FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICE COMPANIES

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. IV, ch. 886

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-1 Purpose.

Sec. 886-1. - Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the sale, lease and service of portable fire extinguishers in the interest of safeguarding lives and property. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-2 Activities exempt from the application of this chapter.

Sec. 886-2. - Activities exempt from the application of this chapter. The activity of filling or charging a portable fire extinguisher prior to its initial sale by its manufacturer shall not be subject to this chapter. In addition, the licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a firm which services only its own portable fire extinguishers for use only by its own employees by maintaining its own fire extinguisher servicing facilities adequate for the purpose and utilizing its own personnel specially trained for such servicing. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-3 Administration of this chapter.

Sec. 886-3. - Administration of this chapter. The administration of this chapter is vested in the fire prevention bureaus of the city fire department and the township fire departments located in the county, and the license administrator. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 140)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-4 Persons servicing fire extinguishers; license required.

Sec. 886-4. - Persons servicing fire extinguishers; license required. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers in the county without first having obtained a license therefor from the license administrator. (b) It shall be unlawful for an employee of a firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers to service portable extinguishers in the county without first having obtained a license therefor from the license administrator. (c) Each firm performing hydrostatic testing of portable fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the National Fire Prevention Association shall do so in accordance with the procedures specified by such for compressed gas cylinders. Each person qualified to perform such hydrostatic testing shall present a hydrostatic testing certificate to the license administrator, who then shall note the person's authority on his or her fire extinguisher service license. (d) It shall be unlawful for a person to service or sell portable fire extinguishers contrary to the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations formulated and administered under the authority of this chapter. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 140)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-5 Portable fire extinguishers which may be sold or leased.

Sec. 886-5. - Portable fire extinguishers which may be sold or leased. No portable fire extinguisher shall be sold or leased for commercial usage in the county unless it is approved, labeled and listed by a testing laboratory which is approved by the bureau and qualified to test portable fire extinguishers. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-6 Service record to be maintained on extinguishers.

Sec. 886-6. - Service record to be maintained on extinguishers. Each person who services a portable fire extinguisher in the county shall upon completion affix to the extinguisher a durable tag or label that bears such person's name and license number, the date of the service, and any additional information that the license administrator by regulation may require. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a violation of the Code. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 141)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-7 Powers and duties of the license administrator and fire prevention bureaus under this chapter.

Sec. 886-7. - Powers and duties of the license administrator and fire prevention bureaus under this chapter. (a) The fire prevention bureaus shall: (1) Evaluate the qualifications of firms or individuals for licensing to engage in the business of servicing fire extinguishers; and (2) Conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for a license to service fire extinguishers. (b) The license administrator shall not issue or renew a license under this chapter to an applicant or licensee who has not passed the examination given by the fire prevention bureaus. Upon any substantial revision of the examination, each licensee shall be required to pass the revised examination prior to having his or her license renewed. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 141)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 886-8 Fees.

Sec. 886-8. - Fees. The original and annual renewal fee for any license issued under the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations formulated and administered under the authority of this chapter shall be provided in section 131-501 of the Code. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 141)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH886FIEXSECOFetched: 10/27/2026