(a) If a fire protection sprinkler system has an impairment which constitutes an emergency impairment, as defined in the adopted edition of NFPA 25, the service person or inspector must complete and attach a red tag to the respective riser of each system to indicate corrective action is necessary.
(b) Immediately after attaching a red tag, the inspector or service person must orally notify the building owner or the building owner's representative and, where available, the local AHJ all impairments. The inspector or service person must also provide written notice to the building owner or the building owner's representative and, where available, the local AHJ of all impairments, and the written notice must be postmarked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within 24 hours of the attachment of the red tag.
(c) The signature of the service person or inspector on the red tag certifies the impairments listed constitute an emergency impairment.
(d) A red tag may only be removed by an authorized employee of a registered firm or an authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority after the employee or representative completes and attaches a service tag that indicates the impaired conditions were corrected. The local AHJ must be notified when corrections are made and a red tag is removed or revised. The notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within five business days of the removal of the red tag.
(e) Red tags may be printed for a multiple period of years.
(f) Red tags must be the same size as service tags.
(g) Red tags must contain the following information in the format of the sample tag as set forth in subsection (h) of this section:
  (1) "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL" (all capital letters, at least 10-point boldface type);
  (2) firm's name, address, and phone number;
  (3) firm's certificate of registration number;
  (4) license number of RME;
  (5) printed name of service person or inspector;
  (6) signature of service person or inspector;
  (7) day, month, and year (to be punched);
  (8) name and address of owner or occupant;
  (9) building number, location, or system number; and
  (10) list of emergency impairments.
(h) Sample red tag:
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Source Note: The provisions of this §34.722 adopted to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1716; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180