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Section 19890 Of Chapter 12.5. Automatic Garage Door Openers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 12.5.
19890
. (a) On or after January 1, 1991, no person, corporation, or
entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, purchase, sell or
offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state, a
residential automatic garage door opener that does not have an
automatic reverse safety device that complies with the applicable
standards set forth in the Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Standard
for Safety-ANSI/UL 325-30.1 and 325-30.2, Third Edition, as revised
May 4, 1988.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), on or after January 1, 1993, no person, corporation, or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, purchase, sell or offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state, any residential automatic garage door opener unless, in order to operate, it requires the inclusion of a tactile garage door edge sensor, an optical sensor, or a similar device that when activated is designed to cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. This device shall be designed to operate in a manner so that the interruption or misalignment of the device or an opening or short in the wires between the device and the power head would cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, a garage door opener that is manufactured prior to January 1, 1993, and that is in the possession of a retailer or wholesaler on January 1, 1993, may be purchased, sold, offered for sale, and installed on or before July 1, 1993, provided the garage door opener is in compliance with subdivision (a).
(c) On or after January 1, 1991, any manufacturer selling or offering for sale residential automatic garage door openers in this state shall comply with federal labeling requirements for automatic residential garage door openers contained in Section 203 of Public Law 101-608.
(d) On and after January 1, 1991, any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer, selling or offering for sale residential automatic garage door openers in this state shall include with each automatic garage door opener a set of installation, operation, maintenance, and testing instructions. On or after January 1, 1991, any person installing, servicing, or repairing a residential automatic garage door opener shall comply with those instructions.
(e) On and after January 1, 1993, any person hired to service or repair any residential automatic garage door opener shall, upon completion of the service or repair, if any, determine whether it reverses upon contact with a rigid two-inch high obstacle placed on the surface beneath the garage door. If the residential automatic garage door opener does not pass the test, the person shall complete and conspicuously affix to the residential automatic garage door opener, a red certificate as follows:
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), on or after January 1, 1993, no person, corporation, or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, purchase, sell or offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state, any residential automatic garage door opener unless, in order to operate, it requires the inclusion of a tactile garage door edge sensor, an optical sensor, or a similar device that when activated is designed to cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. This device shall be designed to operate in a manner so that the interruption or misalignment of the device or an opening or short in the wires between the device and the power head would cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, a garage door opener that is manufactured prior to January 1, 1993, and that is in the possession of a retailer or wholesaler on January 1, 1993, may be purchased, sold, offered for sale, and installed on or before July 1, 1993, provided the garage door opener is in compliance with subdivision (a).
(c) On or after January 1, 1991, any manufacturer selling or offering for sale residential automatic garage door openers in this state shall comply with federal labeling requirements for automatic residential garage door openers contained in Section 203 of Public Law 101-608.
(d) On and after January 1, 1991, any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer, selling or offering for sale residential automatic garage door openers in this state shall include with each automatic garage door opener a set of installation, operation, maintenance, and testing instructions. On or after January 1, 1991, any person installing, servicing, or repairing a residential automatic garage door opener shall comply with those instructions.
(e) On and after January 1, 1993, any person hired to service or repair any residential automatic garage door opener shall, upon completion of the service or repair, if any, determine whether it reverses upon contact with a rigid two-inch high obstacle placed on the surface beneath the garage door. If the residential automatic garage door opener does not pass the test, the person shall complete and conspicuously affix to the residential automatic garage door opener, a red certificate as follows:
