Health & Saf. Code, § 12556 · Chapter 3. Administration
Health & Saf. Code, § 12556
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In addition to the obligations described in Section 13110.5, on or before July 1, 2024, the State Fire Marshal shall identify and evaluate methods to capture more detailed data relating to fires, damages, and injuries caused by both dangerous fireworks and safe and sane fireworks. These evaluation methods shall include a cost analysis related to capturing and reporting the data and shall meet or exceed the specificity, detail, and reliability of the data captured under the former California Fire Incident Reporting System (CFIRS). The State Fire Marshal shall furnish a copy of these evaluation methods to any interested person upon request.
(b) On or before January 1, 2025, the State Fire Marshal shall collect and analyze data relating to fires, damages, seizures, arrests, administrative citations, and fireworks disposal issues caused by the sale and use of both dangerous illegal fireworks and safe and sane fireworks. The State Fire Marshal shall collect data pursuant to a methodology developed in consultation with the State Fire Marshal’s General Fireworks Advisory Committee.
(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2025, the State Fire Marshal shall provide to the appropriate policy and budget committees of the respective houses of the Legislature a workload analysis of resources needed to further assist in the training of local fire and law enforcement personnel regarding all the following:
(A) The seizure, collection, transportation, and storage of seized fireworks.
(B) The enforcement of statewide programs concerning illegal and dangerous fireworks.
(C) Prosecution related to seized fireworks.
(D) Investigations of illegal and dangerous fireworks.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 368, Sec. 2. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2024.
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