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CA Health & Safety Code § 19955 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19955.

19955.  (a)  The purpose of this part is to insure that public accommodations or facilities constructed in this state with private funds adhere to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. For the purposes of this part “public accommodation or facilities” means a building, structure, facility, complex, or improved area which is used by the general public and shall include auditoriums, hospitals, theaters, restaurants, hotels, motels, stadiums, and convention centers. As used in this section, “hospitals” includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, and convalescent homes.When sanitary facilities are made available for the public, clients, or employees in such accommodations or facilities, they shall be made available for the physically handicapped.Any new requirements imposed by the amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at its 1973–74 Regular Session shall only apply to public accommodations or facilities constructed on or after the effective date of the amendments. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 931.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19955.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19955.3.

19955.3.  As used in this part:(a)  “Story” means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or unused under-floor space is more than six feet above grade for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade at any point, the basement or unused under-floor space shall be considered as a story. (b)  “First story” means the lowest story in a building which qualifies as a story and which provides the basic services or functions for which the building is used. A floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a first story, if the floor level is not more than four feet below grade, for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter, or more than eight feet below grade at any point. (c)  “Mezzanine” means an intermediate floor placed in any story or room. When the total area of any “mezzanine floor” exceeds 33 1/3 percent of the total floor area in that room, it shall be considered as constituting an additional “story.” The clear height above and below a “mezzanine floor” construction shall be not less than seven feet. (d)  “Grade” means the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line is more than 5 feet from the building, between the building and a line 5 feet from the building. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1416, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19955.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19955.5.

19955.5.  All passenger vehicle service stations, shopping centers, offices of physicians and surgeons, and office buildings constructed in this state with private funds shall adhere to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. As used in this section, “office building” means a structure wherein commercial activity or service is performed or a profession is practiced, or wherein any combination thereof is performed or practiced in all or the majority of the building or structure.When sanitary facilities are made available for the public, clients, or employees in these stations, centers, or buildings, they shall be made available for persons with disabilities.Any new requirements imposed by the amendments to this section by Chapter 931 of the Statutes of 1973 shall only apply to those stations, centers, or office buildings constructed on or after September 30, 1973. Any other new requirements imposed by amendments to this section by Chapter 995 of the Statutes of 1974 shall only apply to those offices or office buildings constructed on or after January 1, 1975.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1220, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19956 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19956.

19956.  All public accommodations constructed in this state shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. However, the following types of privately funded multistory buildings do not require accessibility by ramp or elevator above and below the first floor:(a)  Multistoried office buildings, other than the professional office of a health care provider, and passenger vehicle service stations less than three stories high, or less than 3,000 square feet per story. (b)  Any other privately funded multistoried building that is not a shopping center, shopping mall, or the professional office of a health care provider, and that is less than three stories high or less than 3,000 square feet per story if a reasonable portion of all facilities and accommodations normally sought and used by the public in such a building are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1220, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19956.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19956.5.

19956.5.  Any curb or sidewalk intended for public use that is constructed in this state with private funds shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.This section shall apply, but not be limited in application, to any curb or sidewalk which after construction with private funds will be turned over to a city or county for public use, in order to provide full and easy access to, and use of, such curb or sidewalk by the physically handicapped.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19957 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19957.

19957.  In cases of practical difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or extreme differences, a building department responsible for the enforcement of this part may grant exceptions from the literal requirements of the standards and specifications required by this part or permit the use of other methods or materials, but only when it is clearly evident that equivalent facilitation and protection are thereby secured.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1560.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19957.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19957.5.

19957.5.  (a)  Every city, county, or city and county may appoint a local appeals board composed of five members to hear written appeals brought by any person regarding action taken by the building department of the city, county, or city and county in enforcement of the requirements of this part, including the exceptions contained in Section 19957. (b)  Two members of the appeals board shall be physically handicapped persons, two members shall be persons experienced in construction, and one member shall be a public member. (c)  The appeals board shall conduct hearings on written appeals made under subdivision (a) and may approve or disapprove interpretations of this part and enforcement actions taken by the building department of the city, county, or city and county. All such approvals or disapprovals shall be final and conclusive as to the building department in the absence of fraud or prejudicial abuse of discretion. The appeals board shall adopt regulations establishing procedural rules and criteria for the carrying out of its duties under this part. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 700.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19958 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19958.

19958.  The building department of every city, county, or city and county shall enforce this part within the territorial area of its city, county, or city and county. The responsibility for enforcing Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code in its application under this part shall be by such building department within the territorial area of its city, county, or city and county.“Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection or construction, or both the erection and construction, of buildings.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1560.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19958.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19958.5.

19958.5.  The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, the Department of Rehabilitation acting through the Attorney General, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19959 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19959.

19959.  Every existing public accommodation constructed prior to July 1, 1970, which is not exempted by Section 19956, shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter when any alterations, structural repairs or additions are made to such public accommodation. This requirement shall only apply to the area of specific alteration, structural repair or addition and shall not be construed to mean that the entire building or facility is subject to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19959.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS|Section 19959.5.

19959.5.  If a violation of Section 19955, 19955.3, 19955.5, 19956, 19956.5, 19957, 19957.5, or 19959 is alleged or the application or construction of any of these sections is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, each party shall serve a copy of the party’s brief or petition and brief, on the State Solicitor General at the Office of the Attorney General. No brief may be accepted for filing unless the proof of service shows service on the State Solicitor General. Any party failing to comply with this requirement shall be given a reasonable opportunity to cure the failure before the court imposes any sanction and, in that instance, the court shall allow the Attorney General reasonable additional time to file a brief in the matter.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 244, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Enforcement Actions|Section 24000.

24000.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) All protections, rights, and remedies available under state law, except any reinstatement remedy prohibited by federal law, are available to all individuals regardless of immigration status who have applied for employment, or who are or who have been employed, in this state.(b) For purposes of enforcing state labor, employment, civil rights, consumer protection, and housing laws, a person’s immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability, and in proceedings or discovery undertaken to enforce those state laws no inquiry shall be permitted into a person’s immigration status unless the person seeking to make this inquiry has shown by clear and convincing evidence that the inquiry is necessary in order to comply with federal immigration law.(c) The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law.(d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 160, Sec. 3. (AB 1690) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.1 - Employer Duties|Section 24100.

24100.  (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “ARRA” means Title III of Division B of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any amendment to that federal law extending federal premium assistance to qualified beneficiaries, as defined in Section 1366.21 of this code or Section 10128.51 of the Insurance Code.(2) “Employer” means an employer as defined in Section 1366.21 of this code or an employer as defined in Section 10128.51 of the Insurance Code.(b) An employer shall provide the information described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 1366.25 of this code or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 10128.55 of the Insurance Code, as applicable, with respect to any employee whose employment is terminated on or after March 2, 2010, and who was enrolled at any time in a health care service plan or health insurance policy offered by the employer on or after September 1, 2008. This information shall be provided to the requesting health care service plan or health insurer within 14 days of receipt of the notification described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 1366.25 of this code or paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 10128.55 of the Insurance Code. The employer shall continue to provide the information to the health care service plan or health insurer within 14 days after the end of each month for any employee whose employment is terminated in the prior month until the last date specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 3001 of ARRA.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 24, Sec. 5. (SB 838) Effective June 3, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.2 - Drug Masking Products|Section 24135.

24135.  (a) Except as authorized by law, a person shall not distribute, deliver, or sell, or possess with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell, a drug masking product.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Drug masking product” means synthetic urine or any other substance designed to be added to human urine or human hair for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol or drug screening test.(2) “Synthetic urine” means any substance that is designed to simulate the composition, chemical properties, physical appearance, or physical properties of human urine.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 45, Sec. 1. (AB 851) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Human Experimentation|Section 24170.

24170.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Protection of Human Subjects in Medical Experimentation Act.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 360.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24171 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Human Experimentation|Section 24171.

24171.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that medical experimentation on human subjects is vital for the benefit of mankind, however such experimentation shall be undertaken with due respect to the preciousness of human life and the right of individuals to determine what is done to their own bodies.The Legislature further finds and declares that:(a)  The Nuremberg Code of Ethics in Medical Research was developed after the trial of Nazi war criminals for unethical use of persons in medical experiments; subsequently, the Declaration of Helsinki additionally established recommendations guiding doctors in experimentation involving human subjects. (b)  Neither the Nuremberg Code nor the Declaration of Helsinki are codified under law and are, therefore, unenforceable. (c)  It is necessary that medical experimentation be done in such a way as to protect the rights of the human subjects involved. (d)  There is, and will continue to be, a growing need for protection for citizens of the state from unauthorized, needless, hazardous, or negligently performed medical experiments on human beings. It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature, in the enacting of this chapter, to provide minimum statutory protection for the citizens of this state with regard to human experimentation and to provide penalties for those who violate such provisions.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 360.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24172 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Human Experimentation|Section 24172.

24172.  As used in the chapter, “experimental subject’s bill of rights,” means a list of the rights of a subject in a medical experiment, written in a language in which the subject is fluent. Except as otherwise provided in Section 24175, this list shall include, but not be limited to the subject’s right to:(a)  Be informed of the nature and purpose of the experiment. (b)  Be given an explanation of the procedures to be followed in the medical experiment, and any drug or device to be utilized. (c)  Be given a description of any attendant discomforts and risks reasonably to be expected from the experiment. (d)  Be given an explanation of any benefits to the subject reasonably to be expected from the experiment, if applicable. (e)  Be given a disclosure of any appropriate alternative procedures, drugs or devices that might be advantageous to the subject, and their relative risks and benefits. (f)  Be informed of the avenues of medical treatment, if any, available to the subject after the experiment if complications should arise. (g)  Be given an opportunity to ask any questions concerning the experiment or the procedures involved. (h)  Be instructed that consent to participate in the medical experiment may be withdrawn at any time and the subject may discontinue participation in the medical experiment without prejudice. (i)  Be given a copy of the signed and dated written consent form as provided for by Section 24173 or 24178. (j)  Be given the opportunity to decide to consent or not to consent to a medical experiment without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, coercion, or undue influence on the subject’s decision. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 360.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24174 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Human Experimentation|Section 24174.

24174.  As used in this chapter, “medical experiment” means:(a)  The severance or penetration or damaging of tissues of a human subject or the use of a drug or device, as defined in Section 109920 or 109925, electromagnetic radiation, heat or cold, or a biological substance or organism, in or upon a human subject in the practice or research of medicine in a manner not reasonably related to maintaining or improving the health of the subject or otherwise directly benefiting the subject. (b)  The investigational use of a drug or device as provided in Sections 111590 and 111595. (c)  Withholding medical treatment from a human subject for any purpose other than maintenance or improvement of the health of the subject. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 205. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 24175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Human Experimentation|Section 24175.

24175.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be subjected to any medical experiment unless the informed consent of such person is obtained. (b)  If a person is under a conservatorship of the person or of the person and estate, pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, informed consent for a medical experiment involving such person shall be obtained: (1)  As provided in Section 2354 of the Probate Code if the person has not been adjudicated to lack the capacity to give informed consent for medical treatment. (2)  As provided in Section 2355 of the Probate Code if the person has been adjudicated to lack the capacity to give informed consent for medical treatment. (c)  If an adult person is gravely disabled, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 5008 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and is under a conservatorship of the person or of the person and estate, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, informed consent for a medical experiment involving such person shall be obtained from such person, unless the conservator of such person has the right to consent to medical treatment on behalf of the conservatee, pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 5357 and Section 5358 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (d)  If an adult person is developmentally disabled, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and has no conservator and is mentally incapable of giving informed consent, informed consent shall be obtained for a medical experiment involving such person, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 4655 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (e)  Informed consent given by a person other than the human subject pursuant to subdivisions (b) through (d), inclusive, of this section shall only be for medical experiments related to maintaining or improving the health of the human subject or related to obtaining information about a pathological condition of the human subject. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)