Gov. Code, § 66345.1 · Chapter 14. Accelerated Restaurant Building Plan Approval
Gov. Code, § 66345.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:
(a) “Qualified professional certifier” means an architect licensed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, who meets both of the following conditions:
(1) Has at least five years of experience in commercial building design or plan review.
(2) Maintains professional liability insurance in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence.
(b) “Restaurant” means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer and is not a fast food restaurant, as that term is defined in Section 1474 of the Labor Code.
(c) “Tenant improvement” means a change to the interior of an existing building.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 470, Sec. 3. (AB 671) Effective January 1, 2026.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, div. 3, ch. 3ArchitecturePrinted as Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, div. 3, ch. 7Professional EngineersPrinted as Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code
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