Section 13114.2 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
13114.2
. (a) On or before January 1, 2000, the State Fire Marshal
shall adopt regulations and standards to control the quality and
installation of burglar bars and safety release mechanisms for
emergency escape/rescue windows or doors installed, marketed,
distributed, offered for sale, or sold in this state.
(b) On and after July 1, 2000, no person shall install, market,
distribute, offer for sale, or sell burglar bars and safety release
mechanisms for emergency escape/rescue windows or doors in this state
unless the burglar bars and safety release mechanisms have been
approved by a testing laboratory recognized by the State Fire
Marshal.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Burglar bars" means security bars located on the inside or
outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling.
(2) "Residential dwelling" means a house, apartment, motel, hotel,
or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing
Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a
manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as
defined in the Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2
(commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13).
(3) "Emergency escape/rescue windows or doors" means the exits
required by Section 1-310.4 of the 1998 edition of the California
Building Standards Code, or its successor.