ARTICLE 1. General [13100. - 13135.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 1.
in effect

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13100. Section 13100.

(a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal is hereby created in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be administered by the State Fire Marshal, who shall be a Chief Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 702 of the Public Resources Code and appointed pursuant to Section 13101 of this code. (b) The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection succeed to, and are vested with, all of the powers, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former Office of the State Fire Marshal and the former State Fire Marshal, as the case may be, in the State and Consumer Services Agency. (c) Wherever any reference is made in any law to the former Office of the State Fire Marshal or to the former State Fire Marshal in the State and Consumer Services Agency pertaining to a power, duty, responsibility, or jurisdiction transferred to, and vested in, the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as the case may be.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13101. Section 13101.

The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. In order to be eligible for appointment, he or she shall have had not less than eight years experience in a regularly organized fire department in this State. He or she shall be paid the annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13103. Section 13103.

The State Fire Marshal may appoint those assistant or deputy state fire marshals as he or she may consider necessary from among active chiefs of fire departments, fire marshals of cities, counties, and districts providing fire protection, and the salaried field assistants of the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal and the assistant or deputy state fire marshals shall exercise the functions of peace officers.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13104. Section 13104.

The State Fire Marshal shall aid in the enforcement of all laws and ordinances, any rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of Division 11 (commencing with Section 12000) of, and Part 1 (commencing with Section 13000) and Part 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 12 of, the Health and Safety Code, and building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fires or to fire prevention and protection. The State Fire Marshal shall, if possible, attend, and take charge of and protect all property which may be imperiled by any fire other than: (a) A forest, brush, or grain fire. (b) A fire occurring within any city or town maintaining a fire department, within a fire protection district, or within a county where there is a regularly appointed county fire warden.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13104.5. Section 13104.5.

Except on property which has been deeded to the state for taxes, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may abate fire hazards existing on property owned, controlled, or held in trust by the state, in areas not under the jurisdiction of the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, upon the request of the legislative body of the city, county, or city and county within which the property is situated. The cost of the abatement shall be paid out of any money in the State Treasury appropriated for that purpose.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13104.6. Section 13104.6.

The State Fire Marshal may determine the existence of a fire hazard on any property which has been deeded to the State for taxes and may serve a written notice of condemnation of the fire hazard on the State Controller, or on any person designated by the Controller. The fire hazard is then subject to removal in accordance with the law relating to removal of public nuisances on tax deeded property.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105. Section 13105.

The State Fire Marshal shall encourage the adoption of fire prevention measures by means of education, engineering, and enforcement and shall prepare or cause to be prepared for dissemination information relating to the subject of fire prevention and extinguishment.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.1. Section 13105.1.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall develop, in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, a working group to make recommendations regarding personal protective equipment used in responding to lithium-ion battery fires. (b) The working group shall include members of the State Board of Fire Services, academia, health and safety experts, a representative from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and a labor organization representing the utility workforce, as determined by the State Fire Marshal. (c) The working group shall review, and for the purpose of making recommendations shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The latest personal protective equipment to limit exposure to lithium and other heavy metals when responding to fires where lithium-ion batteries are present. (2) Technology to clean personal protective equipment after response to a lithium-ion battery fire. (3) Whether different types of personal protective equipment should be used for different types of lithium-ion battery fires, including large scale battery energy storage facilities, home-based battery energy storage facilities, and electric vehicles that have lithium-ion batteries. (4) Current decontamination practices at the fire scene to reduce exposures and potential negative health consequences. (d) The recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be delivered to the Legislature no later than September 1, 2026. (e) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (d) is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code. (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.2. Section 13105.2.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish and operate a statewide hazardous materials training facility to be located at the Del Valle Firefighting Facility of the County of Los Angeles. (b) Subdivision (a) shall be operative in any fiscal year only to the extent that funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act or donated by private donors, contributed by local agencies, or provided by other funding sources for the purpose of subdivision (a). Donations by private donors, local agencies, or other sources may be in the form of money, in-kind services, or equipment. All monetary contributions received pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into a special deposit fund account to carry out the requirements of subdivision (a).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.3. Section 13105.3.

The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures for utility grade lithium-ion battery storage facilities. (a) The measures shall include best practices for the health and safety of emergency services personnel. (b) The measures shall include best practices for owners and operators to share timely and accurate information with local emergency managers and public safety agencies regarding incidents.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.5. Section 13105.5.

The State Fire Marshal shall establish or cause to be established a program of fire prevention training for fire prevention inspectors employed by local fire protection agencies. The training program shall be conducted on a regional basis located near such agencies which employ or contract with such inspectors.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.6. Section 13105.6.

On or before July 1, 2023, the State Fire Marshal, with the involvement of the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee, shall develop a curriculum for livestock producers eligible for the livestock pass program described in Section 2350 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The curriculum shall, at a minimum, provide education regarding basic fire behavior, communications during a disaster emergency, and incident command structure. The curriculum shall provide for the initial certification as well as the continuing education or recertification of livestock producers eligible for the livestock pass program. It is the intent of the Legislature that any certification training utilizing the curriculum developed pursuant to this section be no more than four hours in duration, ensuring that commercial livestock producers may avail themselves of the curriculum.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13105.7. Section 13105.7.

(a) The State Fire Marshal may establish a schedule of fees for the inspection, approval, and listing of testing laboratories which test consumer products for fire safety that are regulated by the State Fire Marshal. (b) The State Fire Marshal may charge the testing laboratories fees to cover the costs of the program specified in subdivision (a), including the cost of establishing the fee schedule.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13106. Section 13106.

During the existence of a fire, the State Fire Marshal may protect any property which is affected thereby until the arrival of the owner or claimant. If the owner or claimant does not take charge of the property within twenty-four hours, the State Fire Marshal may store it at the owner’s or claimant’s expense.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13107. Section 13107.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall investigate every explosion or fire occurring in any state institution, state-owned building, or any building which is determined, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal, to be state occupied, and every explosion or fire occurring in those areas of the state not under the jurisdiction of a legally organized fire department or fire protection district or other public entity, including, but not limited to, the state, which provides fire protection in which there is suspicion that the crime of arson or attempted arson has been committed. (b) Upon request of the chief fire official of a legally organized fire department or fire protection district, or the governing body thereof, or upon request of the chief of a police department or the sheriff regarding a fire which occurs in an area where there is no operating arson investigation unit, the State Fire Marshal shall, within the limitation of resources and manpower established for those purposes, investigate any explosion or fire occurring within the jurisdiction of the requesting official in which there is suspicion that the crime of arson or attempted arson has been committed. (c) The State Fire Marshal shall cooperate in the establishment of a program for training fire department personnel in arson investigation and detection. (d) In order to carry out his or her responsibilities and duties pursuant to this section, the State Fire Marshal shall establish an arson investigation unit within his or her office, which shall be staffed with necessary personnel to perform the function for which the unit is established. (e) If there is reason to believe that any fire or explosion investigated by the State Fire Marshal resulted from a crime or that a crime has been committed in connection with it, the State Fire Marshal shall report that fact in writing to the district attorney of the county in which the fire or explosion occurred.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13107.5. Section 13107.5.

The State Fire Marshal may investigate every break, and shall investigate every explosion or fire, involving a pipeline reported by a local agency pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 51010) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The State Fire Marshal may immediately order any pipeline closed when it is determined to be necessary to do so in the interests of public safety. The pipeline shall remain closed until it is determined that operations may be resumed with safety or until any discovered safety defect has been remedied or repaired.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108. Section 13108.

(a) Except as limited by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1 of the Labor Code and Section 18930 of this code, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt building standards, not inconsistent with existing laws or ordinances, relating to fire protection in the design and construction of the means of egress and the adequacy of exits from, and the installation and maintenance of fire alarm and fire extinguishment equipment or systems in, any state institution or other state-owned building or in any specified state-occupied building and submit those building standards to the State Building Standards Commission for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13. The State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt regulations other than building standards for the installation and maintenance of equipment and furnishings that present unusual fire hazards in any state institution or other state-owned building or in any specified state-occupied building. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt those regulations as are reasonably necessary to define what buildings shall be considered as state-occupied buildings. (b) The fire chief of any city, county, city and county, or fire protection district, or that official’s authorized representative, may enter any state institution or any other state-owned or state-occupied building for the purpose of preparing a fire suppression preplanning program or for the purpose of investigating any fire in a state-occupied building. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the State Fire Marshal shall enforce the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Building Standards Code in all state-owned buildings, specified state-occupied buildings, and state institutions throughout the state. Upon written request from the chief fire official of any city, county, city and county, or fire protection district, or a Designated Campus Fire Marshal, pursuant to Section 13146, the State Fire Marshal may authorize that person and their authorized representatives, in their geographical area of responsibility, to make fire prevention inspections of state-owned or specified state-occupied buildings, other than state institutions, for the purpose of enforcing the regulations relating to fire and panic safety adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Building Standards Code. Authorization from the State Fire Marshal shall be limited to those fire departments or fire districts that maintain a fire prevention bureau staffed by paid personnel. (d) Any requirement or order made by a chief fire official or Designated Campus Fire Marshal pursuant to this section may be appealed to the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall, upon receiving an appeal and subject to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18945) of Part 2.5 of Division 13, determine if the requirement or order made is reasonably consistent with the fire and panic safety regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Building Standards Code. (e) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (c), “specified state-occupied building” shall mean a building that is leased or rented by the state, in whole or in part, and is any of the following: (1) A building where the state has entered into a build-to-suit lease. (2) A trial court facility with a detention area. (3) A building used by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a reentry facility. (4) Any other building specified by the State Fire Marshal through adopted regulations. (f) This section does not prohibit the State Fire Marshal from entering and enforcing the regulations relating to fire and panic safety adopted by the State Fire Marshal and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Building Standards Code in any publicly or privately owned building occupied by the state, in whole or in part, whenever the State Fire Marshal determines that enforcement by the State Fire Marshal is necessary for the safety of state workers or wards.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.1. Section 13108.1.

The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, shall review the flammability standards for building insulation materials, including whether the flammability standards for some insulation materials can only be met with the addition of chemical flame retardants. Based on this review, and if the State Fire Marshal deems it appropriate, he or she shall, by July 1, 2015, propose for consideration by the California Building Standards Commission, to be adopted at the sole discretion of the commission, updated insulation flammability standards that accomplish both of the following: (a) Maintain overall building fire safety. (b) Ensure that there is adequate protection from fires that travel between walls and into confined areas, including crawl spaces and attics, for occupants of the building and any firefighters who may be in the building during a fire.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.5. Section 13108.5.

(a) The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall, pursuant to Section 18930, propose fire protection building standards for roofs, exterior walls, structure projections, including, but not limited to, porches, decks, balconies, and eaves, and structure openings, including, but not limited to, attic and eave vents and windows of buildings in fire hazard severity zones, including very high fire hazard severity zones designated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 4201) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code. (b) (1) Building standards adopted pursuant to this section shall also apply to buildings located in very high fire hazard severity zones designated pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 51175) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and other areas designated by a local agency following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of the building standards adopted pursuant to this section are necessary for effective fire protection within the area. (2) Upon identification by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code of high fire hazard severity zones and by a local agency pursuant to Section 51179 of the Government Code, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall propose, and the California Building Standards Commission shall adopt, expanded application of the building standards adopted pursuant to this section to high fire hazard severity zones during the next triennially occurring code adoption cycle. (3) The State Fire Marshal and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall, after consulting with interested stakeholders, including local fire officials, consider if it is appropriate to expand application of the building standards adopted pursuant to this section to moderate fire hazard severity zones. If it is found appropriate, the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall, pursuant to Section 18930, recommend expanding the application of the building standards adopted pursuant to this section to moderate fire hazard severity zones. (c) Building standards adopted pursuant to this section shall also apply to buildings located in urban wildland interface communities. A local agency may, at its discretion, include in or exclude from the requirements of these building standards any area in its jurisdiction following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record at a public hearing that the requirements of these building standards are necessary or not necessary, respectively, for effective fire protection within the area. Changes made by a local agency to an urban wildland interface community area following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record shall be final and shall not be rebuttable. (d) For purposes of subdivision (c), “urban wildland interface community” means a community listed in “Communities at Risk from Wild Fires,” produced by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fire and Resource Assessment Program, pursuant to the National Fire Plan, federal Fiscal Year 2001 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-291).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.5.1. Section 13108.5.1.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall, prior to the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2023, research and develop, and may propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones in state responsibility areas, local responsibility areas, and in land designated as a Wildland Urban Interface Fire Area by cities and other local agencies under the scope of Chapter 7A (Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure) of the California Building Standards Code. The building standards required under this section shall apply to nonresidential, critical infrastructure buildings and shall include both of the following: (1) Fire rating requirements for structures under Risk Category III and IV as per ASCE 7 in addition to ignition-resistant construction. (2) For Risk Category III and IV structures, require fire ratings of four hours, three hours, and two hours in very high, high, and moderate severity zones, respectively. (b) As used in this section, “ASCE 7” means the Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, as adopted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. (c) The California Building Standards Commission shall consider for adoption the building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.5.2. Section 13108.5.2.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than two dwelling units, in buildings above three stories and provide a report to the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization, the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management, the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, and the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2026. (b) The report required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall address fire and life safety or emergency activities in single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than two dwelling units, in buildings above three stories. (c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.6. Section 13108.6.

The State Fire Marshal may adopt regulations specifying the access to roof areas of commercial establishments which firefighters shall have and may limit or restrict the use of razor wire fences, chain link fences, or any other fences which would obstruct that access. For purposes of this section, “commercial establishment” shall not include any facility of a public utility.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13108.9. Section 13108.9.

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to require a public address system with an emergency backup power system for all buildings or structures constructed on or after July 1, 1991, which are intended for public assemblies of 10,000 or more persons. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to require any existing building or structure intended for public assemblies of 10,000 or more persons which, on or after January 1, 1991, has or subsequently installs a public address system, to have an emergency backup power system for the public address system.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13109. Section 13109.

The State Fire Marshal, his or her deputies, or his or her salaried assistants, the chief of any city or county fire department or fire protection district and their authorized representatives may enter any building or premises not used for dwelling purposes at any reasonable hour for the purpose of enforcing this chapter. The owner, lessee, manager or operator of any such building or premises shall permit the State Fire Marshal, his or her deputies, his or her salaried assistants and the chief of any city or county fire department or fire protection district and their authorized representatives to enter and inspect them at the time and for the purpose stated in this section.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13110. Section 13110.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the State Fire Marshal may propose, adopt, and administer the regulations that he or she deems necessary in order to ensure fire safety in buildings and structures within this state including regulations related to construction, modification, installation, testing, inspection, labeling, listing, certification, registration, licensing, reporting, operation, and maintenance. Regulations that are building standards shall be submitted to the State Building Standards Commission for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13. (b) The Office of the State Fire Marshal may establish and collect reasonable fees necessary to implement this section, consistent with Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13110.3. Section 13110.3.

The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Codes (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2025, propose to the California Building Standards Commission updates to the fire standards described in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations relating to requirements for those lithium-based battery systems that are compliant with UL 9540 at facilities under the exclusive control of communications utilities in order to support compliance with regulations adopted by the Public Utilities Commission relating to 72-hour backup power requirements pursuant to Section 776.2 of the Public Utilities Code. The updates proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section shall address the specific environments in which communications utilities shall deploy lithium-based battery systems in order to meet the requirements implemented pursuant to Section 776.2 of the Public Utilities Code.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13110.5. Section 13110.5.

The State Fire Marshal shall gather statistical information on all fires, medical aid incidents, and hazardous materials incidents occurring within this state. The chief fire official of each fire department operated by the state, a city, city and county, fire protection district, organized fire company, or other public or private entity which provides fire protection, shall furnish information and data to the State Fire Marshal relating to each fire which occurs within his or her area of jurisdiction. The chief fire official of each fire department operated by the state shall, and the chief fire official of fire departments operated by a city, city and county, fire protection district, organized fire company, or other public or private entity which provides fire protection may, also furnish information and data to the State Fire Marshal relating to medical aid incidents and hazardous materials incidents which occur within their area of jurisdiction. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations prescribing the scope of the information to be reported, the manner of reporting the information, the forms to be used, the time the information shall be reported, and other requirements and regulations as the State Fire Marshal determines necessary. The State Fire Marshal shall annually analyze the information and data reported, compile a report, and disseminate a copy of the report, together with his or her analysis, to each chief fire official in the state. The State Fire Marshal shall also furnish a copy of his or her report and analysis to the State Emergency Medical Services Authority and any other interested person upon request.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13110.7. Section 13110.7.

The State Fire Marshal shall establish and maintain a registry of burn injuries and deaths, and shall annually compile a statistical report of such injuries and deaths. The director of every burn center which examines, treats, or admits a person with a burn or smoke inhalation injury or a person who suffers a burn-related death shall file a report with the State Fire Marshal describing the injury or death at the end of the examination or treatment or at the time the patient is discharged from the burn center or at the time of the patient’s death. As used in this section, the term “burn center” means an intensive care unit in which there are specially trained physicians, nursing and supportive personnel and the necessary monitoring and therapeutic equipment needed to provide specialized medical and nursing care to burned patients. The State Fire Marshall shall, in cooperation with the burn centers, develop the form to be used in reporting information to the State Fire Marshal under this section.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13111. Section 13111.

The State Fire Marshal may adopt a model ordinance for adoption by any local agency authorized pursuant to Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 50078) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code to establish uniform schedules and rates for assessments for fire suppression services as provided in Section 50078.2 of the Government Code.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13111.1. Section 13111.1.

(a) The office of the State Fire Marshal may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws, the enforcement of which is committed to the office. Such expenditures by the office shall be made in accordance with law in carrying on the work for which such appropriations were made. (b) A sum, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in each fiscal year, may be withdrawn for investigative purposes from General Fund money appropriated in support of the office of the State Fire Marshal, without at the time furnishing vouchers and itemized statements. This sum shall be used as a revolving fund where cash advances are necessary, and at the close of each fiscal year, or any other time, upon demand of the Department of Finance, shall be accounted for and substantiated by vouchers and itemized statements submitted to and audited by the State Controller.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13111.3. Section 13111.3.

The State Department of Health shall establish and administer a program which will make loans available to private nonprofit children’s institutions and private nonprofit homes for the aging which are nonprofit community care facilities for adults under subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code from such funds as may be appropriated by the Legislature to pay the cost of the installation of automatic sprinkler systems or detectors responding to invisible products of combustion other than heat approved by the State Fire Marshal. Any loan pursuant to this section shall bear interest at a rate of 5 percent per annum and shall not be for a term exceeding 30 years. The State Department of Health shall adopt and enforce such regulations as may be necessary for the reasonable administration of the loan program which it is required by this section to establish and administer.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13112. Section 13112.

Every person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. A person is guilty of a separate offense each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of any provision of, or any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to, this chapter.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13112.1. Section 13112.1.

Notwithstanding Section 1463 of the Penal Code, all fines and forfeitures imposed by or collected in any court of this state, as a result of citations issued by the State Fire Marshal or salaried deputy state fire marshals employed by the State of California, for any violation of this part or of any regulation adopted pursuant to this part, shall be deposited, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the fine or forfeiture, with the county treasurer of the county in which the court is situated. Amounts so deposited shall be paid at least once a month as follows: (a) One-half to the Treasurer, by warrant of the county auditor drawn upon the requisition of the clerk or judge of the court, for deposit in the California Fire and Arson Training Fund, on order of the Controller. At the time of the transmittal, the county auditor shall forward to the Controller, on the form or forms prescribed by the Controller, a record of the imposition, collection, and payments of the fines or forfeitures. (b) One-half to the county in which the offense was committed for disposition as provided in Section 1463 of the Penal Code.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13112.2. Section 13112.2.

All revenue collected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13112.1 shall be deposited in the California Fire and Arson Training Fund and shall be available, when appropriated by the Legislature, for the office of the State Fire Marshal to support fire training.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113. Section 13113.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, firm, or corporation shall not establish, maintain, or operate a hospital, children’s home, children’s nursery, or institution, home or institution for the care of people who are elderly, persons with mental health disorders or intellectual disabilities, or nursing or convalescent home, wherein more than six guests or patients are housed or cared for on a 24-hour-per-day basis unless there is installed and maintained in an operable condition in every building, or portion thereof where patients or guests are housed, an automatic sprinkler system approved by the State Fire Marshal. (b) This section shall not apply to homes or institutions for the 24-hour-per-day care of ambulatory children if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The buildings, or portions thereof where children are housed, are not more than two stories in height and are constructed and maintained in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13143 and building standards published in the California Building Standards Code. (2) The buildings, or portions thereof housing more than six children, shall have installed and maintained in an operable condition therein a fire alarm system of a type approved by the State Fire Marshal. The system shall be activated by detectors responding to invisible products of combustion other than heat. (3) The buildings or portions thereof do not house children with mental health disorders or children with intellectual disabilities. (c) This section shall not apply to any one-story building or structure of an institution or home for the care of the aged providing 24-hour-per-day care if the building or structure is used or intended to be used for the housing of no more than six ambulatory aged persons. However, the buildings or institutions shall have installed and maintained in an operable condition therein a fire alarm system of a type approved by the State Fire Marshal. The system shall be activated by detectors responding to products of combustion other than heat. (d) This section does not apply to occupancies, or any alterations thereto, located in type I construction, as defined by the State Fire Marshal, under construction or in existence on March 4, 1972. (e) “Under construction,” as used in this section, means that actual work shall have been performed on the construction site and shall not be construed to mean that the hospital, home, nursery, institution, sanitarium, or a portion thereof, is in the planning stage.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113.5. Section 13113.5.

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations requiring the installation of automatic fire devices activated by products of combustion other than heat in all facilities within the scope of Sections 13143 and 13143.6, which provide 24-hour per day care, which house six or fewer persons, and which do not have automatic sprinkler systems.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113.6. Section 13113.6.

(a) Any person, or public or private firm, organization, or corporation, that owns, rents, leases, or manages a facility that hosts a ticketed event for live entertainment shall make an announcement of the availability of emergency exits prior to the beginning of the live entertainment. (b) As used in this section, “facility” means a building or portion of a building having an assembly room with an occupancy load of less than 1,000 persons and a legitimate stage for the gathering together of 50 or more persons as defined pursuant to Division 2 of Section 303.1.1 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (California Building Code of 2001).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113.7. Section 13113.7.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of installation, shall be installed, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions in each dwelling intended for human occupancy. (2) For all dwelling units intended for human occupancy for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2014, for alterations, repairs, or additions exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), the permit issuer shall not sign off on the completion of work until the permittee demonstrates that all smoke alarms required for the dwelling unit are devices approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114. (3) However, if any local rule, regulation, or ordinance, adopted prior to January 1, 1987, requires installation in a dwelling unit intended for human occupancy of smoke alarms which receive their power from the electrical system of the building and requires compliance with the local rule, regulation, or ordinance at a date subsequent to the dates specified in this section, the compliance date specified in the rule, regulation, or ordinance shall, but only with respect to the dwelling units specified in this section, take precedence over the date specified in this section. (4) Unless prohibited by local rules, regulations, or ordinances, a battery-operated smoke alarm, which otherwise met the standards adopted pursuant to Section 13114 for smoke alarms at the time of installation, satisfies the requirements of this section. (5) A fire alarm system with smoke detectors installed in accordance with the State Fire Marshal’s regulations may be installed in lieu of smoke alarms required pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (d). (b) “Dwelling units intended for human occupancy,” as used in this section, includes a one- or two-unit dwelling, lodging house, apartment complex, hotel, motel, condominium, stock cooperative, time-share project, or dwelling unit of a multiple-unit dwelling complex, or factory-built housing as defined in Section 19971. For the purpose of this part, “dwelling units intended for human occupancy” does not include manufactured homes as defined in Section 18007, mobilehomes as defined in Section 18008, and commercial coaches as defined in Section 18001.8. (c) A high-rise structure, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 13210 and regulated by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 13210), and which is used for purposes other than as dwelling units intended for human occupancy, is exempt from the requirements of this section. (d) (1) The owner shall be responsible for testing and maintaining alarms in hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment complexes, and other multiple-dwelling complexes in which units are neither rented nor leased. (2) The owner of a hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment complex, or other multiple-dwelling complex in which units are rented or leased, and commencing January 1, 2014, the owner of a single-family dwelling that is rented or leased, shall be responsible for testing and maintaining alarms required by this section as follows: (A) An owner or the owner’s agent may enter any dwelling unit, efficiency dwelling unit, guest room, and suite owned by the owner for the purpose of installing, repairing, testing, and maintaining single station smoke alarms required by this section. Except in cases of emergency, the owner or owner’s agent shall give the tenants of each such unit, room, or suite reasonable notice in writing of the intention to enter and shall enter only during normal business hours. Twenty-four hours shall be presumed to be reasonable notice in absence of evidence to the contrary. (B) At the time that a new tenancy is created, the owner shall ensure that smoke alarms are operable. The tenant shall be responsible for notifying the manager or owner if the tenant becomes aware of an inoperable smoke alarm within his or her unit. The owner or authorized agent shall correct any reported deficiencies in the smoke alarm and shall not be in violation of this section for a deficient smoke alarm when he or she has not received notice of the deficiency. (3) On or before January 1, 2016, the owner of a dwelling unit intended for human occupancy in which one or more units is rented or leased shall install additional smoke alarms, as needed, to ensure that smoke alarms are located in compliance with current building standards. Existing alarms need not be replaced unless the alarm is inoperable. New smoke alarms installed in compliance with current building standards may be battery operated provided the alarms have been approved by the State Fire Marshal for sale in the state. This paragraph shall not apply to fire alarm systems with smoke detectors, fire alarm devices that connect to a panel, or other devices that use a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal. (e) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense. (f) This section shall not affect any rights which the parties may have under any other provision of law because of the presence or absence of a smoke alarm.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113.8. Section 13113.8.

(a) On and after January 1, 1986, every single-family dwelling and factory-built housing, as defined in Section 19971, which is sold shall have an operable smoke alarm. At the time of installation, the alarm shall be approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal and installed in accordance with the State Fire Marshal’s regulations. Unless prohibited by local rules, regulations, or ordinances, a battery-operated smoke alarm that met the standards adopted pursuant to Section 13114 for smoke alarms at the time of installation shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section. (b) On and after January 1, 1986, the transferor of any real property containing a single-family dwelling, as described in subdivision (a), whether the transfer is made by sale, exchange, or real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the Civil Code, shall deliver to the transferee a written statement indicating that the transferor is in compliance with this section. The disclosure statement shall be either included in the receipt for deposit in a real estate transaction, an addendum attached thereto, or a separate document. (c) The transferor shall deliver the statement referred to in subdivision (b) as soon as practicable before the transfer of title in the case of a sale or exchange, or prior to execution of the contract where the transfer is by a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985. For purposes of this subdivision, “delivery” means delivery in person or by mail to the transferee or transferor, or to any person authorized to act for him or her in the transaction, or to additional transferees who have requested delivery from the transferor in writing. Delivery to the spouse of a transferee or transferor shall be deemed delivery to a transferee or transferor, unless the contract states otherwise. (d) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) Transfers which are required to be preceded by the furnishing to a prospective transferee of a copy of a public report pursuant to Section 11018.1 of the Business and Professions Code. (2) Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a probate court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain, or transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance. (3) Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor in default, transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor in default, transfers by any foreclosure sale after default, transfers by any foreclosure sale after default in an obligation secured by a mortgage, or transfers by a sale under a power of sale after a default in an obligation secured by a deed of trust or secured by any other instrument containing a power of sale. (4) Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent’s estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust. (5) Transfers from one coowner to one or more coowners. (6) Transfers made to a spouse, or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one or more of the transferors. (7) Transfers between spouses resulting from a decree of dissolution of a marriage, from a decree of legal separation, or from a property settlement agreement incidental to either of those decrees. (8) Transfers by the Controller in the course of administering the Unclaimed Property Law provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (9) Transfers under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3691) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3771) of Part 6 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (e) No liability shall arise, nor any action be brought or maintained against, any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, for any error, inaccuracy, or omission relating to the disclosure required to be made by a transferor pursuant to this section. However, this subdivision does not apply to a licensee, as defined in Section 10011 of the Business and Professions Code, where the licensee participates in the making of the disclosure required to be made pursuant to this section with actual knowledge of the falsity of the disclosure. (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this section shall not be deemed to create or imply a duty upon a licensee, as defined in Section 10011 of the Business and Professions Code, or upon any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, to monitor or ensure compliance with this section. (g) No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this section, and the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with this section is an award of actual damages not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), exclusive of any court costs and attorney’s fees. (h) Local ordinances requiring smoke alarms in single-family dwellings may be enacted or amended. However, the ordinances shall satisfy the minimum requirements of this section. (i) For the purposes of this section, “single-family dwelling” includes a one- or two-unit dwelling, but does not include a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007, a mobilehome as defined in Section 18008, or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13113.9. Section 13113.9.

(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Burglar bars” are security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling. (2) “Residential dwelling” means a house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13). (b) On or before July 1, 1998, the State Fire Marshal shall develop and adopt regulations for the labeling and packaging of burglar bars addressing the requirements in the California Building Standards Code intended to promote safety in the event of a fire. For this purpose, the regulations shall include specification of the language to be printed on the packaging, the location of the language on the packaging, and the height and stroke of the print type to be utilized. The regulations shall direct the consumer or installer to contact the local fire department or local building official to determine whether the city or county requires that the burglar bars have a release mechanism on the outside for use by the fire department in the event of a fire emergency. (c) Burglar bars shall not be sold in California at wholesale or retail unless the burglar bars are either labeled or their packaging contains the warning information specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b). (d) Any contractor or installer of burglar bars shall provide the owner of the residential dwelling a copy of the warning information required pursuant to subdivision (b) prior to installing burglar bars. (e) No person shall install unopenable burglar bars on a residential dwelling (1) where the California Building Standards Code requires openable burglar bars for emergency escape or rescue, or (2) on mobilehomes, manufactured homes, or multiunit manufactured housing unless at least one window or door to the exterior in each bedroom is openable for emergency escape or rescue.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13114. Section 13114.

(a) The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, shall adopt regulations and standards as he or she may determine to be necessary to control the quality and installation of fire alarm systems and fire alarm devices marketed, distributed, offered for sale, or sold in this state. (b) (1) No person shall market, distribute, offer for sale, or sell any fire alarm system or fire alarm device in this state unless the system or device has been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal. (2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), commencing July 1, 2014, in order to be approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal, a smoke alarm that is only operated by a battery shall contain a nonreplaceable, nonremovable battery that is capable of powering the smoke alarm for at least 10 years. (B) This paragraph shall not apply to smoke alarms that have been ordered by, or are in the inventory of, an owner, managing agent, contractor, wholesaler, or retailer on or before July 1, 2014, until July 1, 2015. (3) Commencing January 1, 2015, in order to be approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal, a smoke alarm shall display the date of manufacture on the device, provide a place on the device where the date of installation can be written, and incorporate a hush feature. (4) The State Fire Marshal shall have the authority to create exceptions to paragraphs (2) and (3) through its regulatory process. The exceptions that may be considered as part of the regulatory process shall include, but are not limited to, fire alarm systems with smoke detectors, fire alarm devices that connect to a panel, or other devices that use a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal. (5) The State Fire Marshal shall approve the manufacturer’s instructions for each smoke alarm and shall ensure that the instructions are consistent with current building standard requirements for the location and placement of smoke alarms.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13114.1. Section 13114.1.

To the extent that resources are available, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and distribute for use by local agencies, community groups, and private firms, public education materials about the dangers of illegal burglar bars. These public education materials shall use multiple media, including Braille, 18-point type, cassette tape, and computer disk for those who are print impaired, and multiple languages, as the State Fire Marshal determines appropriate.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13114.2. Section 13114.2.

(a) On or before January 1, 2000, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations and standards to control the quality and installation of burglar bars and safety release mechanisms for emergency escape/rescue windows or doors installed, marketed, distributed, offered for sale, or sold in this state. (b) On and after July 1, 2000, no person shall install, market, distribute, offer for sale, or sell burglar bars and safety release mechanisms for emergency escape/rescue windows or doors in this state unless the burglar bars and safety release mechanisms have been approved by a testing laboratory recognized by the State Fire Marshal. (c) As used in this section: (1) “Burglar bars” means security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling. (2) “Residential dwelling” means a house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13). (3) “Emergency escape/rescue windows or doors” means the exits required by Section 1-310.4 of the 1998 edition of the California Building Standards Code, or its successor.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13114.3. Section 13114.3.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1999, no burglar bars shall be installed or maintained on any residential dwelling that is owned or leased by a public agency, unless the burglar bars meet current state and local requirements, as applicable, for burglar bars and safety release mechanisms. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Burglar bars” means security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling. (2) “Public agency” means any of the following: (A) A state agency, department, board, or commission. (B) The University of California. (C) A local agency, including, but not limited to, a city, including a charter city, county, city and county, community redevelopment agency, housing authority, special district, or any other political subdivision of the state. (3) “Residential dwelling” means a house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13114.7. Section 13114.7.

(a) For the purposes of this section the following are definitions of class I and class II systems: (1) American Water Works Association (A.W.W.A.) Manuel No. M-14 class 1—Automatic fire sprinkler systems with direct connection from public water mains only; no pumps, tanks, or reservoirs; no physical connection from other water supplies; no antifreeze or additives of any kind; and all sprinkler drains discharging to the atmosphere or other safe outlets. (2) American Water Works Association (A.W.W.A.) Manual No. M-14 class 2—Automatic fire sprinkler systems which are the same as class 1, except that booster pumps may be installed in the connections from the street mains. (b) Automatic fire sprinkler systems described in subdivision (a) shall not require any backflow protection equipment at the service connection other than required by standards for those systems contained in the publication of the National Fire Protection Association entitled “Installation of Sprinkler Systems” (N.F.P.A. Pamphlet No. 13, 1980 edition).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13115. Section 13115.

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain, or operate any circus, side show, carnival, tent show, theater, skating rink, dance hall, or a similar exhibition, production, engagement, or offering or other place of assemblage in or under which 15 or more persons may gather for any lawful purpose, in any tent, awning, or other fabric enclosure unless a tent, awning, or other fabric enclosure, and all auxiliary tents, curtains, drops, awnings, and all decorative materials, are made from a nonflammable material or are treated and maintained in a flame-retardant condition. This subdivision shall not apply to tents designed or manufactured for children’s play, camping, backpacking, or mountaineering, or those used to conduct committal services on the grounds of a cemetery, nor shall this subdivision apply to tents, awnings, or other fabric enclosures erected and used within a sound stage, or other similar structural enclosure that is equipped with an overhead automatic sprinkler system. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale any tent designed and intended for use for occupancy by less than 15 persons unless the tent is made from flame-retardant fabrics or materials approved by the State Fire Marshal. A tent described in this subdivision shall be labeled in a manner specified by the State Fire Marshal. Any manufacturer of tents for sale in this state who fails to use flame-retardant fabrics or materials or who fails to label them as specified by the State Fire Marshal shall be strictly liable for any damage that occurs to any person as a result of a violation of this section. (c) (1) “Flame retardant,” as used in this section, means a fabric or material resistant to flame or fire to the extent that it will successfully withstand standard fire-resistive tests adopted and promulgated by the State Fire Marshal. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for purposes of subdivision (b), a tent that is constructed with fabric entirely from synthetic fibers shall be classified as being made from flame-retardant fabrics or materials.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13116. Section 13116.

Except as provided in Section 18930, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum requirements for the prevention of fire and panic in connection with the use of tents, awnings or other fabric enclosures. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code for the purposes described in this section.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13117. Section 13117.

(a) Any new detector or new automatic high pressure shutoff device sold by any person on or after January 1, 1987, in this state shall, prior to sale, be approved by the State Fire Marshal. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) “Liquefied petroleum gas” has the same meaning as that term is defined by Section 380 of the Vehicle Code. (2) “Detector” means any electronic or mechanical device which monitors the unintended or accidental release of liquefied petroleum gas from any tank or other storage facility. (3) “Automatic high pressure shutoff device” means a device which meets all of the following requirements: (A) Senses excess pressure and automatically shuts off the liquefied petroleum gas supply system before the pressure reaches a danger level. (B) At the same time, signals the shutoff with a red indicator. (C) Prevents the unit to be reset until the high pressure problem has been corrected.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13118. Section 13118.

All solvents offered for sale at retail shall be labeled as required by the regulations adopted pursuant to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Public Law 86-813; 74 Stats. 372; 15 U.S.C., Sec. 1261, et seq.) which are in effect on January 1, 1979, or which are adopted on or after that date. Any person, firm, or corporation in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13119. Section 13119.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to establish, maintain or operate any night club, restaurant, cafe or any similar place where alcoholic liquors are sold for consumption on the premises, or any dance hall, skating rink, theater, motion picture theater, auditorium, school, or any other place of public assemblage used, or intended for use, as a place of amusement, entertainment, instruction, display, or exhibition, unless all drapes, hangings, curtains, drops and all other similar decorative materials that would tend to increase the fire or panic hazard, are made from a nonflammable material, or are treated and maintained in a flame-retardant condition as defined in Section 13115. The provisions of this section shall not apply to portions of the premises which are not a part of and are not directly connected with that portion of the premises used for any of the above purposes.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13120. Section 13120.

The State Fire Marshal shall establish minimum standard requirements, and shall adopt rules and regulations as are deemed necessary by him or her to properly regulate the manufacture, sale and application of flame-retardant chemicals and the sale of flame-retardant treated fabrics or materials used or intended for use in connection with any occupancy mentioned in Sections 13115 and 13119.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13121. Section 13121.

The State Fire Marshal shall, before approving any flame-retardant chemical, fabric or material, require that flame-retardant chemicals and flame-retardant fabrics or materials be submitted to a laboratory approved by him or her for testing in accordance with the standards established pursuant to Section 13120.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13122. Section 13122.

The State Fire Marshal shall promulgate and make available at cost of printing at least once each year a list of the flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant fabrics or materials, and flame-retardant application concerns approved by him or her. He or she may, without cost, furnish a single copy of each list to each flame-retardant chemical and application concern that is registered and approved by him or her and to all California fire officials.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13123. Section 13123.

The State Fire Marshal shall remove from his or her approved list the name of any flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant fabric or material or any flame-retardant application concern where he or she finds after a hearing that any of the following causes exists: (a) Selling or offering for sale a flame-retardant chemical or a flame-retardant material that is inferior to that submitted for test and approval. (b) Distributing or disseminating or causing to be distributed or disseminated, misleading or false information with respect to any flame-retardant chemical, fabric or material. (c) Changing the flame-retardant chemical formula or methods of flame-retardant treatment without first notifying and obtaining approval of the change by, the State Fire Marshal. (d) Using chemicals other than those shown on the State Fire Marshal’s approved list. (e) Using chemicals for the treatment of materials for which they have not been approved. (f) Failure to adequately and properly treat a fabric or material to make it flame-retardant to the extent that it will successfully pass the flame-retardant tests established by the State Fire Marshal. (g) Violating any minimum standard or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Section 13120. The proceedings 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 State Fire Marshal shall have all the powers granted therein. Pending hearing and decision the State Fire Marshal may temporarily remove any name from the approved list for a period not to exceed 30 days, if he or she finds that the action is required in the public interest. In any such case the order of temporary removal shall be effective upon notice to the persons affected thereby, and a hearing shall be held and a decision issued within 30 days after the notice.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13124. Section 13124.

The name of any chemical, chemical concern or flame-retardant application concern whose name has been removed from the approved list shall not be restored to the approved list for a period of 90 days from the date of the removal.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13125. Section 13125.

The name of any chemical, chemical concern or flame-retardant application concern shall not be restored to the approved list until a new application, accompanied by a new registration fee, has been filed with the State Fire Marshal.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13126. Section 13126.

With the advice of the State Fire Advisory Board, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum standards and specific procedures for the approval of flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant materials and flame-retardant applicator concerns whose names are to appear on the approved list.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13127. Section 13127.

(a) Any chemical manufacturing concern, or any flame-retardant application concern, or any concern marketing a flame-retardant fabric or material that desires to have its name appear on the approved list shall first make application to the State Fire Marshal on forms provided by the State Fire Marshal. (b) For purposes of this section, Sections 13128 and 13129: (1) “General applicator” means a concern that engages in the business of or performs for a fee the application of a flame-retardant compound or chemical to any textile including decorative materials. (2) “Limited applicator” means a concern that engages in the business of or performs for a fee the application of a flame-retardant compound or chemical to nontextile decorative items, including Christmas trees. (c) (1) The annual registration fee renewal period for chemical manufacturing concerns, concerns marketing a flame-retardant fabric or material, and general applicators shall begin on January 1 and end on May 1 preceding the registration year for which the renewal is requested. A penalty of 50 percent of the listing fee shall be assessed in all cases where the renewal fees are not paid on or before May 1, preceding the registration year for which renewal is requested. (2) The annual registration fee renewal period for limited applicators shall begin September 15 and end on October 31 preceding the registration year for which the renewal is requested. A penalty of 50 percent of the listing fee shall be assessed in all cases where the fees are not paid on or before October 31, preceding the registration year for which renewal is requested. (d) All applications shall be accompanied by a registration fee established by the State Fire Marshal. The registration fee shall not exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred by the State Fire Marshal in carrying out Sections 13120 to 13126, inclusive.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13128. Section 13128.

(a) The annual and renewal registration fee period for chemical manufacturing concerns, concerns marketing a flame-retardant fabric or material, and general applicators shall be for the fiscal year period from July 1 to June 30 or for the remaining portion thereof. (b) The annual and renewal registration fee period for limited applicators shall be for the fiscal year period from November 1 to October 31 or for the remaining portion thereof.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13129. Section 13129.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall remove from the approved list the names of all chemicals, chemically treated fabrics or materials and the names of all flame-retardant general applicator concerns for which renewal registration fees have not been paid prior to May 1 of each year. (b) The State Fire Marshal shall remove from the approved list the names of all flame-retardant limited applicator concerns that have not paid their renewal registration fee prior to October 31 of each year.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13130. Section 13130.

All money collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund established pursuant to Section 13137, and shall be available to the State Fire Marshal upon appropriation by the Legislature to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13131. Section 13131.

“Nonambulatory persons” means persons unable to leave a building unassisted under emergency conditions. It includes any person who is unable, or likely to be unable, to physically and mentally respond to a sensory signal approved by the State Fire Marshal, or an oral instruction relating to fire danger, and persons who depend upon mechanical aids such as crutches, walkers, and wheelchairs. The determination of ambulatory or nonambulatory status of persons with developmental disabilities shall be made by the Director of Social Services or his or her designated representative, in consultation with the Director of Developmental Services or his or her designated representative. The determination of ambulatory or nonambulatory status of all other disabled persons placed after January 1, 1984, who are not developmentally disabled shall be made by the Director of Social Services, or his or her designated representative.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13131.5. Section 13131.5.

(a) All of the following building standards shall apply to any single-story building housing nonambulatory persons which is operated as a residential care facility for the elderly and licensed to care for more than six persons: (1) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved fully automatic fire extinguishing system, designed and installed in accordance with Section 2-3801(d) of Chapter 2-38 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (2) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved and listed manual fire alarm system. (3) The entire building shall be of at least Type V one-hour fire resistive construction, as described in Chapter 2-22 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (4) A building with individual floor areas over 6,000 square feet per floor shall have an approved smoke barrier dividing the floor approximately in half, unless there is direct exiting available from each dwelling unit. (b) All of the following building standards shall apply to any two-story building housing nonambulatory persons on a second floor, which is operated as a residential care facility for the elderly and licensed to care for more than six persons: (1) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved fully automatic fire extinguishing system, designed and installed in accordance with Section 2-3801(d) of Chapter 2-38 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (2) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved and listed automatic fire alarm system. (3) The entire building shall be of at least Type V one-hour fire resistive construction, as described in Chapter 2-22 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (4) A building with individual floor areas over 6,000 square feet per floor shall have an approved smoke barrier dividing the floor approximately in half, without regard to whether direct exiting is available from each dwelling unit. (5) The entire building shall have at least two sets of enclosed stairways. (c) All of the following building standards shall apply to any multistory building housing nonambulatory persons on the third, fourth, or fifth floor, which is operated as a residential care facility for the elderly and licensed to care for more than six persons: (1) The entire building, unless otherwise exempt pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13113, shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved fully automatic fire extinguishing system, designed and installed in accordance with Section 2-3801(d) of Chapter 2-38 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (2) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved and listed automatic fire alarm system. (3) The entire building shall be of Type II fire resistive construction, as described in Chapter 2-19 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (4) A building with individual floor areas over 6,000 square feet per floor shall have an approved smoke barrier dividing the floor approximately in half, without regard to whether direct exiting is available from each dwelling unit. (5) The entire building shall have at least two sets of enclosed stairways. (d) All of the following building standards shall apply to any multistory building housing nonambulatory persons on floors above the fifth floor, which is operated as a residential care facility for the elderly and licensed to care for more than six persons: (1) The entire building, unless otherwise exempt pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13113, shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved fully automatic fire extinguishing system, designed and installed in accordance with Section 2-3801(d) of Chapter 2-38 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (2) The entire building shall have installed a State Fire Marshal approved and listed automatic fire alarm system. (3) The entire building shall be Type I fire resistive construction, as described in Chapter 2-18 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (4) A building with individual floor areas over 6,000 square feet per floor shall have an approved smoke barrier dividing the floor approximately in half, without regard to whether direct exiting is available from each dwelling unit. (5) The entire building shall have at least two sets of enclosed stairways. (e) This section and the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (f) shall apply uniformly throughout the state and no city, county, city and county, or district shall adopt any ordinance, rule, or regulation which is inconsistent with this section or with the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (f). (f) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations establishing a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of inspection to the agency conducting the inspection, for the final inspection of any facility which is subject to the standards established pursuant to this section. (g) This section shall be enforced in accordance with the division of authority prescribed in Section 13146.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13132. Section 13132.

Every person, firm, or corporation maintaining or operating any facility for the care of the mentally handicapped shall file a statement with the fire authority having jurisdiction within five days of the admission or readmission of a patient stating that such patient is an ambulatory or a nonambulatory person and enumerating the reasons for such classification. Such a statement shall also be filed for each existing patient within 30 days of the effective date of this section. Any statement required to be filed pursuant to this section shall be certified as to its correctness by the person attending such patient. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation required to file a statement pursuant to this section to include false statements therein. Any such act shall be in violation of this section and subject to the provisions of Section 13112.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13132.7. Section 13132.7.

(a) Within a very high fire hazard severity zone designated by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 4201) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code and within a very high hazard severity zone designated by a local agency pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 51175) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, the entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair, or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire retardant roof covering that is at least class B as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted and amended by the State Building Standards Commission. (b) In all other areas, the entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair, or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire retardant roof covering that is at least class C as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted and amended by the State Building Standards Commission. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), within state responsibility areas classified by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 4125) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, except for those state responsibility areas designated as moderate fire hazard responsibility zones, the entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair, or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire retardant roof covering that is at least class B as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted and amended by the State Building Standards Commission. (d) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), (b), or (c), within very high fire hazard severity zones designated by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 4201) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code or by a local agency pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 51175) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, the entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair, or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire retardant roof covering that is at least class A as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted and amended by the State Building Standards Commission. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any jurisdiction containing a very high fire hazard severity zone if the jurisdiction fulfills both of the following requirements: (A) Adopts the model ordinance approved by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51189 of the Government Code or an ordinance that substantially conforms to the model ordinance of the State Fire Marshal. (B) Transmits, upon adoption, a copy of the ordinance to the State Fire Marshal. (e) The State Building Standards Commission shall incorporate the requirements set forth in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) by publishing them as an amendment to the California Building Standards Code in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13. (f) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of a city, county, city and county, or fire protection district in establishing more restrictive requirements, in accordance with current law, than those specified in this section. (g) This section shall not affect the validity of an ordinance, adopted prior to the effective date for the relevant roofing standard specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), by a city, county, city and county, or fire protection district, unless the ordinance mandates a standard that is less stringent than the standards set forth in subdivision (a), in which case the ordinance shall not be valid on or after the effective date for the relevant roofing standard specified in subdivisions (a) and (b). (h) Any qualified historical building or structure as defined in Section 18955 may, on a case-by-case basis, utilize alternative roof constructions as provided by the State Historical Building Code. (i) The installer of the roof covering shall provide certification of the roof covering classification, as provided by the manufacturer or supplier, to the building owner and, when requested, to the agency responsible for enforcement of this part. The installer shall also install the roof covering in accordance with the manufacturer’s listing. (j) No wood roof covering materials shall be sold or applied in this state unless both of the following conditions are met: (1) The materials have been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal as complying with the requirements of this section. (2) The materials have passed at least 5 years of the 10-year natural weathering test. The 10-year natural weathering test required by this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with standard 15-2 of the 1994 edition of the Uniform Building Code at a testing facility recognized by the State Fire Marshal. (k) The Insurance Commissioner shall accept the use of fire retardant wood roof covering material that complies with the requirements of this section, used in the partial repair or replacement of nonfire retardant wood roof covering material, as complying with the requirement in Section 2695.9 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations relative to matching replacement items in quality, color, and size. ( l ) No common interest development, as defined in Section 4100 or 6534 of the Civil Code, may require an owner to install or repair a roof in a manner that is in violation of this section. The governing documents, as defined in Section 4150 or 6552 of the Civil Code, of a common interest development within a very high fire severity zone shall allow for at least one type of fire retardant roof covering material that meets the requirements of this section.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13133. Section 13133.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall develop and adopt regulations establishing new occupancy classifications and specific fire safety standards appropriate for residential facilities, as defined in Section 1502, and residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2. Notwithstanding Sections 13143.2, 13143.5, and 13869.7, building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section and published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety, and other regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section, shall apply uniformly throughout the state, and no city, county, city and county, including a charter city or charter county, or fire protection district shall adopt or enforce any ordinance or local rule or regulation relating to fire and panic safety in buildings or structures subject to this section that is inconsistent with building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section and published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety, or other regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a city, county, city and county, including a charter city or charter county may pursuant to Section 13143.5, or a fire protection district may pursuant to Section 13869.7, adopt standards more stringent than those contained in subdivision (a) that are reasonably necessary to accommodate local climate, geological, or topographical conditions relating to roof coverings for residential care facilities for the elderly.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 13135. Section 13135.

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations for alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities, as defined in Section 11834.11, based on whether the residents or patients of the facilities are nonambulatory, as defined in Section 13131, and not based on the age of residents or patients of the facilities.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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