When the board sits as a board of appeals:

(a)  The State Fire Marshal shall not sit as a member of the board.

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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 13142.8

  • 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.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(b)  A member of the board shall not sit as a member or participant in the decision of any particular appeal if that member has a financial or other interest which would influence his or her decision on the particular appeal.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 332, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)