KRS 227.336: Findings -- Correction of violations -- Fees.

(1) Whenever the state fire marshal or any deputy state fire marshal appointed or

employed by him or her makes any finding set forth in subsection (1) of KRS

227.330, or finds any property in violation of any provision of KRS 227.200 to

227.410 or any regulations adopted thereunder, in lieu of the order required in KRS

227.330(1), he or she shall notify the owner or his or her agent in writing of such

specific finding and violation and instruct him or her to correct the violation within

a period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days. Should the owner fail to make the

required corrections within the specified time, the state fire marshal may proceed to

take any other action authorized in this chapter.

(2) If the state fire marshal or a deputy state fire marshal i s required to make additional

inspections, beyond the initial inspection and one (1) follow -up inspection, to

determine if the required corrections referred to in subsection (1) of this section

have been made, the state fire marshal or the deputy state fir e marshal shall assess a

fee against the property owner to recover the cost of each additional inspection

according to the following schedule:

Third inspection fee.......................................................................................$100.00

Fourth inspection fee.....................................................................................$200.00

Fifth and subsequent inspection fee..............................................................$500.00

(3) Any fee collected under the pro visions of this section by the state fire marshal shall

be payable to the State Treasury and credited to the Division of Fire Prevention for

the operation of the general inspection program. Any fee collected under the

provisions of this section by a deputy state fire marshal shall be payable to the fire

department conducting the inspection.

(4) If during a follow-up inspection or any subsequent inspection for the same violation

the state fire marshal or a deputy state fire marshal finds an additional violat ion not

found during the initial inspection, such additional violation shall be treated as an

initial violation which the property owner shall have the opportunity to correct

under subsection (1) of this section prior to the assessment of a fee under subsection

(2) of this section.