{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"18944.32","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 18944.32","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. HOUSING [17000. - 19997.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-13"},{"name":"PART 2.5. STATE BUILDING STANDARDS [18901. - 18949.31.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-13/part-2.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4.5. Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures [18944.30. - 18944.41.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-13/part-2.5/chapter-4.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [18944.30. - 18944.33.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-13/part-2.5/chapter-4.5/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 941, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as an exemption from Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of, or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/hsc/6700\">6700</a>) of, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code relative to preparation of plans, drawings, specifications, or calculations under the direct supervision of a licensed architect or civil engineer, for the construction of structures that deviate from the conventional framing requirements for wood-frame construction.</p>","text":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as an exemption from Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of, or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code relative to preparation of plans, drawings, specifications, or calculations under the direct supervision of a licensed architect or civil engineer, for the construction of structures that deviate from the conventional framing requirements for wood-frame construction.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/general-provisions-and-definitions-18944-32","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}