prior to continuance. The local building authority shall approve the continuation of work upon being satisfied that violations have been corrected and shall notify the inspector of such approval.
V. In furtherance of assisting the appointed inspectors in their duties under this section, the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, or its designees, shall share with the state fire marshal, or its designees, a data export for current licensees and past licensees of the mechanical safety and licensing board from the official record of the office and the board. The data export shall be sent at such intervals and only include such information as the state fire marshal and executive director agree is necessary for the inspectors to perform their daily responsibilities. Such information shall not include personal information as that term is defined in RSA 359-I, except it may include contact information for current and past licensees of the board. For any shared information that the office is required to hold confidential and exempt from the disclosure requirements of RSA 91-A, the state fire marshal shall also be required to hold confidential and exempt from the requirements of RSA 91-A.
Source. 2006, 206:3. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013. 2022, 314:28, eff. July 1, 2022. 2025, 141:144, eff. July 1, 2025. 2026, 104:5, eff. July 27, 2026.