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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-28002›CHAPTER 4.7. Infant Safety 24500-24522›ARTICLE 1. Infant Crib Safety Act 24500-24506

§ 24501

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Infant” means any person less than 35 inches tall and less than three years of age.

(b) “Crib” means a bed or containment designed to accommodate an infant.

(c) “Full-size crib” means a full-size crib as defined in Section 1508.3 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for full-size cribs.

(d) “Non-full-size crib” means a non-full-size crib as defined in Section 1509.2(b) of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for non-full-size cribs.

(e) “Person” means any natural person, firm, corporation, association, or agent or employee thereof.

(f) “Commercial user” means any person who deals in full-size or non-full-size cribs of the kind governed by this chapter who otherwise by one’s occupation holds oneself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to the full-size or non-full-size cribs governed by this chapter, or any person who is in the business of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce full-size or non-full-size cribs.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1176, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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