Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

A district may adopt a fire prevention code by reference pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 50022) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. For that purpose, the district board shall be deemed a legislative body and the district shall be…

(a) Any fire protection district organized pursuant to Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 may adopt building standards relating to fire and panic safety that are more stringent than those building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in t…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district board or its authorized representative may issue a written order to correct or eliminate a fire hazard or life hazard. (b) Any person who has been ordered to immediately correct or eliminate a fire hazard or life hazard p…

(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 or…

A district may, by ordinance, authorize its fire chief, or his or her duly authorized representative, to issue citations for the misdemeanors specified in Section 13871. The provisions of Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 4 of Part 2 of the Penal Code shall appl…

The fire chief of a city, city and county, or county fire department, or his or her authorized representative, has the same authority as specified in Sections 13870 to 13872, inclusive, to issue a written order to correct or eliminate a fire hazard or life hazard, hold hearings a…

Employees of a district shall have the powers of peace officers while engaged in the prevention and suppression of fires and the protection and preservation of life and property, including, but not limited to, actions associated with rescue services, emergency medical services, h…

If a district board has adopted regulations for the control of open fires, no person shall burn any material without a permit. A district shall not issue a permit to burn any material which would not be permitted by an air pollution control district or an air quality management d…

A district may prepare and disseminate information and operate educational programs, including, but not limited to, those which help to prevent fire, eliminate life hazards, and prepare for medical emergencies. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

A district board may adopt a resolution to change the name of the district. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 7530) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Within 10 days of its adoption, the district board shall fil…

A district board may authorize the use of any vehicle, apparatus, or equipment outside the district, subject to any terms and conditions it prescribes. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

A district may contract with any person or public agency to provide district services to territory which is outside the district. A contract shall provide for payment in advance. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

A district board may abate hazardous weeds and rubbish pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 14875). For that purpose, the district board shall be deemed to be a “board of supervisors” and district employees shall be deemed to be the “persons” designated by Section 14890. (…

(a) Except as provided in Section 18930, the Department of Housing and Community Development may promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and make specific this part. When adopted, those rules and regulations shall apply to all parts of the state. (b) Upon written notice to …

For the purpose of securing compliance with this part, the officers and agents of the enforcement agency may serve any process or notice throughout its jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 62.)

The enforcement agency shall annually enter and inspect, and reinspect as necessary, all employee housing accommodations for compliance with the provisions of this part and regulations adopted pursuant to this part, except: (a) Accommodations for employee housing consisting only …

The department shall maintain a file of all reports of complaint or other significant information regarding employee housing maintenance and operation. Each file and information shall be available to local enforcement agencies, district attorneys, and the Attorney General. This m…

The Attorney General, upon the request of the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall conduct such investigations as may be necessary to determine whether any violation of any provision of this part has occurred. For such purpose, the Attorney General shall have the …

(a) Any person residing in employee housing subject to this part may file an administrative complaint orally or in writing with the enforcement agency. The enforcement agency shall deliver a summary or copy of the complaint, by mail or in person, to the owner or operator, at the …

(a) In every part of the state, notwithstanding assumption of responsibilities by local enforcement agencies pursuant to Section 17050, the department shall establish procedures and devote resources to locating and prosecuting the most serious violators of this part and those who…

(a) The medical direction and management of an emergency medical services system shall be under the medical control of the medical director of the local EMS agency. This medical control shall be maintained in accordance with standards for medical control established by the author…

The base hospital shall implement the policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for medical direction of prehospital emergency medical care personnel. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 7.)

Advanced life support and limited advanced life support personnel may receive medical direction from an alternative base station in lieu of a base hospital when the following conditions are met: (a) The alternative base station has been designated by the local EMS agency and appr…

(a) Authority for patient health care management in an emergency shall be vested in that licensed or certified health care professional, which may include any paramedic or other prehospital emergency personnel, at the scene of the emergency who is most medically qualified specifi…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this division, medical control by a local EMS agency medical director, or medical direction and management of an emergency medical services system, as described in this chapter, shall not be construed to do any of the following: (1) Limit, sup…

(a) (1) For every transaction by or through a dealer to sell or lease with the option to buy a new or used manufactured home or mobilehome subject to registration under this part, the dealer shall execute in writing and obtain the buyer’s signature on a purchase order, conditiona…

(a) As a part of the documents executed for every transaction by or through a dealer to sell or lease with the option to buy a new or used manufactured home or mobilehome, the dealer and purchaser shall sign a receipt for deposit, a copy of which shall be provided to the purchase…

(a) For every sale by a dealer of a new or used manufactured home or mobilehome to be installed on a foundation system pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18551, the dealer shall execute in writing and obtain the buyer’s signature on a purchase order, conditional sale contract…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary, it is a ground for disciplinary action, and not a criminal offense, for a dealer to fail to correct, or cause to be corrected, any defects in the installation of a manufactured home or mobilehome performed by a lic…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the requirements of this section apply only to the sale of a new or used manufactured home or multiunit manufactured housing or used mobilehome sold by a dealer and to be installed by the buyer on a foundation system pursuant to sub…

(a) For every sale by a dealer of a new or used manufactured home or mobilehome, either the purchase order, conditional sale contract, or other document evidencing the purchase thereof, or any attachment to a purchase document signed and dated by the purchaser, shall contain all …

Sections 18035, 18035.1, and 18035.2 shall not apply to the sale of manufactured homes or mobilehomes to: (a) The federal government. (b) The state. (c) Any agency or political subdivision of the state. (d) Any city, county, or city and county. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1339, Se…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Secured party” means a legal owner or junior lienholder. (2) “Entitled party” means a registered owner or any person holding a security interest or other lien or encumbrance which is subordinate to the security interest of the secured party or an…

In the event a buyer of a manufactured home or mobilehome obligates himself or herself to purchase, or receive possession of, a manufactured home or mobilehome pursuant to a contract or purchase order, and the seller knows that the buyer intends to obtain financing from a third p…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Act” means the federal Truth in Lending Act, as amended (15 U.S.C., Sec. 1601, et seq.). (2) “Regulation Z” means any rule, regulation, or interpretation promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the act and any in…

Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, the holder of a conditional sale contract for which Regulation Z disclosures are required pursuant to Section 18036.5 is subject to all equities and defenses of the buyer against the seller, except as provided by Section 18036.5. How…

(a) In the event of default under the provisions of any security agreement relating to a loan or conditional sale contract which, according to its terms, gives the secured party the right to foreclose its security interest in a manufactured home, mobilehome, truck camper, or floa…

No deficiency judgment shall lie in any event, after the sale of any manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home subject to registration pursuant to this part, for failure of the purchaser to complete his or her sale contract given to the selle…

No agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall contain any provision by which the buyer waives his or her rights under this chapter, and any waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a manufactured home or mobilehome is affixed to a permanent foundation pursuant to Section 18551, or security for the manufactured home or mobilehome loan includes the real property it is affixed to or installed upon,…

(a) The provisions of this chapter, except Section 18037.5, shall not apply to any loan or credit sale secured by a manufactured home or mobilehome subject to registration under this part unless the loan or credit sale was made under circumstances which required disclosures under…

(a) The department shall enforce this part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this part, except as provided in Section 18865. (b) The officers or agents of the enforcement agency may do either of the following: (1) Enter public or private property to determine whet…

Enforcement agencies responsible for the enforcement of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part shall maintain all records on file of special occupancy park inspections. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 434, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2002. Operative January 1, 2…

Any notice of violation of this part, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, issued by the enforcement agency shall be issued to the appropriate persons designated in Section 18867 and shall include a statement that any willful violation is a misdemeanor under Sectio…

The owner or operator of a park shall abate any nuisance in the park within five days, or within such longer period of time as may be allowed by the enforcement agency, after he or she has been given written notice to remove the nuisance. If he or she fails to do so within that t…

In any action or proceeding to abate a nuisance in a park, proof of any one of the following facts is sufficient for a judgment or order for the abatement of the nuisance, violation, or operation of the park: (a) A previous conviction of the owner or operator of a violation of th…