MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Insurance
By: Representative Walley
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-11-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE JULY 1, 2010, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTACH AN EMBLEM IDENTIFYING THE BUILDING AS HAVING TRUSS CONSTRUCTION UNLESS IT IS EXPANDED OR RENOVATED AFTER THAT DATE; TO REMOVE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY FIRE CODE OR COORDINATOR ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONTRACTOR PERFORMING THE WORK SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER ATTACHMENT OF THE EMBLEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 45-11-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-11-301. (1) The owner of a building located in the State of Mississippi with a floor or ceiling constructed with truss construction must attach to the building an emblem that identifies the building as having truss construction. The emblem shall:
(a) Be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a height between four (4) feet and six (6) feet above the ground;
(b) Be of a bright and reflective color or made of a reflective material;
(c) Be in the shape of an isosceles triangle measuring six (6) inches horizontally and three (3) inches vertically;
(d) Have conspicuously printed on it the following letters, as appropriate, based on the type of truss construction used in the building being identified by the emblem:
(i) "F" to signify a floor with truss construction;
(ii) "R" to signify a roof with truss construction; or
(iii) "F/R" to signify both a floor and roof with truss construction.
(2) (a) This section does not apply to a building with truss construction that is a detached one- or two-family residential structure.
(b) This section does not apply to a building constructed before July 1, 2010; however, this section does apply to a building constructed before July 1, 2010, if the building undergoes expansion or remodeling on or after that date.
(3) For purposes of this section, the term "truss" shall mean structural members, such as boards, timbers, beams or steel bars, joined together in a rigid framework.
(4) The contractor who performs the construction, expansion or remodeling of a building on or after July 1, 2010, shall be responsible for the proper attachment of the truss construction emblem to the building.
(5) The State Fire Marshal may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.