Senate Bill No. 2270 Summary

• Requires insurance companies to report fire losses to the state fire marshal as electronic records as soon as possible after receiving notice of loss, with authority to waive reporting for losses under a specified amount.

• Requires fire chiefs or city/rural fire protection district officials to report fires causing property damage exceeding $25 within thirty days, either directly to the state fire marshal or through the national fire incident reporting system software.

• Expands misconduct at fires offense to include "unwanted fires" (fires not used for cooking, heating, or recreational purposes) and increases penalties for disobedience, resistance, or interference with firefighting efforts to class A misdemeanor.

• Amends fire inspection standards for state buildings and fire alarm system requirements for school buildings to reference North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 10-07-01 instead of multiple national standards.

• Repeals section 18-01-08 regarding compensation of fire officials for reporting fires.