Section 18027.3 Of Chapter 4. Standards From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.
18027.3
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have adopted standards for the
design and safety of recreational vehicles, including park trailers,
pursuant to procedures that have given diverse views an opportunity
to be considered and which indicate that interested and affected
parties have reached substantial agreement on their adoption.
(2) The ANSI A119.2 and A119.5 standards and the NFPA 1192
standards are designed to protect the health and safety of persons
using recreational vehicles and park trailers.
(3) Compliance with those standards as required by this section
may be enforced by any law enforcement authority having appropriate
jurisdiction, pursuant to Section 18020.5, which makes it a crime to
violate any provision of this part. Therefore, to promote
governmental efficiency and economy and to avoid duplication of
activities and services, it is appropriate to eliminate the role of
the department in modifying and enforcing standards for the
construction of recreational vehicles.
(b) Recreational vehicles specified in subdivision (a) of Section
18010 that are manufactured on or after January 1, 1999, and before
July 14, 2005, shall be constructed in accordance with Standard No.
A119.2, as contained in the 1996 edition of the Standards of the
American National Standards Institute. Recreational vehicles
specified in subdivision (a) of Section 18010 that are manufactured
on or after July 14, 2005, shall be constructed in accordance with
the NFPA 1192 Standard on Recreational Vehicles.
(c) Recreational vehicles specified in subdivision (b) of Section
18010 that are manufactured on or after January 1, 1999, shall be
constructed in accordance with Standard No. A119.5, as contained in
the 1998 edition of the Standards of the American National Standards
Institute.
(d) A change in Standard No. A119.2 or A119.5 or in the NFPA 1192
Standard on Recreational Vehicles contained in a new edition of the
Standards of the American National Standards Institute shall become
operative on the 180th day following the publication date.
(e) No recreational vehicle shall be equipped with more than one
electrical power supply cord.
(f) Any recreational vehicle manufactured on or after January 1,
1999, that is offered for sale, sold, rented, or leased within this
state shall bear a label or an insignia indicating the manufacturer's
compliance with the American National Standards Institute or
National Fire Protection Association standard specified in
subdivision (b) or (c).
(g) Any recreational vehicle manufactured prior to January 1,
1999, that is offered for sale, sold, rented, or leased within this
state shall bear a label or an insignia of approval indicating the
manufacturer's compliance with the American National Standards
Institute standard or a department insignia issued prior to January
1, 1999, indicating compliance with the state standard that was in
effect pursuant to this chapter on the date of manufacture, including
any modifications contained in regulations.
(h) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following:
(1) Remove, or cause to be removed, a label, an insignia, or an
insignia of approval affixed pursuant to this section.
(2) Alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, any
recreational vehicle in a manner that is inconsistent with ANSI
Standard No. A119.2 or A119.5 or the NFPA 1192 Standard on
Recreational Vehicles when the recreational vehicle is used,
occupied, sold, or offered for sale within this state.