KRS 164.9483: Jurisdiction and powers of state fire marshal -- Duty of campus security

authorities to report fire or threat of fire to fire marshal.

(1) Under the provisions of KRS Chapter 227, the state fire marshal shall have

jurisdiction over all property in the state including property of public postsecondary

education institutions and property of any private college or university that is

licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education as provided for by KRS

164.945 to 164.947, insofar as it is necessary for the administration and

enforcement of any duty imposed on the office by law or administrative regulation

and all laws, ordinances, regulations, and orders designed to protect the public from

fire loss.

(2) The state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's employee or appointee may, without

delay or advance notice and at all reasonable hours of the day or night, enter in or

upon any property defined under KRS 227.200 located on the campus to make an

inspection, investigation, or any other action necessary for the purpose of preventing

fire loss or determining the origin of any fire.

(3) No person shall obstruct, hinder, or delay such an officer in the performance of his

or her duty.

(4) Upon learning of a fire or threat of fire, a campus security authority designated by

the college or university president to be responsible and liable for reporting shall

immediately report each fire or threat of fire to the state fire marshal in Frankfort

and the local deputies, assistants, and employees appointed under KRS 2 27.230. No

fire scene located on a campus shall be cleared or cleaned without the express

consent of the state fire marshal to do so after a representative of the state fire

marshal has had an opportunity to investigate the scene.