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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction › Section 19167.

19167. No city, city and county, or county, nor any employee of any such entity, shall be liable for damages for injury to persons or property, resulting from an earthquake or otherwise, on the basis of any assessment or evaluation performed, any ordinance adopted, or any other action taken pursuant to this article, irrespective of whether such action complies with the terms of this article, or on the basis of failure to take any action authorized by this article. The immunity from liability provided herein is in addition to all other immunities of the city, city and county, or county provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction › Section 19168.

19168. Nothing in this article shall apply to those buildings and structures governed by the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 12.5 of this code or Article 3 (commencing with Section 39140) of Chapter 2 of Part 23 of the Education Code or Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) of Chapter 1 of Part 49 of the Education Code or any state-owned buildings or structures located in any city, city and county, or county.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 510.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 5 - Violations › Section 19170.

19170. Any person who violates, or causes or permits another person to violate, any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff › Section 19180.

19180. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a)  It is generally accepted that various areas of the state will experience moderate and severe earthquakes in the foreseeable future.
(b)  A serious threat to life and property resulting from these earthquakes is the threat of fire resulting from earthquake damage.
(c)  In order to mitigate, as much as possible, the effects of a major earthquake, including fire resulting from an earthquake, local governments should be authorized to adopt ordinances requiring installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 1. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff › Section 19181.

19181. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact an ordinance requiring the installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings open to the public. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall conform to standards adopted by the State Architect pursuant to Section 19182.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 2. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff › Section 19182.

19182. (a)  The State Architect shall adopt standards governing earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices for installation in buildings. These standards shall reasonably provide for convenient installation and maintenance of gas shutoff devices, as well as maintaining the safety of persons occupying buildings equipped with such devices.
(b)  In adopting standards pursuant to this section, the State Architect shall consider standards for such devices developed by the Z-21 American National Standards Committee and the comments or suggestions from various public utilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 3. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff › Section 19183.

19183. Manufacturers of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices or other devices required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 19182 shall first obtain certification, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 19200), that the device meets the standards established pursuant to Section 19182.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19200.

19200. The Legislature finds and declares that existing law does not require that any new seismic gas shutoff valve sold by any person in this state shall, prior to sale, be certified by the State Architect.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 268, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19201.

19201. As used in this article:
(a)  “Seismic gas shutoff device” means a seismic gas shutoff device installed on customer-owned gas piping certified by the State Architect pursuant to Section 19202. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, “seismic gas shutoff device” does not include any device installed on a gas distribution system owned or operated by a public utility.
(b)  “Excess flow gas shutoff device” means a gas shutoff device installed on customer-owned gas piping described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 19202 that has been certified by the State Architect pursuant to that section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, “excess flow gas shutoff device” shall not include any device installed on a gas distribution system owned or operated by a public utility.
(c)  “Customer-owned gas piping” means all parts of the gas piping system downstream of the gas utility point of delivery, including, but not limited to, downstream of the gas utility meter and service tee (also known as a bypass tee).
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1051, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19201.5.

19201.5. The State Architect shall establish a certification procedure for earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices and shall establish a fee for the certification. Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be equal to the costs associated with making the certification and are continuously appropriated to the State Architect for administering the certification program.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 7. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19202.

19202. The State Architect shall certify seismic gas shutoff devices which, as determined by the State Architect, comply with Chapter 12-23 (commencing with Section 12-23-101) of Part 12 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and which meet all of the following requirements:
(a)  (1)  The design of the device shall be operationally simplistic with an integral process design for assuring an optimum level of control and trouble-free functional operation.
(2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), automatic gas shutoff devices that are not activated by motion, but are activated by significant gas leaks or overpressure surges, shall be certified by the State Architect, if they otherwise meet the requirements of this section.
(b)  The design of the device shall provide a proven method to automatically provide for expedient and safe gas shutoff in an emergency.
(c)  The design of the device shall minimize or preclude the disruption to the flow of gas from erroneous vibrations, alien forces, or both erroneous vibrations and alien forces.
(d)  The design of the device shall provide a capability for ease of consumer or owner resetting without concern for safety.
(e)  The operational and functional design of the device shall be at least equal to the device certified by the State Architect pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 19180).
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 8. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19203.

19203. Any new seismic gas shutoff device sold by any person in this state shall, prior to sale, be certified by the State Architect.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 9. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices › Section 19204.

19204. This article is limited to the service connections of individual structures to main gas lines and to connections of appliances to gas lines and does not apply to devices within gas lines.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 10. Effective July 12, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19210.

19210. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that there exists a serious threat of fire, explosion, or electrocution to the people of California from water heaters that overturn or experience damage to the plumbing or electrical wiring during an earthquake, and that a large number of structures will suffer damage from water heaters due to the lack of adequate strapping or bracing.
(b)  The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the goal of the State of California to reduce earthquake hazards in this state.
(c)  The Legislature further finds and declares that the original state policy goal of having all water heaters strapped or properly anchored by the year 2000 has not been achieved, thereby exposing the residents of California to a continuing serious risk of injury or damage from water heaters overturned or demolished during earthquakes.
(d)  The Legislature further finds and declares that occupants of rental housing in this state are vulnerable to the threat of fire, explosion, or electrocution from water heaters that overturn or experience damage during an earthquake, and are not authorized to strap, brace, or anchor water heaters in their units without the owner’s advance approval, thus exposing them to hazardous conditions that they cannot mitigate.
(e)  It is the intent of the Legislature that compliance with Section 19211 shall not result in the displacement of existing households.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19211.

19211. (a)  Notwithstanding Section 19100, all new and replacement water heaters, and all existing residential water heaters, shall be braced, anchored, or strapped to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion. At a minimum, any water heater shall be secured in accordance with the California Plumbing Code, or modifications made thereto by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 17958.5.
(b)  The seller of any real property containing a water heater shall certify to the prospective purchaser that this section has been complied with. This certification shall be made in writing, and may be included in existing transactional documents, including, but not limited to, the Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety published pursuant to Section 10149 of the Business and Professions Code, a real estate sales contract or receipt for deposit, or a transfer disclosure statement pursuant to Section 1102.6 or 1102.6a of the Civil Code.
(c)  An owner of a residential rental property shall not evict any person on the basis that the eviction is required in order to comply with this section.
(d)  For the purposes of subdivision (a), “water heater” means any standard water heater with a capacity of not more than 120 gallons for which a preengineered strapping kit is readily available.
(e)  Notwithstanding Section 669 of the Evidence Code, the failure of any person to comply with this section shall not create a presumption of a failure by that person to exercise due care.
(f)  Any building or portion thereof, including any dwelling unit, guestroom, suite of rooms, or portions thereof, or the premises on which it is located is deemed to be a nuisance if it is in violation of this section. The owner or the owner’s agent shall have the right to correct any violation of subdivision (a) pursuant to Section 17980.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19212.

19212. All water heaters manufactured for sale in California on or after July 1, 1991, shall include a statement in the installation instructions that water heater units must be braced, anchored, or strapped to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion. The instructions provided by the manufacturer may include a reproduction of the generic installation instructions and standard details as prepared by the Division of the State Architect in accordance with Section 19215.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19213.

19213. Manufacturers shall add language to their instruction label on the front of the water heater that discloses the danger of falling or horizontal displacement due to an earthquake. The label shall contain the following language:
WARNING:  THIS WATER HEATER MUST BE BRACED, ANCHORED, OR STRAPPED TO AVOID FALLING OR MOVING DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19214.

19214. Any person who violates Section 19212 or 19213 shall be deemed to have violated a provision of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 951, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19215.

19215. The Division of the State Architect shall prepare generic installation instructions with standard details illustrating the strapping, bracing, and anchoring of water heaters for typical installations in single-family homes that comply with the requirements of the model codes. These details shall be made available for reproduction to manufacturers and appliance retailers at a cost to cover the state’s cost to prepare the details, and respond to requests.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19216.

19216. At the point of sale, the retailer may provide the consumer with generic installation instructions with standard details approved by the Division of the State Architect. If provided, these generic instructions are intended to be provided to the consumer as a guide, and are not intended to supersede local codes. The retailer and manufacturer are deemed not to be liable for the generic instructions provided to consumers as long as these have been approved by the Division of the State Architect, as complying with the requirements of the model code in force on the date of approval.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 581, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection › ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation › Section 19217.

19217. The Public Utilities Commission shall direct the investor owned gas and electrical utilities, not later than January 1, 1991, to develop an educational program for bracing, anchoring, and strapping water heaters to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquakes.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 951, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Automated External Defibrillators › Section 19300.

19300. (a) This chapter applies to all of the following structures, as defined in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 301.1) of Part 2, the California Building Code, of Title 24, the California Building Standards Code, of the California Code of Regulations, that are constructed on or after January 1, 2017, or are constructed prior to January 1, 2017, and modified, renovated, or tenant improved, as described in subdivision (b), subsequent to that date:
(1) Group A assembly buildings with an occupancy of greater than 300.
(2) Group B business buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(3) Group E educational buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(4) Group F factory buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(5) Group I institutional buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(6) Group M mercantile buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(7) Group R residential buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more, excluding single-family and multifamily dwelling units.
(b) A structure shall be considered modified, renovated, or tenant improved for purposes of subdivision (a) if the structure is subject to any of the following on or after January 1, 2020:
(1) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of tenant improvements in one calendar year.
(2) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of building renovations in one calendar year.
(3) Any tenant improvement for places of assembly, including auditoriums and performing arts and movie theaters.
(c) A structure described in subdivision (a) or (b) that is an occupied structure shall have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises subject to the requirements in Section 1797.196. A person or entity that acquires an AED for emergency care pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of the emergency care by use of an AED if that person or entity has complied with subdivision (b) of Section 1797.196.
(d) (1) This chapter shall not apply to a structure in subdivision (a) or (b) that is owned or operated by any local government entity.
(2) This chapter shall not apply to a health facility licensed under subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (f) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(e) If there is an existing AED in the common area of the structure, the requirements of this section are met without the installation of another AED.
(f) Except for structures specified in subdivision (b), this chapter shall not be construed to apply to a structure that is vacant or under construction or renovation.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1014, Sec. 1. (SB 1397) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4 - Trauma Kits › Section 19305.

19305. (a) For purposes of this section, “trauma kit” means a first aid response kit that contains at least all of the following:
(1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
(2) One bleeding control bandage.
(3) One pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a marker.
(4) One pair of scissors.
(5) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the American Red Cross, the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, or any other partner of the United States Department of Defense.
(b) Medical materials and equipment similar to those described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and any additional items that are approved by the medical director of the local emergency medical services agency may be included as supplements in addition to the items described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) if they adequately treat a traumatic injury and can be stored in a readily available kit.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 586, Sec. 3. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4 - Trauma Kits › Section 19307.

19307. In order to ensure public safety, a person or entity that supplies a trauma kit shall provide the person or entity that acquires the trauma kit with all information governing the use and maintenance of the trauma kit.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 586, Sec. 3. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 7 - Refrigerants and Refrigeration Plants › Section 19800.

19800. Refrigeration manufacturers shall hereafter on each mechanical refrigerator and refrigeration plant which they manufacture and installation companies shall on each refrigeration plant which they install place a label designating the type of refrigerant the unit uses and, if the refrigerator has a refrigerating unit which contains more than 20 pounds of refrigerant and is of a type which can not readily be transported without disconnecting the piping or other part thereof containing refrigerant, shall label the control and diffusion valves of the unit, if any, so that any person in case of emergency will be able to turn off or shut down the plant or refrigerator quickly and expeditiously. Each violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 987.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19810.

19810. (a)  “Article” as used in this chapter means and includes any article of wearing apparel, cloth, drapery or other fabric or material made from or containing any natural or synthetic fiber.
(b)  “Vendor” as used in this chapter means any individual, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture for sale or the sale of articles as herein defined.
(c)  “Inflammable article” as used in this chapter is any article made from or containing natural or synthetic fiber and determined by the Fire Marshal to be so highly inflammable as to constitute a dangerous risk of fire and hazard of injury to persons and property, taking into consideration the use or uses for which the article is made and designed to serve.
(d)  It has recently come to notice that of the various natural or synthetic fibers adapted and adaptable for use in the making of articles, as herein defined, some are so inflammable as to constitute a dangerous risk of fire and hazard of injury to persons and property. Provision should be made for the avoidance of such risks and hazards by preventing the use of such highly inflammable fibers. It is not feasible by statute to prescribe more specific tests than those herein prescribed, for it would appear that none such have yet been fully developed. It is necessary, therefore, to commit to the State Fire Marshal the conduct of research in these matters, the development of tests for these materials, and the administration of the provisions of this chapter for the prevention of the risks and the avoidance of the hazards described.
(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 793.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19811.

19811. The Fire Marshal of the State of California or any Deputy State Fire Marshal has right of access to the premises of any vendor during business hours for the purpose of determining whether inflammable articles are being manufactured or offered for sale therein and may take either an entire article or samples thereof in such quantities as may be necessary for analysis.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19812.

19812. Any article or samples taken under the provisions of Section 19811 hereof shall be subjected to tests by the Fire Marshal and determination made by him as to whether or not the article or samples are inflammable articles as defined in Section 19810.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19813.

19813. The State Fire Marshal may make such rules and regulations relating to inflammable articles as defined in Section 19810 as may reasonably be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act and prevent the risk of fire and avoid the hazards of injury to life and property in this chapter described. He shall mail copies of all rules and regulations and amendments thereto to all vendors and trade associations filing a written request for such notification with him.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19814.

19814. Any inflammable article in the possession of any vendor in violation of the rules or regulations of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to seizure by the State Fire Marshal or any Deputy State Fire Marshal. Any inflammable article seized under this section may be disposed of by the State Fire Marshal by summary destruction at any time subsequent to 30 days from such seizure or 10 days from the final termination of proceedings under the provision of Section 19815, whichever is the later.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19815.

19815. Any vendor whose property is seized under the provisions of Section 19814 may within 10 days after such seizure petition the State Fire Marshal to return the property seized upon the ground that such property was illegally or erroneously seized. Any petition filed hereunder shall be considered by the State Fire Marshal within 60 days after filing and an oral hearing granted the petitioner if requested. Notice of the decision of the Fire Marshal shall be served upon the petitioner. The Fire Marshal may order the property seized under this act disposed of or returned to the petitioner if illegally or erroneously seized. The determination of the Fire Marshal is final unless within 60 days an action is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of California for the recovery of the property seized by the Fire Marshal.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19816.

19816. Any vendor who knowingly and wilfully violates any rule or regulation of the Fire Marshal relating to inflammable articles shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19817.

19817. No person may manufacture, sell, or exchange, possess with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange any eyeglass or sunglass frame made of cellulose nitrate or any other material whose flammability characteristics approximate those of cellulose nitrate. Any such frame is an inflammable article.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 317.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials › Section 19818.

19818. The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, shall prepare and adopt such flammability standards and promulgate such regulations, relating to the use of fabric and fabric-like materials in items including, but not limited to, examination gowns, sleepwear, sheets, and pillowcases, used in acute general hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals, other than in hospital operating rooms, or in skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities in the state as he deems necessary for the protection of the public interest.
Such regulations shall become operative January 1, 1976.
Any violation of the regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section shall be a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1211.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8.5 - Children s Clothing › Section 19820.

19820. (a)  No person shall sell, or offer for sale, new children’s sleepwear to and including size 14 which does not meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear to and including size 6X, and such other standards as may from time to time be adopted by the federal government. The requirements prescribed by this chapter shall be in addition to those prescribed by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 19810).
(b)  Violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor.
(c)  The State Fire Marshal shall promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (commencing with Section 11340 of the Government Code), flammability regulations covering such other articles of new children’s clothing to and including size 14 as it shall determine to be in the public interest.
(d)  Violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to subdivision (c) is a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 71.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8.5 - Children s Clothing › Section 19821.

19821. The Legislature finds and declares that results from recent research and testing by the federal government indicate the chemical tris (2,  3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, hereafter referred to as “Tris,” which is widely used in children’s sleepwear as a flame retardant, may be a cancer-causing agent.
The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations prohibiting the use of Tris in all clothing. The State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall prepare and disseminate information to consumers on how to identify clothing, including children’s clothing subject to the provisions of Section 19820, which has been treated with Tris or any other flame-retardant chemicals used in the manufacture of consumer products which a state or federal agency has determined under state or federal law to be a health hazard of sufficient magnitude to warrant prohibition of their manufacture or sale.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19826.

19826. (a)  No city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall issue a building permit which does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no city or county or its employees shall be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, shall arise from their failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.
(b)  A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.
(c)  For purposes of this section, an “application for a building permit” shall be construed as a “transaction” and all declarations required shall be construed as “records” under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 49, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19826.5.

19826.5. A city or county may require that the agency of such city or county issuing a building permit inform the assessor of the county of issuance of the final inspection of a property for which a permit has been issued within 15 calendar days of conducting a final inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 728, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19827.

19827. (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and statewide public interest in assuring that building contractors comply with the Contractors License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000), Division 3, Business and Professions Code) and provisions of law relating to Workers’ Compensation Insurance for building construction, that property owners are informed about, and protected from, fraudulent representations, liability for worker’s injuries, liability for material and labor costs unpaid by contractors, licensing requirements, and employer’s tax liabilities when improving their property as owner-builders, and that uniformity of enforcement necessitates that the provisions of this chapter apply uniformly statewide.
(b)  This article shall become operative on July 1, 1980.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 976.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19827.5.

19827.5. A demolition permit shall not be issued by any city, county, city and county, or state or local agency which is authorized to issue demolition permits as to any building or other structure except upon the receipt from the permit applicant of a copy of each written asbestos notification regarding the building that has been required to be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency or to a designated state agency, or both, pursuant to Part 61 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or the successor to that part. The permit may be issued without the applicant submitting a copy of the written notification if the applicant declares that the notification is not applicable to the scheduled demolition project. The permitting agency may require the applicant to make the declaration in writing, or it may incorporate the applicant’s response on the demolition permit application. Compliance with this section shall not be deemed to supersede any requirement of federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 418, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19828.

19828. Any city, county, or city and county, which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction alteration, improvement, demolition, or repair of any building or structure may, if it is satisfied that all conditions of the final or parcel map have been fulfilled, and the map may be recorded, issue a building permit for construction on a parcel created by the map before the recordation of the map pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 66464) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 365.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 1 - Contents › Section 19829.

19829. (a)  Notwithstanding Section 35441 of the Government Code, if an application for a building permit is filed with a county prior to the vote on the incorporation of a new city, and a building permit is subsequently issued by the county prior to the effective date of the incorporation, and the property for which the building permit was issued is within the newly incorporated city limits, the building permit shall remain valid for a period of 180 days from the date of issuance of the building permit. If a local ordinance enacted by a county prior to the date of the incorporation vote provides that building permits are valid for a shorter or longer period than 180 days from the date of issuance, or the county ordinance authorizes the extension of those building permits, that local ordinance applies to any building permit applied for prior to the date of the incorporation vote.
If the effective date of the incorporation is more than 90 days after the incorporation vote, the county may receive applications for, and issue, building permits for construction on property to be included within the corporate boundaries of the newly incorporated city. These building permits shall remain valid for a period of 180 days from the date of issuance.
(b)  A building permit issued by a county for construction on real property subsequently annexed to a city shall remain valid for the life of the building permit, as issued. This subdivision does not apply to any city which has, by ordinance, expressly made this subdivision inapplicable to territory annexed to that city, unless the city initiated the annexation.
(c)  The city of which the affected territory became a part may extend the life of a building permit as provided by this section. The city of which the affected territory became a part shall be responsible for the continuing enforcement of the county ordinance.
(d)  All rights accorded the permittee by a building permit affected by this section may be exercised by the permittee or the successor in interest thereto in accordance with the applicable rules, regulations, and ordinances of the issuing agency which were in effect at the time the building permit was issued.
(e)  This section does not apply to any incorporation or annexation which became effective prior to January 1, 1985.
(f)  The section does not apply to any building permit which is suspended or revoked pursuant to any moratorium ordinance, or extension thereof, adopted under Section 65858 of the Government Code prior to the effective date of this section enacted at the 1991 portion of the 1991–92 Regular Session.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 348, Sec. 1. Effective August 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 3 - Local Regulations › Section 19835.

19835. Whenever a local ordinance authorizes or requires the furnishing of security in connection with the performance of any act or agreement required as a condition for the issuance of a building permit, the building permit applicant may provide any of the following as such security:
(a)  A deposit, either with the local agency or a responsible escrow agent or trust company, at the option of the local agency, of money or negotiable bonds of the kind approved for securing deposits of public moneys.
(b)  An instrument of credit from one or more financial institutions subject to regulation by the state or federal government and pledging that the funds necessary to carry out the act or agreement are on deposit and guaranteed for payment or a letter of credit issued by such a financial institution.
(c)  Bond or bonds by one or more duly authorized corporate sureties.
(d)  Any form of security which is acceptable to the local agency and specified by ordinance thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1203, Sec. 16. Effective September 22, 1982. Operative January 1, 1983, by Sec. 20 of Ch. 1203.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits › ARTICLE 3 - Local Regulations › Section 19836.

19836. Security given for faithful performance of an act or agreement pursuant to Section 19835 shall be released immediately upon the performance of the act or final completion and acceptance of the required work and performance of the act, or the legislative body may provide for the partial release of the security upon the partial performance of the act or the acceptance of the work as it progresses, under rules established by the legislative body.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 556.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 10 - Building Records › Section 19850.

19850. The building department of every city or county shall maintain an official copy, which may be on microfilm or other type of photographic copy, of the plans of every building, during the life of the building, for which the department issued a building permit.
“Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings.
Except for plans of a common interest development as defined in Section 4100 or 6534 of the Civil Code, plans need not be filed for:
(a) Single or multiple dwellings not more than two stories and basement in height.
(b) Garages and other structures appurtenant to buildings described under subdivision (a).
(c) Farm or ranch buildings.
(d) Any one-story building where the span between bearing walls does not exceed 25 feet. The exemption in this subdivision does not, however, apply to a steel frame or concrete building.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 181, Sec. 64) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 605, Sec. 36. (SB 752) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 10 - Building Records › Section 19852.

19852. The governing body of a county or city, including a charter city, may prescribe such fees as will pay the expenses incurred by the building department of such city or county in maintaining the official copy of the plans of buildings for which it has issued a building permit, but the fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably required by the building department in maintaining the official copy of the plans of buildings for which it has issued a building permit. The fees shall be imposed pursuant to Section 66016 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 26.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 11 - Plans and Specifications for Development › Section 19872.

19872. (a)  An enforcement agency may require as a condition of receiving a building permit, that a permittee participate in a preconstruction conference prior to completion of plan checking of the permittee’s submitted plans and specifications for the purpose of reviewing the plans to ensure consistency of building code interpretations, and adequacy and sufficiency of plan details.
(b)  If an enforcement agency requires a preconstruction conference, that enforcement agency shall request the participation of any other appropriate enforcement agencies of the local agency who may inspect a construction or renovation project.
(c)  An enforcement agency may require the permittee to maintain at the site of the construction or renovation project, a set of plans and specifications that reflect any points of discussion, understandings, and agreements derived from the preconstruction conference.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 541, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 12 - Heating Appliances and Installations › Section 19881.

19881. (a)  No person shall sell, or offer for sale, any new or used unvented heater that is designed to be used inside any dwelling house or unit, with the exception of an electric heater, or decorative gas logs for use in a vented fireplace.
(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), natural-gas-fueled unvented decorative gas logs and fireplaces may be sold if the Department of Housing and Community Development and the State Department of Health Services approve of their use, and all of the following are satisfied:
(1)  The Department of Housing and Community Development and the State Department of Health Services consider and develop recommended standards for their use. The cost of developing these standards may not exceed one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000).
(2)  Natural-gas-fueled unvented decorative gas logs and fireplaces meet the standards developed in accordance with paragraph (1) by the Department of Housing and Community Development and the State Department of Health Services.
(3)  The California Building Standards Commission adopts the standards developed in accordance with paragraph (1) and pursuant to Section 18930.
(4)  Natural-gas-fueled unvented decorative gas logs and fireplaces are listed by an agency approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(c)  Installation of natural-gas-fueled unvented decorative gas logs and fireplaces sold under standards developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be in accordance with the California Building Standards Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 67. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Automatic Garage Door Openers › Section 19891.

19891. (a) In addition to any other remedies permitted by law, any violations of subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 19890 or Section 19892 are subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per opener installed, manufactured, sold, or offered for sale that is not in compliance with Section 19890 or 19892.
(b) In addition to any other remedies permitted by law, any violations of subdivision (d) or (h) of Section 19890 are subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) per opener installed and operational, that is not in compliance with Section 19890.
(c) In addition to any other remedies permitted by law, a seller who violates the notice requirements of Section 1102.6 of the Civil Code, relating to automatic garage door openers, is subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).
(d) Court proceedings may be initiated by the building department of the local agency with jurisdiction over enforcement of building standards, by affected consumers, or by the district attorney. Civil penalties assessed are payable to the local agency initiating the proceedings to enforce this chapter to offset the costs to the agency related to court proceedings. If an affected consumer initiates the proceeding, the civil penalties are payable to the consumer.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 159. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)