No single statewide model fire code; DOJ oversees/approves locally-adopted codes (MCA Title 50 ch.61). Enforced by Montana DOJ, Fire Prevention & Investigation Section (Div. of Criminal Investigation) statewide; DOJ-approved local fire agencies locally. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
State law (Title 50 ch.61) covers assembly, business, educational, industrial, institutional, and residential (incl. hotels) buildings; DOJ approves local fire-agency inspection programs; no specific IFC/NFPA edition is named in statute.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; no adopted-but-pending edition found
No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.
No single statewide model fire code; DOJ oversees/approves locally-adopted codes (MCA Title 50 ch.61). State law (Title 50 ch.61) covers assembly, business, educational, industrial, institutional, and residential (incl. hotels) buildings; DOJ approves local fire-agency inspection programs; no specific IFC/NFPA edition is named in statute.
Montana DOJ, Fire Prevention & Investigation Section (Div. of Criminal Investigation) statewide; DOJ-approved local fire agencies locally.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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