ARTICLE 1. General

Heading of Article 1 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1173.

§§ 13100–13135 · 69 sections

§ 13100 (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal is hereby created in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be…
§ 13100.1 The functions of the office shall be to foster, promote and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire and panic.
§ 13101 The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. In…
§ 13103 The State Fire Marshal may appoint those assistant or deputy state fire marshals as he or she may consider necessary from among active chiefs of fire…
§ 13104 The State Fire Marshal shall aid in the enforcement of all laws and ordinances, any rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of Division 11…
§ 13104.5 Except on property which has been deeded to the state for taxes, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may abate fire hazards existing on property…
§ 13104.6 The State Fire Marshal may determine the existence of a fire hazard on any property which has been deeded to the State for taxes and may serve a written notice…
§ 13105 The State Fire Marshal shall encourage the adoption of fire prevention measures by means of education, engineering, and enforcement and shall prepare or cause…
§ 13105.1 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall develop, in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, a working group to make recommendations…
§ 13105.2 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish and operate a statewide hazardous materials training facility to be located at the Del Valle Firefighting Facility…
§ 13105.3 The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures for utility grade…
§ 13105.5 The State Fire Marshal shall establish or cause to be established a program of fire prevention training for fire prevention inspectors employed by local fire…
§ 13105.6 On or before July 1, 2023, the State Fire Marshal, with the involvement of the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee, shall develop a curriculum…
§ 13105.7 (a) The State Fire Marshal may establish a schedule of fees for the inspection, approval, and listing of testing laboratories which test consumer products for…
§ 13106 During the existence of a fire, the State Fire Marshal may protect any property which is affected thereby until the arrival of the owner or claimant. If the…
§ 13107 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall investigate every explosion or fire occurring in any state institution, state-owned building, or any building which is…
§ 13107.5 The State Fire Marshal may investigate every break, and shall investigate every explosion or fire, involving a pipeline reported by a local agency pursuant to…
§ 13108 (a) Except as limited by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1 of the Labor Code and Section 18930 of this code, the State Fire Marshal shall…
§ 13108.1 The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, shall review the flammability standards for building insulation…
§ 13108.5 (a) The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall,…
§ 13108.5.1 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, prior to the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of…
§ 13108.5.2 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than two dwelling units, in buildings above…
§ 13108.6 The State Fire Marshal may adopt regulations specifying the access to roof areas of commercial establishments which firefighters shall have and may limit or…
§ 13108.9 The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to require a public address system with an emergency backup power system for all buildings or structures…
§ 13109 The State Fire Marshal, his or her deputies, or his or her salaried assistants, the chief of any city or county fire department or fire protection district and…
§ 13110 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the State Fire Marshal may propose, adopt, and administer the regulations that he or she deems necessary…
§ 13110.3 The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Codes (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations)…
§ 13110.5 The State Fire Marshal shall gather statistical information on all fires, medical aid incidents, and hazardous materials incidents occurring within this state.…
§ 13110.7 The State Fire Marshal shall establish and maintain a registry of burn injuries and deaths, and shall annually compile a statistical report of such injuries…
§ 13111 The State Fire Marshal may adopt a model ordinance for adoption by any local agency authorized pursuant to Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 50078) of…
§ 13111.1 (a) The office of the State Fire Marshal may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws, the enforcement of which is committed to the office.…
§ 13111.3 The State Department of Health shall establish and administer a program which will make loans available to private nonprofit children’s institutions and…
§ 13112 Every person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable…
§ 13112.1 Notwithstanding Section 1463 of the Penal Code, all fines and forfeitures imposed by or collected in any court of this state, as a result of citations issued…
§ 13112.2 All revenue collected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13112.1 shall be deposited in the California Fire and Arson Training Fund and shall be available,…
§ 13113 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, firm, or corporation shall not establish, maintain, or operate a hospital, children’s home,…
§ 13113.5 The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations requiring the installation of automatic fire devices activated by products of combustion other than heat in all…
§ 13113.6 (a) Any person, or public or private firm, organization, or corporation, that owns, rents, leases, or manages a facility that hosts a ticketed event for live…
§ 13113.7 (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of…
§ 13113.8 (a) On and after January 1, 1986, every single-family dwelling and factory-built housing, as defined in Section 19971, which is sold shall have an operable…
§ 13113.9 (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Burglar bars” are security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling. (2)…
§ 13114 (a) The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, shall adopt regulations and standards as he or she may determine to be…
§ 13114.1 To the extent that resources are available, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and distribute for use by local agencies, community groups, and private firms,…
§ 13114.2 (a) On or before January 1, 2000, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations and standards to control the quality and installation of burglar bars and…
§ 13114.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1999, no burglar bars shall be installed or maintained on any residential dwelling that…
§ 13114.5 The governing body of any city or county may enact ordinances or laws imposing restrictions greater than those imposed by Sections 13113 and 13114.
§ 13114.7 (a) For the purposes of this section the following are definitions of class I and class II systems: (1) American Water Works Association (A.W.W.A.) Manuel No.…
§ 13115 (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain, or operate any circus, side show, carnival, tent show, theater, skating rink,…
§ 13116 Except as provided in Section 18930, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum requirements for the prevention…
§ 13117 (a) Any new detector or new automatic high pressure shutoff device sold by any person on or after January 1, 1987, in this state shall, prior to sale, be…
§ 13118 All solvents offered for sale at retail shall be labeled as required by the regulations adopted pursuant to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Public Law…
§ 13119 It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to establish, maintain or operate any night club, restaurant, cafe or any similar place where alcoholic…
§ 13120 The State Fire Marshal shall establish minimum standard requirements, and shall adopt rules and regulations as are deemed necessary by him or her to properly…
§ 13121 The State Fire Marshal shall, before approving any flame-retardant chemical, fabric or material, require that flame-retardant chemicals and flame-retardant…
§ 13122 The State Fire Marshal shall promulgate and make available at cost of printing at least once each year a list of the flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant…
§ 13123 The State Fire Marshal shall remove from his or her approved list the name of any flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant fabric or material or any…
§ 13124 The name of any chemical, chemical concern or flame-retardant application concern whose name has been removed from the approved list shall not be restored to…
§ 13125 The name of any chemical, chemical concern or flame-retardant application concern shall not be restored to the approved list until a new application,…
§ 13126 With the advice of the State Fire Advisory Board, the State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum standards and…
§ 13127 (a) Any chemical manufacturing concern, or any flame-retardant application concern, or any concern marketing a flame-retardant fabric or material that desires…
§ 13128 (a) The annual and renewal registration fee period for chemical manufacturing concerns, concerns marketing a flame-retardant fabric or material, and general…
§ 13129 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall remove from the approved list the names of all chemicals, chemically treated fabrics or materials and the names of all…
§ 13130 All money collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund established pursuant to Section…
§ 13131 “Nonambulatory persons” means persons unable to leave a building unassisted under emergency conditions. It includes any person who is unable, or likely to be…
§ 13131.5 (a) All of the following building standards shall apply to any single-story building housing nonambulatory persons which is operated as a residential care…
§ 13132 Every person, firm, or corporation maintaining or operating any facility for the care of the mentally handicapped shall file a statement with the fire…
§ 13132.7 (a) Within a very high fire hazard severity zone designated by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section…
§ 13133 (a) The State Fire Marshal shall develop and adopt regulations establishing new occupancy classifications and specific fire safety standards appropriate for…
§ 13135 The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations for alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities, as defined in Section 11834.11, based on whether…