{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-227.270","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 227.270","heading":"Jurisdiction of state fire marshal -- Rights of entry for inspections and","body":"investigations.\n(1) The state fire marshal shall have jurisdiction over all property in the state insofar as\nit is necessary for the administration and enforcement of any duty i mposed on the\noffice by law or regulation and all laws, ordinances, regulations and orders designed\nto protect the public from fire loss.\n(2) The state fire marshal or his employee or appointee may, without delay or advance\nnotice and at all reasonable hou rs of the day or night, enter in or upon any property\nto make an inspection or investigation for the purpose of preventing fire loss or\ndetermining the origin of any fire, but this subsection shall apply to the interior of\nprivate, occupied dwellings only when a fire has occurred therein or when the\nofficer has reason to believe that unsafe fire conditions exist in the building.\n(3) No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay such an officer in the performance of his\nduty.","path":["KRS Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10639","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:43Z","sha256":"a500a75b9becda9869472966cfa59df2c313d44edaf119279953c2ad412d4c78","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-227.260","next":"us-ky/krs-227.273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}