Section 386 Of Title 10. Of Crimes Against The Public Health And Safety 369a-402c From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 1.
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. (a) Any person who willfully or maliciously constructs or
maintains a fire-protection system in any structure with the intent
to install a fire protection system which is known to be inoperable
or to impair the effective operation of a system, so as to threaten
the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event of a
fire, shall be subject to imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h)
of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) which proximately results in
great bodily injury or death is a felony punishable by imprisonment
pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for five, six, or seven
years.
(c) As used in this section, "fire-protection system" includes,
but is not limited to, an automatic fire sprinkler system, standpipe
system, automatic fixed fire extinguishing system, and fire alarm
system.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall
control:
(1) "Automatic fire sprinkler system" means an integrated system
of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire
protection engineering standards. The portion of the sprinkler system
above ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically
designed piping installed in a building, structure, or area,
generally overhead, and to which sprinklers are attached in a
systematic pattern. The valve controlling each system riser is
located in the system riser or its supply piping. Each sprinkler
system riser includes a device for activating an alarm when the
system is in operation. The system is normally activated by heat from
a fire, and it discharges water over the fire area.
(2) "Standpipe system" means an arrangement of piping, valves, and
hose connectors and allied equipment installed in a building or
structure with the hose connectors located in a manner that water can
be discharged in streams or spray patterns through attached hose and
nozzles. The purpose of the system is to extinguish a fire, thereby
protecting a building or structure and its contents and occupants.
This system relies upon connections to water supply systems or pumps,
tanks, and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply
of water to the hose connectors.
(3) "Automatic fixed fire extinguishing system" means either of
the following:
(A) An engineered fixed extinguishing system which is custom
designed for a particular hazard, using components which are approved
or listed only for their broad performance characteristics.
Components may be arranged into a variety of configurations. These
systems shall include, but not be limited to, dry chemical systems,
carbon dioxide systems, halogenated agent systems, steam systems,
high expansion foam systems, foam extinguishing systems, and liquid
agent systems.
(B) A pre-engineered fixed extinguishing system is a system where
the number of components and their configurations are included in the
description of the system's approval and listing. These systems
include, but are not limited to, dry chemical systems, carbon dioxide
systems, halogenated agent systems, and liquid agent systems.
(4) "Fire alarm system" means a control unit and a combination of
electrical interconnected devices designed and intended to cause an
alarm or warning of fire in a building or structure by either manual
or automatic activation, or by both, and includes the systems
installed throughout any building or portion thereof.
(5) "Structure" means any building, whether private, commercial,
or public, or any bridge, tunnel, or powerplant.