Health and Safety Code section 12510

“Fire nuisance” means anything or any act which increases, or may cause an increase of, the hazard or menace of fire, or which may obstruct, delay, or hinder, or may become the cause of any obstruction, delay, or hindrance, to the prevention or extinguishment of fire.

Source: Section 12510, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=12510. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Original Source: Section 12510, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=12510. (last accessed May 12, 2025).