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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 13000 — Liability in Relation to Fires

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 13000

Type
Statute
Source
California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire without using every reasonable and proper precaution to prevent the fire from escaping.

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 13000 — Liability in Relation to Fires is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire without using every reasonable and proper precaution to prevent the fire from escaping.