Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) In accordance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act [Oklahoma Statutes Title 51 Section 24A.1-24A.201 ] and Oklahoma State Statute Title 74 Section 324, the State Fire Marshal's Office shall charge the following fees for reproduction of records:
(1) Copying fee - $.25 per page
(2) Certified copying fee - $1.00 per page
(b) In accordance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act [Oklahoma Statutes Title 51 Section 24A.1-24A.201 ] and Oklahoma State Statute Title 74 Section 324, the State Fire Marshal's Office shall charge the following fees for reproduction of records when the request is solely for commercial purpose, or clearly would cause excessive disruption of the State Fire Marshal's Office essential functions. The State Fire Marshal's Office may charge a reasonable fee to recover the direct cost of document search [Oklahoma Statute Title 51 Section 24A.5(3) ]. Payment with cash, credit card, check or money order shall be for exact amount. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Upon the submission of the request accompanied by the appropriate fee, the State Fire Marshal's Office will forward within ten (10) working days, via First Class Mail, the requested information.
(1) Non-Certified "Origin and Cause" Fire Investigation Report - $1.00 per page.
(2) Certified "Origin and Cause" Fire Investigation Report - $2.00 per page.
(3) Evidence photographs - $20.00 per electronic copy.
(4) Roster of all Fire Departments - $20.00 per hard copy or electronic copy.
(5) Computer search or excessive disruption of office functions - $75.00 per employee.
(c) In accordance with Oklahoma Statutes Title 28 Section 91, the State Fire Marshal's Office shall charge the following fees for expert witness fees:
(1) Expert Witness Fee - $150.00 per 4 hours (4 hour minimum).
(2) Deposition Fee - $150.00 per 4 hours (4 hour minimum).
(3) Court Testimony Fee - $150.00 per 4 hours (4 hour minimum).
(d) Pursuant to the International Building Code®, Section 109.2: A fee for each plan examination, building permit, and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule outlined in this chapter:
(1) Exemptions: Detention centers that require an annual inspection are exempt from annual inspection fees. Duly constituted Fire Departments meeting the reporting requirements of the State Fire Marshal's Office are exempt from plan reviews, permits and inspection fees.
(2) Review of plans submitted with an application for a building permit. Total permit fee is due at the time of submittal. Fees may be waived or reduced when in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal the reduction of fees is in the best interest of both parties.
(3) Permit fees include the cost of a 50% and 100% on-site inspection and occupancy permit. Additional on-site inspections caused by failure to comply with applicable codes or deviation from approved plans will be billed at $40.00 per hour the actual cost to the State Fire Marshal's Office.
(4) Minimum permit fee - $50.00.
(5) Rates where total exceeds the minimum:
(A) Industrial buildings: per square foot - $.10
(B) Sprinkler plan review only: per square foot - $.03
(C) Fire alarm plan review only: per square foot - $.03
(D) Fire Suppression plan review only: per square foot - $.03
(E) Carbon monoxide system plan review: per square foot - $.03
(F) Electrical smoke detection system (fire alarm) plan review: per square foot - $.03
(G) Smoke control system plan review: per square foot - $.03
(H) Access control system plan review: $50.00 per set of access points
(I) Carbon dioxide system plan review (more than 100 pounds of accumulative CO2, including those used in beverage dispensing applications): per square foot - $.03
(6) Above Ground Fuel Storage: inspection and permit fee - $125.00
(7) Fireworks:
(A) Class B (1.3G) Fireworks display inspection and permit - $125.00
(B) Class C (1.4G) pyrotechnic display inspection and permit - $250.00
(8) Field Inspections - $40.00 per hour (one hour minimum)
(9) Explosive Storage Facility - inspection and permit fee - $108.00 per magazine
