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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION |
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Part 2. FIRE PROTECTION |
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Chapter 1. State Fire Marshal |
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ARTICLE 2. The State Board of Fire Services |
Section 13146.
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The responsibility for enforcement of building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal shall be as follows:
(a) The city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction in the area affected by the standard or regulation shall delegate the enforcement of the building standards relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal as they relate to R-3 dwellings, as described in Section 1201 of Part 2 of the California Building Standards Code, to either of the following:
(1) The chief of the fire authority of the city, county, or city and county, or his or her authorized representative.
(2) The chief building official of the city, county, or city and county, or his or her authorized representative.
(b) The chief of any city, county, or city and county fire department or of any fire protection district, and their authorized representatives, shall enforce within its jurisdiction the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal, except those described in subdivision (a) or (d).
(c) The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal in areas outside of corporate cities and districts providing fire protection services.
(d) The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal in corporate cities and districts providing fire protection services upon request of the chief fire official or the governing body.
(e) The State Fire Marshal shall enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal on all University of California campuses and properties administered or occupied by the University of California. For each university campus or property the State Fire Marshal may delegate that responsibility to the person of his or her choice who shall be known as the Designated Campus Fire Marshal.
(f) Any fee charged pursuant to the enforcement authority of this section shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged, pursuant to Section 66014 of the Government Code.