California Health and Safety Code 24531 – The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) No state …
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The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) No state or federal law exists mandating the safety of bunk beds intended for use by children.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 24531
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) Since November 1994, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 500,000 bunk beds that posed serious health hazards to children, including thousands manufactured in California.
(c) At least 54 children have died from head entrapment in bunk beds since 1990.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 920, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)