MI HB6212

Reorganizes section 23 of the Fire Prevention Code to establish procedures for the state fire marshal to bring court actions to abate, remove, correct, or discontinue fire hazards determined to be imminently dangerous to human life and public safety.

Court may order building demolition and debris removal, discontinue occupancies or uses constituting fire hazards, issue injunctions against defendants, and retain jurisdiction to enforce compliance.

Court may direct the Department of the State Fire Marshal to perform abatement with costs defrayed as the court determines equitable and authorized by the act.

Hearings may only be continued upon clear showing of unavoidable circumstances, and court jurisdiction does not depend on the monetary value involved.

Requires the state fire marshal to notify the state senator and state representative representing the geographic area within 24 hours after a circuit court issues an order to abate, remove, correct, or discontinue a fire hazard.