§ 471-20. Registration of servicing facilities; inspections; liability for damage.

A. 

Except as authorized in §§ 471-17 and 471-18, no building, facility, or other place or location may be used as a place of business unless it is first inspected by the Department and a certificate of registration is issued.

B. 

Except as permitted under § 471-18, no person shall install or service or allow the installing or servicing of portable fire extinguishers or automatic fire extinguishing systems, or represent, advertise or otherwise hold oneself out as engaged or intending to engage in the installation or servicing of portable fire extinguishers or automatic fire extinguishing systems, except at a registered facility.

C. 

The Department may conduct inspections, during reasonable hours, of a registered facility and the records required to be maintained on the premises under this article or rules and regulations of the Commissioner or the Board throughout the period of registration to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article.

D. 

Liability for damage. This article does not confer any immunity from liability upon any holder of a certificate of registration for any loss of life or damage to person or property. The County of Suffolk is not to be deemed to have assumed any liability by reason of the issuance of a certificate of registration.