Health and Safety Code section 19120

The building department of every city and city and county shall enforce this chapter within the city or city and county.

“Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings.

Source: Section 19120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=19120. (updated Jan. 1, 1939; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_19120

Original Source: Section 19120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=19120. (last accessed May 12, 2025).