Health and Safety Code § 13871

CHAPTER 5. General Powers and Duties

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 13871Official source ↗

Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.

(a) Any citation issued by a district for violation of a fire prevention code or a district ordinance may be processed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 17 of the Penal Code.

(b) Every person who fails or refuses to correct or eliminate a fire or life hazard after written order of a district board or its authorized representative is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Every person who falsely personates a member of a district board or an officer or employee of a district is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d) Every misdemeanor is punishable pursuant to Section 19 of the Penal Code.