(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.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 13146.3

  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

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