Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 100C - Fire Extinguishing and Alarm Systems Contractors and Installers

• Alarm system: means a system or portion of a combination system that consists of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of a fire alarm, security alarm, or nurse call or supervisory signal-initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate response to those signals, but does not mean any such security system or portion of a combination system installed in a prison, jail, or detention facility owned by the state, a political subdivision of the state, the department of health and human services, or the Iowa veterans home. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Alarm system contractor: means a person engaging in or representing that the person is engaging in the business of layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or maintenance inspection of alarm systems in this state. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Alarm system installer: means a person engaged in the layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, or maintenance of alarm systems as an employee of an alarm system contractor, or as an employee of any employer other than an alarm system contractor in a building or facility owned or occupied by such employer. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Automatic sprinkler system: means an integrated fire protection sprinkler system usually activated by heat from a fire designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards and includes a suitable water supply. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Director: means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fire extinguishing system contractor: means a person engaging in or representing oneself to the public as engaging in the activity or business of layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or maintenance inspection of automatic fire extinguishing systems in this state. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Maintenance inspection: means periodic inspection and certification completed by a fire extinguishing system contractor. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Responsible managing employee: means one of the following:
   a. See Iowa Code 100C.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1