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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 10 - Enforcement › Section 118335.

118335. (a) In order to carry out the purpose of this part, any authorized representative of the enforcement agency may do any of the following:
(1) Enter and inspect a facility for which a medical waste permit or registration has been issued, for which a medical waste permit or registration application has been filed, or that is subject to registration or permitting requirements pursuant to this part. Enter and inspect a vehicle for which a hazardous waste hauler registration has been issued, for which an application has been filed for a hazardous waste hauler registration, or that is subject to registration requirements pursuant to this part.
(2) Inspect and copy any records, reports, test results, or other information related to the requirements of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.
(b) The inspection shall be made with the consent of the owner or possessor of the facilities or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However, in the event of an emergency affecting the public health or safety, an inspection may be made without consent or the issuance of a warrant.
(c) Any traffic officer, as defined in Section 625 of the Vehicle Code, and any peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code, may enforce Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 118000) and this chapter, and for purposes of enforcing these chapters, traffic officers and these peace officers are authorized representatives of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 81. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 10 - Enforcement › Section 118340.

118340. (a)  No person shall, transport, store, treat, dispose, or cause the treatment or disposal of medical waste in a manner not authorized by his or her permit or registration, this part, or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.
(b)  Any person who stores, treats, disposes, or causes the treatment or disposal of medical waste in violation of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part is guilty of a public offense as follows:
(1)  For a small quantity generator, a first offense is an infraction and is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2)  For a person other than a small quantity generator, a first offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by up to one year in county jail, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(c)  A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) within three years of the prior conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for one, two, or three years, or by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply unless any prior conviction is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted by the defendant or found to be true by the trier of fact. If the defendant is a corporation that operates medical facilities in more than one geographic location, this subdivision shall apply only if the offense involves an adjacent facility involved in the prior conviction.
(d)  Any person who knowingly treats or disposes, or causes the treatment or disposal of, medical waste in violation of this part shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for one, two, or three years, or by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(e)  This section does not apply to a person transporting medical waste who is required to be a registered hazardous waste transporter. Those persons are subject to penalties for violations pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25180) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 203. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 10 - Enforcement › Section 118345.

118345. (a) Any person who intentionally makes any false statement or representation in any application, label, tracking document, record, report, permit, registration, or other document filed, maintained, or used for purposes of compliance with this part that materially affects the health and safety of the public is liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues.
(b) Any person who fails to register or fails to obtain a medical waste permit in violation of this part, or otherwise violates any provision of this part, any order issued pursuant to Section 118330, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this part, is liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of a separate provision of this part or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 9. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 11 - Suspension or Revocation › Section 118350.

118350. The enforcement agency may suspend, amend, or revoke any medical waste permit issued by the enforcement agency for any of the following reasons:
(a)  Violation by the permittee of any of the provisions of this part or any regulation adopted pursuant to this part.
(b)  Violation of any term or condition of the permit.
(c)  Aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation specified in subdivision (a) or (b) or interference in the performance of the duty of the enforcement officer.
(d)  Proof that the permittee has intentionally made false statements, or failed to disclose fully all relevant facts, in any material regard, on the application for a medical waste permit.
(e)  The conviction of a permittee, or the person in charge of the activity subject to the medical waste permit, of any crime that is substantially related to the qualifications or duties of the permittee or the person in charge of the activity, or that is substantially related to the functions that are subject to the medical waste permit.
For purposes of this section, a conviction means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. An action to revoke or suspend the medical waste permit may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal. That action may also be taken when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, notwithstanding any subsequent order pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code. The enforcement agency shall take into account all competent evidence of rehabilitation furnished by the permittee or person in charge of the permitted activity.
(f)  A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent modification, reduction, or termination of the permitted operation to bring it into compliance with the requirements of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 11 - Suspension or Revocation › Section 118355.

118355. Proceedings conducted by the department for the suspension or revocation of a medical waste permit shall commence with the filing of any accusation and shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the department shall have all the powers granted to a department in that chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 11 - Suspension or Revocation › Section 118360.

118360. The enforcement agency may temporarily suspend a medical waste permit prior to any hearing, when it has determined that this action is necessary to protect the public welfare. The enforcement agency shall notify the permittee of the temporary suspension and the effective date thereof and, at the same time, shall serve the permittee with an accusation.
Upon receipt of a notice of defense by the permittee, the matter shall, within 15 days, be set for hearing. The hearing shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after receipt of the notice.
The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the hearing is completed and the enforcement agency has made a final determination on the merits. However, the temporary suspension is vacated if the enforcement agency fails to make a final determination on the merits within 60 days after the original hearing has been completed.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 1 - Common Drinking Cups › Section 118375.

118375. No person conducting, having charge of, or control of, any hotel, restaurant, saloon, soda fountain, store, theater, public hall, public or private school, church, hospital, club, office building, park, playground, lavatory or washroom, barber shop, railroad train, boat, or any other public place, building, room, or conveyance, shall provide or expose for common use, or permit to be so provided or exposed, or allow to be used in common, any cup, glass, or other receptacle used for drinking purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 1 - Common Drinking Cups › Section 118380.

118380. For the purposes of this article the term “common use” when applied to a drinking receptacle is defined as its use for drinking purposes by, or for, more than one person without its being thoroughly cleansed and sterilized between consecutive uses thereof by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 1 - Common Drinking Cups › Section 118385.

118385. No cask, water cooler, or other receptacle shall be used for storing or supplying drinking water to the public or to employees unless it is covered and protected so as to prevent persons from dipping the water therefrom or contaminating the water. All the containers shall be provided with a faucet or other suitable device for drawing the water.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 1 - Common Drinking Cups › Section 118390.

118390. (a)  The state department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article.
(b)  Pursuant to their enforcement of this article, those officers shall also enforce Section 2441 of the Labor Code. This section shall not be construed to abridge or limit in any manner the jurisdiction of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 1 - Common Drinking Cups › Section 118395.

118395. Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 2 - Infected Packing Material › Section 118400.

118400. For the purpose of this article the term “filthy, contaminated, or unsanitary packing material” includes any or all of the following:
(a)  Packing material that has been exposed to contagious or infectious disease.
(b)  Material that is contaminated with vermin.
(c)  Material that is generally filthy.
(d)  Filthy or used wood excelsior.
(e)  Excelsior made from filthy or used paper.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 2 - Infected Packing Material › Section 118405.

118405. Unsanitary packing material shall not be used until it has been cleaned and disinfected to the satisfaction of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the department, or the agents of either or both, or by a county health officer.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 2 - Infected Packing Material › Section 118410.

118410. The person having the material cleaned and disinfected shall pay the costs of the inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 2 - Infected Packing Material › Section 118415.

118415. Every person who knowingly packs any goods intended for delivery to other parties or for transportation by common carriers with unsanitary packing material is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 3 - Common Towels › Section 118425.

118425. No person conducting, operating, or having charge or control of, any hotel, restaurant, factory, store, barber shop, office building, school, public hall, railroad train, railway station, boat, or any other public place, room, or conveyance, shall maintain or keep in or about any such place any towel for common use.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 3 - Common Towels › Section 118430.

118430. For the purpose of this article the term “common use” when applied to a towel means its use by, or for, more than one person without its being laundered between consecutive uses of the towel by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 3 - Common Towels › Section 118435.

118435. The department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 3 - Common Towels › Section 118440.

118440. Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118450.

118450. “Wiping rags,” as used in this article means cloths and rags, other than reusable rental cloths or towels, used for any or all of the following purposes:
(a)  Wiping and cleaning the surfaces of machinery, machines, tools, locomotives, engines, motor cars, automobiles, cars, carriages, windows, furniture, and surfaces of articles, appliances, and engines in factories, shops, steamships, and steamboats.
(b)  Generally for cleaning in industrial employment.
(c)  Used by mechanics and workmen for wiping from their hands and bodies soil incident to their employment.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118455.

118455. No person shall supply or furnish to his or her employees for wiping rags, or sell or offer for sale for wiping rags, any soiled wearing apparel, underclothing, bedding, or parts of soiled or used underclothing, wearing apparel, bedclothes, bedding, or soiled rags or cloths unless they have been sanitized by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118460.

118460. Every local health officer or registered sanitarian, upon proper demand and notice of his or her authority, may, during business hours, enter any place where wiping rags are used, are kept for sale, or offered for sale, and inspect the wiping rags. No person shall refuse to permit the inspection, or impede or obstruct the officer during the inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118465.

118465. On and after July 1, 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags unless, in addition to any other permit that may be required, he or she has a valid permit issued by the local health officer pursuant to an ordinance of the local governing body.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118470.

118470. A permit to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags shall be issued by the local health officer if the applicant complies with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted thereunder. The governing body of each city and county shall determine the amount of any fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to provisions of this article for any business within the territory under its jurisdiction. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs of administering this article. The permit for operation shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the business establishment for which the permit is issued. Any permit issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked for any violation of any of the provisions of this article, the regulations adopted thereunder, or any condition of the permit required by the ordinance of the local governing body. Nothing in this article shall preempt local regulation of the business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags, and any local governing body may adopt an ordinance containing requirements more restrictive than those contained in regulations adopted pursuant to this article.
The local health officer shall issue and serve upon the permit holder a notice setting forth in clear and concise language the act or omission upon which the violation is based, when the permit holder is charged with any violation and shall inform the permit holder of his or her rights to a hearing prior to suspension or revocation. At any time within the 15 days after service of the notice, the permit holder may request a hearing before the local health officer to show cause why his or her permit should not be suspended or revoked. A failure to request a hearing within 15 days shall be deemed a waiver of a right to a hearing.
The local health officer may call a hearing for the purpose of investigating any violations of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118475.

118475. The local health officer authorized to issue permits to launder, sanitize, or sell wiping rags shall keep a record of suspension or revocation of permits and a register of:
(a)  The names and places of business of persons to whom permits are issued.
(b)  The date of issue and number of each permit.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118480.

118480. Before being sold or offered for sale, each package or parcel of wiping rags shall be plainly marked “sanitized wiping rags,” and in addition it shall be plainly marked with the name and location of the laundry where the rags were laundered and sanitized.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118485.

118485. No machinery or appliances used for laundering clothing and articles for personal wear or household use shall be used for laundering soiled rags or soiled cloth material for wiping rags.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use › ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags › Section 118490.

118490. Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms › Section 118500.

118500. Every public agency that conducts an establishment serving the public or open to the public and that maintains therein restroom facilities for the public, shall make every water closet for each sex maintained within the facilities available without cost or charge to the patrons, guests, or invitees of the establishment. “Public agency” as used in this section means only the state and any agency of the state and a city, a county, and a city and county.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms › Section 118505.

118505. (a)  Publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates shall be equipped with sufficient temporary or permanent restrooms to meet the needs of the public at peak hours.
(b)  In conformity with the State Plumbing Code, and except as otherwise provided in this section, standards shall be adopted in order to enforce this section, as follows:
(1)  The State Building Standards Commission shall adopt standards with respect to all state-owned or state-occupied facilities where the public congregates and over which it has jurisdiction pursuant to Section 18934.5.
(2)  The Office of the State Architect shall adopt standards with respect to all facilities where the public congregates and that are not covered by paragraph (1), unless exempt from coverage pursuant to this section.
(c)  The standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be published in the State Building Standards Code contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(d)  This section shall apply to facilities where the public congregates that commence construction, or that undertake structural alterations, repairs, or improvements exceeding 50 percent of the entire facility, on or after January 1, 1989.
(e)  For the purposes of this section, “facilities where the public congregates” means sports and entertainment arenas, stadiums, community and convention halls, specialty event centers, amusement facilities, and ski resorts.
For purposes of this section, “facilities where the public congregates” also means specialty event centers in public parks.
(f)  This section shall not apply to the following:
(1)  Any hotel. For purposes of this section, “hotel” means an establishment in which there exists the relationship of guests and innkeeper between the occupants and the owner or operator of the establishment. The existence of some other legal relationship between the occupants and owner or operator shall be immaterial.
(2)  Any restaurant or food facility, as defined in Section 113785.
(3)  Any public or private elementary or secondary school facility.
(4)  Any qualified historic building, defined as qualifying under provisions in the State Historical Building Code contained in Part 8 (commencing with Section 8-100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(g)  It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to ensure that standards are both viable and efficacious, the Office of the State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission hold a series of public meetings with representatives of affected industries and state and local agencies prior to adopting standards under this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms › Section 118506.

118506. (a) (1) A theater or movie house, grocery store, health facility, convention center, sports arena, auditorium, cultural complex, exhibition hall, library, passenger terminal, permanent amusement park structure, restaurant with an occupancy of at least 60 persons, as determined by the State Fire Marshal, shopping center of more than 25,000 square feet, tourist attraction, or retail store of more than 5,000 square feet shall install and maintain at least one baby diaper changing station if the facility is open to the public. There shall be at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women and one that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men, or at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to both men and women.
(2) This section does not apply to an industrial building or to a nightclub or bar that does not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the premises. This section also does not apply to a restroom located in a health facility if the restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident at a time.
(b) This section shall not be enforceable by a private right of action.
(c) (1) Subdivision (a) applies to all new construction, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), to all renovations of bathrooms for which a permit has been obtained, in which the estimated cost of the new construction or renovation is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more. If an entity subject to subdivision (a) is already in compliance with that subdivision at the time of new construction or renovation, additional restrooms equipped with baby diaper changing stations are not required.
(2) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a renovation if a local building permitting entity or building inspector determines that the installation of a baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for persons with disabilities. The permitting entity or building inspector may grant an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (a) under those circumstances.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Health facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 1250.
(2) “Restaurant with an occupancy of at least 60 persons” does not apply to a restaurant if there is a centrally located facility with a baby diaper changing station that is open to the public and located within 300 feet of the entrance to the restaurant.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 755, Sec. 3. (AB 1127) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms › Section 118507.

118507. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.
If a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in this subdivision, it shall do so by adopting an ordinance or resolution.
(b) (1) Signs in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify the restrooms for use by all genders.
(2) Single-user toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(3) In multiuser toilet facilities, lavatories shall be located either in toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common use area accessible to all users.
(c) This section shall become inoperative on the date that standards that address all-gender, multiuser facilities take effect in the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) and as of that date this section is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 839, Sec. 1. (SB 1194) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally repealed as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 5 - Single-User Restrooms › Section 118600.

118600. (a) All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.
(b) During any inspection of a business or a place of public accommodation by an inspector, building official, or other local official responsible for code enforcement, the inspector or official may inspect for compliance with this section.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “single-user toilet facility” means a toilet facility with no more than one water closet and one urinal with a locking mechanism controlled by the user.
(d) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2017.
(e) This section does not apply to construction jobsites, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 6722 of the Labor Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 529, Sec. 2. (AB 521) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms › ARTICLE 6 - Restroom Access for Medical Conditions › Section 118700.

118700. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health, unless otherwise specified.
(b) “Eligible medical condition” means Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or another medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 893, Sec. 1. (AB 1632) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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118701. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall implement this article, in consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(b) This article shall be implemented only to the extent that it is neither in conflict with nor construed to limit rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section 51 of the Civil Code), or any other civil rights law, as applicable.
(c) An employee toilet facility, as accessed pursuant to this article, shall not be construed as a place of public accommodation for purposes of state law.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 893, Sec. 1. (AB 1632) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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118702. (a) A place of business that is open to the general public for the sale of goods and that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow any individual who is lawfully on the premises of that place of business to use that toilet facility during normal business hours, even if the place of business does not normally make the employee toilet facility available to the general public, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The individual requesting use of the employee toilet facility has an eligible medical condition, as defined in Section 118700, or uses an ostomy device. The place of business may require the individual to present reasonable evidence that the individual meets the condition in this paragraph, as described in subdivision (b).
(2) Three or more employees of the place of business are working onsite at the time that the individual requests use of the employee toilet facility.
(3) The employee toilet facility is not located in an employee changing area or an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the requesting individual or would create an obvious security risk to the place of business.
(4) Use of the employee toilet facility would not create an obvious health or safety risk to the requesting individual.
(5) A public restroom is not immediately accessible to the requesting individual.
(b) If the place of business requires the requesting individual to present reasonable evidence that the individual has an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device, the individual may present a signed statement issued to the individual by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, licensed under the Business and Professions Code, on a form developed by the department pursuant to Section 118703. The signed statement is sufficient for purposes of presenting reasonable evidence, if required by the place of business.
(c) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), inclusive, a violation of subdivision (a) is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
(2) A place of business is not civilly liable for a violation of subdivision (a) unless the violation is willful or grossly negligent.
(3) An employee of a place of business is not civilly liable, and shall not be subject to paragraph (1), for a violation of subdivision (a). The employee shall not be subject to discharge or any other disciplinary action by their employer for a violation of subdivision (a), unless the employee’s action is contrary to an expressed policy developed by their employer pursuant to this section.
(4) This section does not create or imply a private right of action for a violation of subdivision (a).
(d) A place of business is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility for purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 893, Sec. 1. (AB 1632) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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118703. (a) The department shall develop a standard electronic form that may be signed by a health care provider, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 118702, to serve as reasonable evidence of the existence of an eligible medical condition or use of an ostomy device. The department shall post the form, in a printable format, on the department’s internet website.
(b) The form shall include all of the following components:
(1) Space for the requesting individual’s name.
(2) Space for the requesting individual’s address.
(3) Space for the requesting individual’s date of birth.
(4) Space for the health care provider’s name, signature, and statement confirming the eligible medical condition or use of an ostomy device.
(5) Both of the following statements:
(A) “MEDICAL ALERT: RESTROOM ACCESS REQUIRED.”
(B) “The holder of this form uses an ostomy device or suffers from Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or another medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility.”
(6) A reference to this article and to any regulations adopted to implement this article.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 893, Sec. 1. (AB 1632) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous Noise Control › Section 118825.

118825. The Legislature, recognizing the growing problem of noise pollution throughout the state and that we are daily assaulted with increased noise from advancing technology, machines, vehicles, and human clamor, declares that excessive noise must be considered a degradation of our environment and a health hazard to our citizens.
The Legislature further declares that it is particularly concerned that the proposed supersonic transport aircraft may significantly increase the noise level in the areas surrounding our state’s airports unless preventive legal sanctions are invoked.
The Legislature is compelled to enact a noise limit for aircraft landing in the state, as a necessary and proper function of its police powers, in order to protect the health and welfare of the citizens of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118830. (a)  Except in an emergency situation, no private or commercial aircraft entering commercial service after the effective date of this section may land or take off within the state if it produces noise in excess of the federal certification limits for subsonic jet transport aircraft as set forth in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 36.
(b)  The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply in the case of an aircraft of a type or class manufactured or in production on or before the effective date of this section where the manufacture of the aircraft is ordered and the aircraft is delivered for commercial service no later than three years after the effective date of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118875. This article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 118920) shall be known and may be cited as the California Indoor Clean Air Act of 1976.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118880. The Legislature finds and declares that tobacco smoke is a hazard to the health of the general public.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118885. Within indoor rooms, indoor chambers, or indoor places of public assembly in publicly owned buildings in which public business is conducted requiring or providing direct participation or observation by the general public there shall be a contiguous area of not less than 50 percent of the total area of the room, chamber, or place designated and posted by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited while a public meeting is in progress. A public body, commission, agency, or other entity conducting a public meeting may waive the requirements of this section with respect to its own members, provided that the rights of nonsmoking members are not adversely affected.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118890. Every health facility, as defined in Section 1250, and clinic, as defined in Section 1200, shall comply with the following:
(a)  Shall make every reasonable effort to assign patients to rooms according to the patient’s individual nonsmoking or smoking preference.
(b)  Shall designate and post by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, a contiguous area of not less than 20 percent of every cafeteria or other dining area whose occupied capacity is 50 or more persons as a nonsmoking section.
(c)  This section shall not prevent any health facility or clinic from banning smoking in any area that it may designate and post by sign or in all areas of the facility or clinic.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118895. Within every publicly owned building open to the general public for the primary purpose of exhibiting any motion picture, stage drama, music recital, or any other performance, with the exception of any indoor sporting event, signs shall be posted in sufficient number and in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, that shall designate that the smoking of tobacco is prohibited in any area other than that commonly known as the lobby. This prohibition shall not apply except during those times when the building is actually open to the public.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118900. Within every restaurant in a publicly owned building serving food or alcoholic beverages in rooms whose occupied capacity is 50 or more persons there shall be designated and posted by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, a contiguous area of not less than 20 percent of the serving area where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited.
(a)  This section shall not apply to banquet rooms in use for private functions.
(b)  This section shall not apply to premises under lease as a restaurant for the time as the lessee of record on January 1, 1977, has a lease as the operator of the restaurant.
(c)  As used in this section, “restaurant” means any place designated as a restaurant by Section 28522.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118905. Any person may apply for a writ of mandate to compel compliance by any public entity that has not complied with the requirements of this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 118920) for the designating or posting of nonsmoking areas or areas where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited. If judgment is given for the applicant, he or she may recover all reasonable costs of the suit, including reasonable attorney fees, reasonableness to be determined by the court.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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118910. (a) The Legislature declares its intent not to preempt the field of regulation of the smoking of tobacco products. A local governing body may ban completely the smoking of tobacco products, or may regulate smoking of tobacco products in any manner not inconsistent with this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 118920) or any other provision of state law.
(b) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 18. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)