California Government Code CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons

• Section 4450.
  (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that all buildings, structures, sidewalks, curbs, and related facilities, constructed in this state by the use...
• Section 4450.5.
  The State Architect’s regulations adopted pursuant to Section 4450 shall require that all parking spaces reserved for the handicapped be identified as prescribed by Sections...
• Section 4451.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter shall be limited in its application to all buildings and facilities stated in Section 4450 intended...
• Section 4452.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to access by the physically handicapped...
• Section 4453.
  The responsibility for enforcement of this chapter shall be as follows:(a) By the Director of the Department of General Services where state funds are utilized for...
• Section 4453.5.
  (a) In addition to any other inspection requirements pertaining to building standards of state and school district buildings used by the public, the construction of which...
• Section 4454.
  (a) Where state funds are utilized for any building or facility subject to this chapter, or where funds of counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions are...
• Section 4455.
  The Department of Rehabilitation shall be responsible for educating the public and working with officials of cities, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, private architects,...
• Section 4455.5.
  All new elevators in public buildings or facilities after the operative date of the act that amended this section during the first year of the...
• Section 4456.
  After the effective date of this section, any building or facility which would have been subject to this chapter but for the fact it was...
• Section 4457.
  On or after January 1, 1986, all portable buildings purchased, leased, or constructed by a school district shall meet the requirements of this chapter, except...
• Section 4458.
  The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, or the Attorney General may bring an...
• Section 4459.
  (a) The State Architect shall develop amendments for building regulations and submit them to the California Building Standards Commission for adoption to ensure that no accessibility...
• Section 4459.5.
  (a) The State Architect shall establish and publicize a program for voluntary certification by the state of any person who meets specified criteria as a certified...
• Section 4459.6.
  The State Architect shall appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to assist in developing the requirements for certification as access specialists pursuant to Section 4459.5....
• Section 4459.7.
  (a) (1) No later than October 31 of each year, the State Architect shall publish and make available to the public a list of certified access specialists...
• Section 4459.8.
  (a) The certification authorized by Section 4459.5 is effective for three years from the date of initial certification and expires if not renewed. The State Architect,...
• Section 4460.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential that detectable warning and directional surfaces comply with the California Building Standards Code in order to...
• Section 4461.
  If a violation of Section 4450, 4450.5, 4451, 4452, 4453.5, 4454, 4455, 4455.5, 4456, 4457, 4459, or 4460 is alleged or the application or construction...

Last modified: October 22, 2018