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DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION 13000-14959›PART 2. FIRE PROTECTION 13100-13263›CHAPTER 1. State Fire Marshal 13100-13159.10›ARTICLE 2. The State Board of Fire Services 13140-13147

§ 13146.3

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services shall inspect every building used as a public or private school within its jurisdiction, for the purpose of enforcing regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 13143, not less than once each year. The State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal’s authorized representatives shall make these inspections not less than once each year in areas outside of corporate cities and districts providing fire protection services.

(b) A city, county, or city and county fire department or district that, or the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal’s authorized representative who, inspects a structure pursuant to subdivision (a) may charge and collect a fee for the inspection in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of that inspection.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 31, Sec. 10. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2019.)

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