ARTICLE 2.5. The Swimming Pool Safety Act

Article 2.5 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 925, Sec. 3.5.

§§ 115920–115929 · 11 sections

• § 115920 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Swimming Pool Safety Act.
• § 115921 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Swimming pool” or “pool” means any structure intended for swimming or…
• § 115922 (a) Except as provided in Section 115925, subject to subdivision (b), and consistent with Section 1596.814, when a building permit is issued for the…
• § 115923 An enclosure shall have all of the following characteristics: (a) Any access gates through the enclosure open away from the swimming pool, and are self-closing…
• § 115924 (a) Any person entering into an agreement to build a swimming pool or spa, or to engage in permitted work on a pool or spa covered by this article, shall give…
• § 115925 The requirements of this article do not apply to any of the following: (a) Public swimming pools. (b) Hot tubs or spas with locking safety covers that comply…
• § 115926 (a) The State Department of Social Services shall prescribe drowning prevention safety standards governing all swimming pools and other bodies of water located…
• § 115927 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this article shall not be subject to further modification or interpretation by any regulatory agency of the state,…
• § 115928 Whenever a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa, the pool or spa shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) (1)…
• § 115928.5 Whenever a building permit is issued for the remodel or modification of an existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa, the permit shall require that the…
• § 115929 (a) The Legislature encourages a private entity, in consultation with the Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch of the department, to produce…