Chapter 1, Section 109.3, Recordkeeping, is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following provisions shall be substituted therefor:

Recordkeeping. A record of periodic inspections, tests, servicing and other operations and maintenance shall be maintained on the premises or other approved location for not less than 3 years, or a different period of time where specified in this code or referenced standards. Records shall be made available for inspection by the fire code official, and a copy of the records shall be provided to the fire code official on request.

The fire code official is authorized to prescribe the form and format of such recordkeeping. The fire code official is authorized to require that certain required records be filed with the fire code official.

Fire Protection Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Records. Required test and inspection records shall be available to the fire code official at all times. Contractors who perform inspection, testing and/or maintenance services on fire and life safety systems within the City of Topeka are required to electronically submit all compliant and non-compliant reports to the Topeka Fire Department by a method approved by the Fire Chief. Required test and inspection records shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of testing and inspection to the fire code official. Any data management fees charged by third party administrators to process, store and report such documentation, as approved, shall be the responsibility of the party submitting the report. Reports submitted other than in accordance with this section may not be accepted at the discretion of the fire code official.