§ 19955 (a) The purpose of this part is to insure that public …
§ 19955.3 As used in this part:(a) “Story” means that portion of a …
§ 19955.5 All passenger vehicle service stations, shopping centers, offices of …
§ 19956 All public accommodations constructed in this state shall conform to …
§ 19956.5 Any curb or sidewalk intended for public use that is constructed in …
§ 19957 In cases of practical difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or extreme …
§ 19957.5 (a) Every city, county, or city and county may appoint a local …
§ 19958 The building department of every city, county, or city and county …
§ 19958.5 The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the …
§ 19958.6 (a) A person who violates Section 19952, 19955, 19955.5, 19956, …
§ 19959 Every existing public accommodation constructed prior to July 1, …
§ 19959.5 If a violation of Section 19955, 19955.3, 19955.5, 19956, 19956.5, …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 13 > Part 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • county: means a county in which a county firewarden has been appointed. See California Government Code 55601
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • First story: means the lowest story in a building which qualifies as a story and which provides the basic services or functions for which the building is used. See California Health and Safety Code 19955.3
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grade: means the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line is more than 5 feet from the building, between the building and a line 5 feet from the building. See California Health and Safety Code 19955.3
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • local agency: means county, city, and sanitary district. See California Government Code 55300
  • local agency: means a city, chartered city, or a fire protection district. See California Government Code 55600
  • Story: means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. See California Health and Safety Code 19955.3