Sec.29-109-5b. Operation of a moving picture theater

(a) The theater manager shall make or cause to be made by a responsible employee an inspection of the theater premises each day that the theater is to be occupied prior to occupancy by the public to ensure that each stairway, door, and other exit facility is maintained for emergency use. Such inspection shall be conducted with reasonable diligence.

(b) In a moving picture theater where a fire alarm system is not required by the Connecticut Fire Safety Code, the theater manager or any responsible employee designated by the theater manager shall be responsible for initiating the required emergency actions upon the discovery of a fire or other emergency condition.

(c) Upon the initiation of any fire alarm system required by the Connecticut Fire Safety Code, the theater manager or any responsible employee designated by the theater manager shall initiate the required emergency actions.

(d) The emergency actions required in subsection (b) and (c) include:

(1) Activating or causing the activation of the normal illumination of the auditorium(s).

(2) Shutting down or causing the shut down of the moving picture projector(s).

(3) Promptly notifying theater occupants of the emergency.

(e) The theater manager of a moving picture theater shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Public Safety by telephone during normal business hours at 860-685-8350 or at other times, the State Police Communications Center at 800-842-0200, of any fire or other incident or accident which results in physical damage to the theater or its contents.

(Adopted effective July 25, 1997)