Administration

Cal. HSC § 12557

California Statutes

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a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall consult with public safety agencies and other stakeholders as deemed necessary by the State Fire Marshal and develop a model ordinance that permits local jurisdictions to adopt a streamlined enforcement and administrative fine procedures related to the possession of pounds or less of dangerous fireworks. These procedures shall be limited to civil fines and as authorized pursuant to

Section 53069.4 of the Government Code, and provide that the fines collected pursuant to this

section shall not be subject to

Section 12706. The model ordinance shall include provisions for reimbursing the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the costs associated with the disposal of seized fireworks and collecting these disposal costs as part of an administrative fine as described in subdivision (c). (

b) An ordinance of a local jurisdiction in effect on or after January 1, 2008, that is related to dangerous fireworks and is not the model ordinance described in subdivision (

a) shall, as soon as practicable, comply with all of the following:

(1) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to include provisions for cost reimbursement to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the collection of disposal costs as part of an administrative fine as described in subdivision (c).

(2) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to provide that the ordinance shall be limited to a person who possesses or the seizure of pounds or less of dangerous fireworks.

(3) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to provide that the fines collected pursuant to the ordinance shall not be subject to

Section 12706. (

c) The State Fire Marshal shall, in consultation with local jurisdictions, develop regulations to specify a procedure on how to cover the cost to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the transportation and disposal of dangerous fireworks that are seized by local jurisdictions. The regulations shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) A cost recovery procedure to collect, as part of an administrative fine, the actual cost for transportation and disposal of dangerous fireworks from any person who violates a local ordinance related to dangerous fireworks.

(2) The method by which the actual cost for transportation and disposal by the Office of the State Fire Marshal will be calculated.

(3) The method, manner, and procedure the local jurisdiction is required to follow to forward the amounts collected pursuant to paragraph (1) to the State Fire Marshal.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. HSC § 12557
Date2008-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierHSC12557.20075634

Administration

Cal. HSC § 12557

California Statutes

Administration

Cal. HSC § 12557

California Statutes

(

a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall consult with public safety agencies and other stakeholders as deemed necessary by the State Fire Marshal and develop a model ordinance that permits local jurisdictions to adopt a streamlined enforcement and administrative fine procedures related to the possession of pounds or less of dangerous fireworks. These procedures shall be limited to civil fines and as authorized pursuant to

Section 53069.4 of the Government Code, and provide that the fines collected pursuant to this

section shall not be subject to

Section 12706. The model ordinance shall include provisions for reimbursing the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the costs associated with the disposal of seized fireworks and collecting these disposal costs as part of an administrative fine as described in subdivision (c). (

b) An ordinance of a local jurisdiction in effect on or after January 1, 2008, that is related to dangerous fireworks and is not the model ordinance described in subdivision (

a) shall, as soon as practicable, comply with all of the following:

(1) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to include provisions for cost reimbursement to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the collection of disposal costs as part of an administrative fine as described in subdivision (c).

(2) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to provide that the ordinance shall be limited to a person who possesses or the seizure of pounds or less of dangerous fireworks.

(3) The ordinance shall be amended or adopted to provide that the fines collected pursuant to the ordinance shall not be subject to

Section 12706. (

c) The State Fire Marshal shall, in consultation with local jurisdictions, develop regulations to specify a procedure on how to cover the cost to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the transportation and disposal of dangerous fireworks that are seized by local jurisdictions. The regulations shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) A cost recovery procedure to collect, as part of an administrative fine, the actual cost for transportation and disposal of dangerous fireworks from any person who violates a local ordinance related to dangerous fireworks.

(2) The method by which the actual cost for transportation and disposal by the Office of the State Fire Marshal will be calculated.

(3) The method, manner, and procedure the local jurisdiction is required to follow to forward the amounts collected pursuant to paragraph (1) to the State Fire Marshal.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. HSC § 12557
Date2008-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierHSC12557.20075634