{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8574.42","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8574.42","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3.9. Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response [8574.30. - 8574.48.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-7/article-3.9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 6.   (SB 84)   Effective June 24, 2015.","effective":"2015-06-24","html":"<p>(a) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this article.</p><p>(b) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce any emergency regulations, as necessary, to implement this article. Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/gov/8574.44\">8574.44</a>, any emergency regulation prescribed, adopted, or enforced pursuant to this article shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/gov/11340\">11340</a>) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 and, for purposes of that article, including Section <a href=\"/gov/11349.6\">11349.6</a>, the adoption of the regulation is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.</p>","text":"(a) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this article. (b) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce any emergency regulations, as necessary, to implement this article. Except as provided in Section 8574.44, any emergency regulation prescribed, adopted, or enforced pursuant to this article shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 and, for purposes of that article, including Section 11349.6, the adoption of the regulation is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/regional-railroad-accident-preparedness-and-immediate-8574-42","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}