15.12.109.4 Amendment of Section 109.4.

Section 109.4 of the International Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

109.4 Violation Penalties. The Clark County Fire Marshal is authorized to post property for the purpose of fire investigation and protection of persons from entering hazardous locations. It is unlawful to enter or tamper with a fire scene after the fire scene has been posted by the Clark County Fire Marshal, or its designee.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of the provisions of this code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars and/or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days.

The penalty provided hereinabove shall be in addition to or as an alternative to any other judicial or administrative remedy provided for by law, including those remedies set out in Title 32 of the Clark County Code.

Upon being specifically deputized for such purpose by the Clark County Sheriff, the Clark County Fire Marshal and his authorized employees may issue and serve criminal citations pursuant to this section.

(Ord. 1976-09-2 (part); amended by Sec. 57 of Ord. 1985-05-28; amended by Sec. 7 of Ord. 1996-02-02; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2004-06-05; amended by Sec. 3 of Ord. 2010-04-18; amended by Sec. 10 of Ord. 2013-07-07)