{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-791.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.006","heading":"INSPECTION; APPROVAL.","body":"(a) A fire escape subject to this chapter and each extension or addition to that fire escape shall be inspected before being approved for use.\n(b) The inspection may be conducted by:\n(1) the state fire marshal;\n(2) an inspector of the State Board of Insurance;\n(3) the chief of a municipal fire department; or\n(4) a municipal fire marshal.\n(c) A fire escape or an addition or extension to a fire escape may not be approved unless it meets the requirements of this chapter.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 9. SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. FIRE","CHAPTER 791. FIRE ESCAPES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.791.htm#791.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"236aa877cecbb8e48a9930dc667b76cf951807daa02a496d9376b8249a0a2141","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-791.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-791.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}