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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.26

  • Bureau: means the bureau of fire services created in section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
  • Fire alarm system: means an assemblage of components that indicates or provides a warning of a fire emergency, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
  • Fire suppression system: means an integrated combination of a fire alarm system and fire suppression equipment that, as a result of predetermined temperature, rate of temperature rise, products of combustion, flame, or human intervention, will discharge a fire extinguishing substance over a fire area, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
  • Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 29.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a firm located or operating in this state, unless certified under this section, shall not do any of the following:
    (a) Install, modify, or document the installation or modification of a fire suppression system.
    (b) Document the installation or modification of a fire alarm system.
    (c) Perform a test, service, inspection, or item of maintenance that has not been exempted by the rules promulgated by the bureau on a fire alarm system or fire suppression system.
    (d) Submit a drawing, plan, or specification of a fire alarm system or fire suppression system to the bureau for approval under section 29.
    (2) The bureau shall certify a firm that submits a drawing, plan, or specification of a fire alarm system or a fire suppression system or that installs, modifies, tests, services, inspects, maintains, or documents the installation or modification of a fire alarm system or a fire suppression system if the firm does both of the following:
    (a) Meets the requirements established by rules promulgated under section 3c.
    (b) Pays a fee of $150.00 to the bureau.
    (3) Subsections (1)(d) and (2) do not apply to an architect or professional engineer licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2001 to 339.2014.