Michigan Laws 29.32 – Suspension of certification; hearing; affirming, reversing, or modifying decision to suspend certification; revocation of certification; recertification; accepting plans and specifications for approva
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.32
- Board: means the state fire safety board created in section 3b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Bureau: means the bureau of fire services created in section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Fire alarm system: means an assemblage of components that indicates or provides a warning of a fire emergency, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Fire suppression system: means an integrated combination of a fire alarm system and fire suppression equipment that, as a result of predetermined temperature, rate of temperature rise, products of combustion, flame, or human intervention, will discharge a fire extinguishing substance over a fire area, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The certification of a firm under section 26 may be suspended by the bureau pending a hearing by the board as specified in section 3c, if the firm documents the installation or modification of a fire alarm system or fire suppression system and the system does not comply with applicable state law or if the firm installs, tests, services, inspects, or maintains a fire alarm system or a fire suppression system in a manner not in compliance with applicable state law. After the hearing, the board may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the bureau to suspend a firm’s certification or may revoke the firm’s certification. A firm whose certification is revoked under this section may be recertified only after an additional hearing before the board.
(2) The bureau shall not accept for approval under section 29(1) plans or specifications submitted by an architect or professional engineer who has failed to provide corrected plans and specifications before the installation of a fire alarm system or fire suppression system for which previous plans and specifications have been disapproved. The bureau may accept for approval under section 29(1) plans and specifications submitted by that architect or engineer only after a hearing before the board.