26275. (a) (1) A manufacturer who sells or provides for compensation a trash receptacle or storage container that is designed to be placed on a roadway or the curb of a roadway in order to be emptied or picked up shall mark the trash receptacle or storage container with a reflector on each side. This paragraph applies to any trash receptacle or storage container marketed for sale on and after January 1, 2025, as well as any trash receptacle or storage container that was manufactured before January 1, 2025, that remains under the ownership of the manufacturer as of January 1, 2025.
(2) (A) An owner, other than a manufacturer, of a trash receptacle or storage container that is designed to be placed on a roadway or the curb of a roadway in order to be emptied or picked up shall mark the trash receptacle or storage container with a reflector on each side. This paragraph applies to any trash receptacle or storage container purchased before, on, or after January 1, 2026.
(B) Notwithstanding subdivision (g), this paragraph shall not become operative until January 1, 2026.
(b) A trash receptacle or storage container subject to subdivision (a) shall have a strip of reflective tape that is at a minimum six inches wide and four feet long placed vertically over each corner of the container where two vertical sides of the container meet. The reflective tape shall be fluorescent yellow and be made of high-performance retroreflective sheeting of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4956-13 Type IX.
(c) An owner of a trash receptacle or storage container that is designed to be placed on a roadway or the curb of a roadway in order to be emptied or picked up shall clearly label the trash receptacle or storage container with the owner’s name and current telephone number.
(d) (1) A manufacturer or an owner who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation of this section, five hundred dollars ($500) for the second violation of this section, and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the third violation, or any subsequent violation, of this section.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, a violation means the failure to mark an individual trash receptacle or storage container as required pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c).
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “owner” shall not mean a local governmental entity.
(e) This section only applies to trash receptacles and storage containers that are longer than three feet in length and taller than four feet in height.
(f) For purposes of this section, “provides for compensation” includes containers that are rented or provided as part of a service for which the owner or manufacturer receives compensation.
(g) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 244, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)