California Code
Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC

CHAPTER 2 - Essential Services Buildings

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 16000. - 16000. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 16001. - 16001. It is the intent of the Legislature that essential...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 16002. - 16002. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 16003. - 16003. “Architect” means a person who is certified under Chapter...

Section 16004. - 16004. “Civil engineer” means a person who is registered as...

Section 16005. - 16005. “Construction or alteration” includes any construction of, addition to,...

Section 16006. - 16006. “Enforcement agency” means the agency of a city, city...

Section 16007. - 16007. “Essential services building” means any building, including buildings designed...

Section 16008. - 16008. “Structural engineer” means a person who is authorized to...

ARTICLE 3 - General Requirements and Administration

Section 16009. - 16009. The appropriate enforcement agency which meets the requirements of...

Section 16010. - 16010. Essential services buildings of one-story Type V and Type...

Section 16010.5. - 16010.5. Notwithstanding any other law, the inclusion of office space...

Section 16011. - 16011. Unless a contract for the construction or alteration of...

Section 16012. - 16012. In each case, the application for approval of the...

Section 16013. - 16013. The enforcement agency shall approve or reject all drawings...

Section 16014. - 16014. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), drawings...

Section 16015. - 16015. All drawings and specifications shall be prepared under the...

Section 16016. - 16016. Except as provided in Section 16011, on and after...

ARTICLE 4 - Qualifications and Reporting

Section 16017. - 16017. During construction or alteration of an essential services building,...

Section 16017.5. - 16017.5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,...

Section 16018. - 16018. An enforcement agency is qualified to undertake the review...

Section 16019. - 16019. A jurisdiction whose enforcement agency does not meet the...

Section 16020. - 16020. Periodically, as the work of construction or alteration progresses...

Section 16021. - 16021. Periodically, as the work of construction or alteration progresses...

Section 16022. - 16022. The State Architect shall do all of the following:...

Section 16022.5. - 16022.5. Following completion of construction of a state-owned or state-occupied...

ARTICLE 5 - Offenses

Section 16023. - 16023. Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty...

CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies

Section 16100. - 16100. As used in this chapter: (a) “Earthquake hazard mitigation...

Section 16101. - 16101. (a) The Seismic Safety Commission, in cooperation with the...

Section 16102. - 16102. (a) The State Architect shall develop and adopt by...

Section 16103. - 16103. (a) The State Architect shall seek the advice and...

Section 16104. - 16104. (a) The State Architect shall select suitable buildings and...

Section 16106. - 16106. (a) The State Architect shall develop and publish informational...

Section 16107. - 16107. (a) The University of California, the California State University,...

Section 16107.5. - 16107.5. No provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted...

Section 16108. - 16108. (a) Private and public agency building owners and developers...

Section 16109. - 16109. In the event that a project involving buildings utilizing...

Section 16110. - 16110. The State Architect shall periodically inform the Seismic Safety...

CHAPTER 3.5 - School Buildings

Section 16500. - 16500. The State Architect shall adopt guidelines applicable to substandard...

CHAPTER 4 - Public Postsecondary Buildings

Section 16600. - 16600. (a) The State Architect and the State Building Standards...

Section 16601. - 16601. (a) The State Building Standards Commission shall review and...

Section 16603. - 16603. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the...

Section 16604. - 16604. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds...