State v. Hansen

Defendant was charged by an information filed in the municipal court of Des Moines, Iowa, with a violation of section 103.14, Code of 1950. From a judgment entered on a finding of guilty he has appealed.

Chapter 103, Code of 1950, refers to fire escapes and general fire hazards. Section 103.14 outlines the powers and duties of inspectors in the matter of their regulation. Section 103.15 makes it the duty of an inspector, if violations of the regulations are found to exist, to serve or cause to be served upon the owner, if a resident of the county where the building is located, or if he be a…