The chief officer of the division of state fire marshal in the department of public safety shall
be known as the state fire marshal. The fire marshal’s duties shall be as follows:
1. To enforce all laws of the state relating to the suppression of arson, and to apprehend
those persons suspected of arson;
2. To investigate into the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires;
3. To recommend to the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing,
that the director order the suspension of the use of consumer fireworks, display fireworks,
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Tue Dec 09 22:28:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 100 (50, 0)
§100.1, STATE FIRE MARSHAL 2\n\nor novelties, as described in section 727.2, if the fire marshal determines that the use of such
devices would constitute a threat to public safety.
[S13, §2468-a, -m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1619; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§100.1; 81 Acts, ch 46, §1]
92 Acts, ch 1163, §25; 2000 Acts, ch 1229, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 165, §17; 2003 Acts, ch 166,
§1; 2004 Acts, ch 1125, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §1, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §190; 2010 Acts, ch
1014, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 115, §1, 2, 12; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1486, 1487
Referred to in §101C.2
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases, 1966–2018 · leading case:
State v. Showalter, 427 N.W.2d 166 (Iowa 1988).
State v. Showalter, 427 N.W.2d 166 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code §§ 100.1 (2), .2, .10. At approximately 2:40 p.”
State v. Rees, 139 N.W.2d 406 (Iowa 1966).
· cites it 4× “Section 100.1, subparagraph 2, requires an investigation by the state fire marshal.”
Worthington v. Kenkel, 684 N.W.2d 228 (Iowa 2004).
“§ 100.1. The parties do not dispute that Wor-thington is both a public employee under chapter 70A and a member of the department of public safety protected under section 80.”
State v. Hansen, 286 N.W.2d 163 (Iowa 1979).
“Early the following afternoon agent Evilsizer went to the fire scene, accompanied by the Monona County sheriff and the landlord of the premises, to conduct an inquiry into the cause of the fire as permitted by sections 100.1(2) and 100.2, The Code, 1977.”
Iowa Code § 100.1(2): 1 case
State v. Hansen, 286 N.W.2d 163 (Iowa 1979).
“Early the following afternoon agent Evilsizer went to the fire scene, accompanied by the Monona County sheriff and the landlord of the premises, to conduct an inquiry into the cause of the fire as permitted by sections 100.1(2) and 100.2, The Code, 1977.”
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