The board cannot review a public fire protection grading unless this section’s requirements are met. A fire chief must follow the notice and timing steps to dispute a grading and request review.
§1462. Request for review of public fire protection grading A. The board shall not have authority to review a public fire protection grading issued by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana unless all requirements of this Section have been satisfied. B. A fire chief shall have sixty days from receipt of a public fire protection grading to review the results and dispute the grading by sending a dispute letter to the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana that specifically identifies the reasons for disagreement with the grading. C. Within sixty days of receipt of the dispute letter from the fire chief, the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana shall send a written response to the fire chief specifically addressing each reason for disagreement with the grading. If such response is not sent within the sixty-day time period, then the fire chief shall have ten days to request the board to review the grading. The request for review shall be made in writing to the commissioner of insurance. D. If the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana timely responds to the dispute letter of the fire chief, the fire chief shall have sixty days from receipt of the response to review it and either accept the response or request the board to review the disputed grading. The request for review shall be made in writing to the commissioner of insurance. E. A fire chief shall not have authority to request the board to review a public fire protection grading unless he or his designee has attended the Professional Grading Assistance Program class, or has attended a class on the fire suppression grading schedule sponsored by the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association or the Louisiana State Firemen's Association, or has attended a training seminar related to fire suppression grading that has been approved by either the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana or the office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy. Acts 2006, No. 809, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1405.2 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2022, No. 231, §1.