Sec. 5-47. - Solicitation at fire scenes—prohibited conduct.

(a)

The city fire marshal, and/or any of the assistant city fire marshal, fire alarm inspector, and/or other city officials, including, without limitation, police, fire, and building official, shall prohibit any and all insurance adjusters, contractors, and restoration companies from entering onto the property or be within 1,000 feet of where the fire occurred to engage in any solicitation or inspection of the fire loss without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property and not until such time as either the city fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, fire alarm marshal or other city official releases control of the premises back to its legal owner(s) or occupant(s).

(b)

After issuance of a municipal court citation issued by any of the officials as noted above, any insurance adjuster, contractor, or restoration company adjudicated in the East Providence Municipal Court to be in violation of the provisions of subsection(a) may be fined up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation.

(Ch. 941, § I, 8-19-25)