{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-29-302","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-302","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 29-49). Investigations.","body":"The local fire marshal shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 29-311, investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of any fire or explosion within his jurisdiction, by reason of which property has been destroyed or damaged, or any person injured or killed, or any incidents which threatened any property with destruction or damage or any person with injury or death by reason of fire or explosion, and shall especially investigate whether such fire was the result of an incendiary device or the result of carelessness, design or any criminal act; and the State Fire Marshal, or the deputy fire marshal under his direction, may supervise and direct such investigation.","path":["TITLE 29. PUBLIC SAFETY AND STATE POLICE","CHAPTER 541*. BUILDING, FIRE AND DEMOLITION CODES. FIRE MARSHALS AND FIRE HAZARDS. SAFETY OF PUBLIC AND OTHER STRUCTURES","PART II*. FIRE MARSHALS AND FIRE HAZARDS. STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE. FIRE SAFETY CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_541.htm#sec_29-302","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:09Z","sha256":"21a8abce44a89976e71625aa92eb1859782eea85269eb69009624ea8ccf83325","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-29-301","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-29-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}