California Codes > Health and Safety Code > General Provisions California Codes > Health and Safety Code > General Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 1 This act shall be known as the Health and Safety Code. § 2 The provisions of this code in so far as they are substantially the … § 3 All persons who, at the time this code takes effect, hold office … § 4 Any action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and … § 5 Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these … § 6 Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any … § 7 Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public … § 8 Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of … § 9 Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any … § 10 “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is … § 11 The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the … § 12 The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. § 12.2 “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by … § 13 The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular. § 14 “County” includes city and county. § 15 Unless expressly otherwise provided, any notice required to be given … § 16 “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. § 17 “Oath” includes affirmation. § 18 “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or … § 19 “Person” means any person, firm, association, organization, … § 20 “State department” or “department” means State Department of Health … § 21 “Director” means “State Director of Health Services.” Commencing July … § 22 “Board” or “State Board of Public Health” means “State Department of … § 23 “State” means the State of California, unless applied to the … § 24 If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any … § 25 Wherever, pursuant to this code, any state department, officer, … § 27 For purposes of this code:(a) “Communicable Disease Prevention … § 28 For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” … Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
