# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 6. State Fire Prevention Commission and State Fire Marshal

### Subtitle 3. State Fire Marshal

#### Section 6-317

(a) A person may not erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain, or use a building, structure, or equipment or use land:

  (1) in a way that endangers life or property due to the hazards of fire or explosion; or

  (2) in violation of any regulation adopted by the Commission under Sec. 6-206 of this title.

(b) Each day on which a violation of this section continues after knowledge or official notice of the violation is a separate offense.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)