ARTICLE 12.5. Tanning Facilities [7414.1. - 7414.6.]

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC 12.5.
in effect

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 7414.1. Section 7414.1.

All records required by law to be kept by tanning facilities subject to the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 (Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 22700) of Division 8), including, but not limited to, records relating to written warning statements, the sign required to be posted, the qualifications of facility operators, statements of acknowledgment, parental consent forms, and injury reports, shall be open to inspection by the board, or its authorized representatives, during any inspection, or during any investigation initiated in response to a complaint that the tanning facility has violated any provision of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988. A copy of any or all of those records shall be provided to the board, or its authorized representatives, immediately upon request.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 7414.2. Section 7414.2.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 (Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 22700) of Division 8), is an infraction subject to the procedures described in Sections 19.6 and 19.7 of the Penal Code when: (1) A complaint or a written notice to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code is filed in court charging the offense as an infraction, or (2) The court, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecution, determines that the offense is an infraction in which event the case shall proceed as if the defendant has been arraigned on an infraction complaint. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the provisions of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988, which is an infraction, is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (c) This section shall become effective July 1, 1994.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 7414.3. Section 7414.3.

(a) Any representative of the board designated by the director shall have the authority to issue a written notice to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. Representatives so designated are not peace officers and are not entitled to safety member retirement benefits, as a result of that designation. Except as otherwise provided, the representative’s authority is limited to the issuance of written notices to appear for infraction violations of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 and only when the violation is committed in the presence of the representative. (b) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any representative, acting pursuant to subdivision (a) and within the scope of his or her authority, for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest which is lawful or which the representative, at the time of that arrest, had reasonable cause to believe was lawful. (c) This section shall become effective July 1, 1994.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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