California Code
DIVISION 13 - HOUSING
PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 1 - Scope and Application

Section 19000. - 19000. Any provision in this part which is inconsistent with...

CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection

ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Application

Section 19100. - 19100. This chapter does not apply to any of the...

Section 19101. - 19101. Any city, city and county, or county may establish...

ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement

Section 19120. - 19120. The building department of every city and city and...

Section 19121. - 19121. The department, officer, or officers of a county who...

Section 19122. - 19122. Any city or county may, by ordinance, designate any...

Section 19123. - 19123. In any city where there is no department or...

Section 19124. - 19124. The Division of Codes and Standards of the Department...

ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits

Section 19130. - 19130. No person shall construct a building subject to this...

Section 19131. - 19131. Any person desiring a permit shall file an application...

Section 19132. - 19132. The applicant shall file with his application: (a) A...

Section 19132.3. - 19132.3. The governing body of any county or city, including...

Section 19132.5. - 19132.5. Where work for which a permit is required by...

Section 19132.7. - 19132.7. The enforcement agency shall determine the cost of the...

Section 19132.9. - 19132.9. The United States, the State of California, school or...

Section 19133. - 19133. The enforcement agency shall examine the application, plans, and...

Section 19134. - 19134. The enforcement agency may approve changes in any application,...

Section 19135. - 19135. The enforcement agency may revoke any permit if the...

Section 19136. - 19136. The work authorized by a permit shall be performed...

Section 19137. - 19137. The issuance of a permit does not constitute approval...

Section 19138. - 19138. In any case where a building subject to this...

ARTICLE 3 - Design and Construction

Section 19150. - 19150. Every building or structure and every portion thereof shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction

Section 19160. - 19160. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Because of...

Section 19161. - 19161. (a) Each city, city and county, or county, may...

Section 19162. - 19162. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19100 or 19150...

Section 19163. - 19163. Any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 19162 shall...

Section 19163.5. - 19163.5. Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with...

Section 19164. - 19164. Any city, city and county, or county may assign...

Section 19165. - 19165. Any city, city and county, or county adopting an...

Section 19166. - 19166. Any building identified as being a seismic hazard to...

Section 19167. - 19167. No city, city and county, or county, nor any...

Section 19168. - 19168. Nothing in this article shall apply to those buildings...

ARTICLE 5 - Violations

Section 19170. - 19170. Any person who violates, or causes or permits another...

ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff

Section 19180. - 19180. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) It is...

Section 19181. - 19181. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body...

Section 19182. - 19182. (a) The State Architect shall adopt standards governing earthquake...

Section 19183. - 19183. Manufacturers of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices or other...

ARTICLE 7 - Seismic Gas Shutoff Devices

Section 19200. - 19200. The Legislature finds and declares that existing law does...

Section 19201. - 19201. As used in this article: (a) “Seismic gas shutoff...

Section 19201.5. - 19201.5. The State Architect shall establish a certification procedure for...

Section 19202. - 19202. The State Architect shall certify seismic gas shutoff devices...

Section 19203. - 19203. Any new seismic gas shutoff device sold by any...

Section 19204. - 19204. This article is limited to the service connections of...

ARTICLE 8 - Water Heater Strapping and Installation

Section 19210. - 19210. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists...

Section 19211. - 19211. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19100, all new and replacement water...

Section 19212. - 19212. All water heaters manufactured for sale in California on...

Section 19213. - 19213. Manufacturers shall add language to their instruction label on...

Section 19214. - 19214. Any person who violates Section 19212 or 19213 shall...

Section 19215. - 19215. The Division of the State Architect shall prepare generic...

Section 19216. - 19216. At the point of sale, the retailer may provide...

Section 19217. - 19217. The Public Utilities Commission shall direct the investor owned...

CHAPTER 3 - Automated External Defibrillators

Section 19300. - 19300. (a) This chapter applies to all of the following...

CHAPTER 4 - Trauma Kits

Section 19305. - 19305. (a) For purposes of this section, “trauma kit” means...

Section 19307. - 19307. In order to ensure public safety, a person or...

Section 19310. - 19310. (a) This chapter applies to all of the following...

CHAPTER 7 - Refrigerants and Refrigeration Plants

Section 19800. - 19800. Refrigeration manufacturers shall hereafter on each mechanical refrigerator and...

CHAPTER 8 - Inflammable or Explosive Materials

Section 19810. - 19810. (a) “Article” as used in this chapter means and...

Section 19811. - 19811. The Fire Marshal of the State of California or...

Section 19812. - 19812. Any article or samples taken under the provisions of...

Section 19813. - 19813. The State Fire Marshal may make such rules and...

Section 19814. - 19814. Any inflammable article in the possession of any vendor...

Section 19815. - 19815. Any vendor whose property is seized under the provisions...

Section 19816. - 19816. Any vendor who knowingly and wilfully violates any rule...

Section 19817. - 19817. No person may manufacture, sell, or exchange, possess with...

Section 19818. - 19818. The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the...

CHAPTER 8.5 - Children s Clothing

Section 19820. - 19820. (a) No person shall sell, or offer for sale,...

Section 19821. - 19821. The Legislature finds and declares that results from recent...

CHAPTER 9 - Local Building Permits

ARTICLE 1 - Contents

Section 19825. - 19825. (a) Every city, county, or city and county, whether...

Section 19826. - 19826. (a) No city or county, whether general law or...

Section 19826.5. - 19826.5. A city or county may require that the agency...

Section 19827. - 19827. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there...

Section 19827.5. - 19827.5. A demolition permit shall not be issued by any...

Section 19828. - 19828. Any city, county, or city and county, which requires...

Section 19829. - 19829. (a) Notwithstanding Section 35441 of the Government Code, if...

ARTICLE 3 - Local Regulations

Section 19835. - 19835. Whenever a local ordinance authorizes or requires the furnishing...

Section 19836. - 19836. Security given for faithful performance of an act or...

Section 19837. - 19837. (a) The governing body of a local agency may...

CHAPTER 10 - Building Records

Section 19850. - 19850. The building department of every city or county shall...

Section 19851. - 19851. (a) The official copy of the plans maintained by...

Section 19852. - 19852. The governing body of a county or city, including...

Section 19853. - 19853. This chapter shall not apply to any building containing...

CHAPTER 11 - Plans and Specifications for Development

Section 19870. - 19870. (a) As a result of construction inspection, an enforcement...

Section 19872. - 19872. (a) An enforcement agency may require as a condition...

CHAPTER 12 - Heating Appliances and Installations

Section 19881. - 19881. (a) No person shall sell, or offer for sale,...

Section 19882. - 19882. Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall...

CHAPTER 12.5 - Automatic Garage Door Openers

Section 19890. - 19890. (a) On or after January 1, 1991, no person,...

Section 19891. - 19891. (a) In addition to any other remedies permitted by...

Section 19892. - 19892. (a) On or after July 1, 2019, no person,...