Fire Inspector

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May be the result of a non criminal violation but usually involves one party filing suit against another

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Civil Proceedingsmost

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Most often initiated as a result of action taken in the form of “Probable Cause”

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Criminal Proceedings

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Lowest form of offense in most legal systems

May include unauthorized controlled burns

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Summary offense

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Generally viewed as a “lesser” crime that is punishable by a fine

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Misdemeanors

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A “Serious” crime that is punishable by a fine, prison or even death.

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Felony

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The careful keeping of accurate records of all findings

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Evidentiary Requirements

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Hearing that takes place before a judge, in which a prosecutors attempts to prove that a crime has taken place and that the accused is guilty of said crime

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Preliminary Hearing

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Criminal hearing in which a defendant has the right to a Jury to place judgment

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Felony Trial

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An affirmation or declaration under oath

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Testimony

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Provides a testimony about what they saw, heard, touched, smelled or tasted. No interpretation should be provided

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Fact Witness

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Testimony in which the witness may draw upon knowledge to provide an opinion.

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Expert Testimony

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Collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law

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Code

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set of Principles, protocols or procedures that explain how to do something or provide a minimum to be followed

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Standard

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Code/Standard that details materials that can be used and how they must be assembled

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prescriptive based or specification based

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code/standard that describes an acceptable level of action

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performance based

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describes a set of requirements that are similar to a standard

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model code

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term defining the requirements of a model code

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prescriptive code

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employed to address unique building processes that pose a challenge when trying to meet model code. Must meet or exceed model code requirements

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Performance Based Design

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An official document that grants a property owner permission to perform a specific activity

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permit

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relating to fire and life safety, these regulate certain activities

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Operational Permits

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Relating to the installation, repair, abandonment, removal, storage or use of fire protection systems

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Construction Permits