{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-227.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 227.200","heading":"Definitions for KRS 227.200 to 227.400.","body":"As used in KRS 227.200 to 227.400, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of housing, buildings and construction;\n(2) \"Department\" means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction;\n(3) \"Fire investigator\" means a deputy fire marshal who has been appointed by the state\nfire marshal to be a fire investigator and to exercise peace officer powers in order to\ninvestigate crimes set out in KRS Chapter 513 and other crimes discovered in the\ncourse of investigation;\n(4) \"Fire loss\" means loss of or damage to property, loss of life or personal injury, by\nfire, lightning, or explosion;\n(5) \"Local legislative body\" means the chief legislative body of a city, county, urban -\ncounty government, consolidated local governm ent, charter county government, or\nunified local government;\n(6) \"Local government\" means a city, county, urban -county government, consolidated\nlocal government, charter county government, or unified local government;\n(7) \"Order\" or \"special order\" means an order of the state fire marshal, designed for the\nprevention of fire loss, that affects or may affect the property rights of a particular\nowner or designated property;\n(8) \"Owner\" means any person who owns, occupies, or has charge of any property;\n(9) \"Property\" means property of all types, both real and personal, movable and\nimmovable; and\n(10) \"Rule\" or \"regulation\" means a general order of the commissioner, designed for the\nprevention of fire loss, which affects or may affect property rights of a designated\nclass of owners or for the prevention of fire loss by certain indicated hazards.","path":["KRS Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55989","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:43Z","sha256":"c4311ce1549d5c38df6c06d71f5e6108938f6b09150e6106b8ceb8297b5981f4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-227.190","next":"us-ky/krs-227.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}