{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-227.325","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 227.325","heading":"Local appeals board.","body":"(1) The mayor or county judge/executive of a local government which is enforcing the\nfire prevention and protection codes may, upon approval of the local legislative\nbody, appoint a local appeals board. The local appeals board shall:\n(a) Consist of five (5) te chnically qualified persons with professional experience\nrelated to the fire prevention and construction industry;\n(b) Hear appeals from orders of the local fire chief or designee or any deputy or\nassistant of the state fire marshal acting in the state fir e marshal's name and\nhis or her delegated authority; and\n(c) Have at least three (3) members of the local appeals board that are not\nemployed by the local government.\n(2) Local governments may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement pursuant to\nKRS 65.210 to 65.300 to cooperate with each other in providing a local appeals\nboard and shall adhere to the provisions of this chapter when entering into an\ninterlocal cooperation agreement.\n(3) (a) A fire chief, or an employee of a local fire prevention or f ire department, shall\nnot sit on a local appeals board if the board is hearing an appeal to a decision\nrendered by his or her department.\n(b) A member of a local appeals board shall not hear an appeal in a case in which\nhe or she has a private interest.\n(4) (a) Any party to a decision by the fire chief or designee, or any deputy or\nassistant of the state fire marshal acting in the state fire marshal's name and\nunder his or her delegated authority, may appeal the decision to the local\nappeals board.\n(b) The local appeals board shall:\n1. Convene a hearing to consider the appeal within fifteen (15) days of\nreceipt of an appeal from a qualified party;\n2. Notify all parties of the time and place of the hearing by certified mail\nno later than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing; and\n3. Render a decision within five (5) working days after the hearing.\n(5) (a) An appeal shall include:\n1. Citation of those provisions of the fire prevention and protection codes\nwhich are at issue; and\n2. An explanation of why the decision is being contested.\n(b) The local appeals board shall uphold, amend, or reverse the decision of the\nfire chief order signee, or any deputy or assistant of the state fire marshal on\neach infraction being appealed.\n(6) The state fire marshal shall hear appeals directly from the decisions of the fire chief\nor any deputy or assistant with delegated authority in cases where no local appeals\nboard has been established under this section. In no case shall the state fire marshal\nhear an appeal di rectly from a party aggrieved by the decision of the fire chief or\nany deputy or assistant with delegated authority from the state fire marshal when\nthere is a local appeals board with jurisdiction.\n(7) An appeal to the state fire marshal when no local app eals board has been\nestablished under this section shall be in accordance with KRS 227.335.\n(8) An appeal of a local appeals board's final order, or of the state fire marshal's final\norder in cases where no local appeals board has jurisdiction, shall be to  the Circuit\nCourt with jurisdiction in accordance with KRS 13B.125.","path":["KRS Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55993","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:43Z","sha256":"7a3cf7a9336de643d0f39772ab78b3d62868fa863b75d75a3a91341c3b58dc9a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-227.320","next":"us-ky/krs-227.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}