California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 5 - General Powers and Duties

  • Section 13860.
    A district has perpetual succession.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
  • Section 13861.
    A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this part,...
  • Section 13862.
    A district shall have the power to provide the following services:(a)  Fire protection services. (b)  Rescue services. (c)  Emergency medical services. (d)  Hazardous material emergency...
  • Section 13863.
    (a)  A district may enter into mutual aid agreements with any federal or state agency, any city, county, city and county, special district, or federally...
  • Section 13864.
    A district may lease or rent any property from an employee, including but not limited to, vehicles or equipment.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch....
  • Section 13865.
    A district may join any local, state, or national group or association which promotes the preservation of life and property from the hazards of fire...
  • Section 13866.
    A district may authorize its directors and employees to attend professional or vocational meetings and pay their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses while...
  • Section 13867.
    The acquisition of any equipment for fire protection purposes shall conform to the standardization provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 13025) of Chapter 2...
  • Section 13868.
    (a) A district board shall keep a record of all its acts, including its financial transactions.(b) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing...
  • Section 13869.
    A district may adopt a fire prevention code by reference pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 50022) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of...
  • Section 13869.7.
    (a)  Any fire protection district organized pursuant to Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 may adopt building standards relating to fire and...
  • Section 13870.
    (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district board or its authorized representative may issue a written order to correct or eliminate a fire...
  • Section 13871.
    (a)  Any citation issued by a district for violation of a fire prevention code or a district ordinance may be processed pursuant to subdivision (d)...
  • Section 13872.
    A district may, by ordinance, authorize its fire chief, or his or her duly authorized representative, to issue citations for the misdemeanors specified in Section...
  • Section 13872.5.
    The fire chief of a city, city and county, or county fire department, or his or her authorized representative, has the same authority as specified...
  • Section 13873.
    Employees of a district shall have the powers of peace officers while engaged in the prevention and suppression of fires and the protection and preservation...
  • Section 13874.
    If a district board has adopted regulations for the control of open fires, no person shall burn any material without a permit. A district shall...
  • Section 13875.
    A district may prepare and disseminate information and operate educational programs, including, but not limited to, those which help to prevent fire, eliminate life hazards,...
  • Section 13876.
    A district board may adopt a resolution to change the name of the district. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing...
  • Section 13877.
    A district board may authorize the use of any vehicle, apparatus, or equipment outside the district, subject to any terms and conditions it prescribes.(Repealed and...
  • Section 13878.
    A district may contract with any person or public agency to provide district services to territory which is outside the district. A contract shall provide...
  • Section 13879.
    A district board may abate hazardous weeds and rubbish pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 14875). For that purpose, the district board shall be...

Last modified: October 22, 2018