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Health and Safety Code § 14940

PART 7. CIGARETTE LIGHTERS

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 14940Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 904, Sec. 1.

The Legislature finds and declares that unreasonable risks of death and serious bodily injury are caused by fires started by the operation of cigarette lighters by children. The Legislature further finds and declares that these risks are sufficiently severe to require the enactment of standards to reduce the risks.