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Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement -8th Edition questions with 100% correct.
Inspector ANS - Person who is trained to perform fire prevention and life safety inspections of all types
of new construction and existing occupancies.
Statuutory laws ANS - Feder or state legistlatigve act that becomes law: prescribes conduct, defines
crimes and promotes public good and welfare.
Regulations ANS - Rules or directives of administrative agencies that have authorization to issue them.
Enabling Legislation ANS - legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or
enforce the law
Ordinance ANS - Local or municipal law that applies to persons and things of the local jurisdiction
Mitigate ANS - To make less harsh or intensive, to alleviate.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) ANS - Term used in codes and standards to identify the legal entity,
such as a building or fire official, that has the statutory authority to enforce a code and to approve or
require equipment; may be a unit of a local, state, or federal government, depending on where the work
occurs. In the insurance industry it may refer to an insurance rating bureau or an insurance company
inspection department.
Due Process ANS - Conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and principles for the
protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to a fair hearing before a
tribunal with the power to decide the case.
Due Process Clause ANS - Constitutional provision that prohibits the government from unfair4ly or
arbitrarily depraving a person of life, liberty, or property.
, Sanction ANS - Notice or punishment attached to a violation for the purpose of enforcing a law or
regulation.
Indict ANS - To present a format, written accusation charging a defendant with a crime.
Police Power ANS - Constitutional right of the state government to make laws and regulations to
protect the safety, health, welfare, and morals of the community. Police power is used as the basis for
enacting a variety of laws including land use, zoning.
Liability ANS - State of being legally obliged and responsible.
Right of entry ANS - Rights set forth by the administrative powers that allow the inspector to inspect
buildings to ensure compliance with applicable codes.
Administrative Warrant ANS - Written order that authorizes an inspector to enter a property for the
purpose of conducting an inspection
Search Warrant ANS - Written order, in the name of the People, State, Province, Territory, or
commonwealth, signed by a magistrate commanding a peace officer to search for personal property or
other evidence and return it to the magistrate.
Indeminity ANS - To agree that one party will compensate another party to losses or damages that are
incurred if specific actions or events occur.
Special Duty ANS - Type of obligation that an inspector assumes by providing expert advice or
assistance to a person, this obligation may make the inspector liable if it creates a situation in which a
person moves from a posiiton of safety to a position of danager by relying upon the expertise of the
inspector.
Malfeasance ANS - Commission of an unlawful act: committed by a public official.
Negligence ANS - The failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise
in similar circumstances.
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