18-01-15. Abatement of conditions dangerous to persons - Order - Failure to comply - Penalty

18-01-15. Abatement of conditions dangerous to persons - Order - Failure to comply - Penalty. If the state fire marshal or a deputy state fire marshal finds in any building or upon any premises any condition which is a danger or a menace to the safety of life and limb of the occupants of that building or of any adjacent building, such officer shall issue an order for the immediate removal or correction of the dangerous condition. Any owner, agent, or occupant upon whom an order of abatement issued under this section is served, who fails to comply with the order within the time specified therein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and is guilty of a class A misdemeanor upon a second or subsequent offense.