Section 4350 - Application and Scope(a) Except as provided for by Section 18026.1 of the California Health and Safety Code the provisions of this article relating to design, construction and fire-life safety apply to all commercial modulars manufactured, sold, offered for sale, rented or leased within this state. The provisions of this article are also applicable to the alteration, remanufacture, or conversion of any construction or fire-life safety equipment or installations or change of occupancy in any commercial modular bearing or required to bear a department insignia of approval.(b) Equipment and installations conforming to standards in this article or to other nationally recognized and approved standards shall be considered acceptable by the department when listed or labeled and installed in accordance with the requirements of this article and the conditions of their approval, except where otherwise provided in this article. All equipment shall be clearly labeled to indicate compliance with applicable standards.(c) The requirements of this article shall apply as follows:(1) Special purpose commercial modulars designed for use as a module of a permanently constructed building or commercial modular, shall comply with the construction standards for commercial modulars.(2) Commercial modular units or portions of existing units undergoing alteration, remanufacturing, repair, conversion or change in occupancy type shall be in compliance with the applicable regulations and standards no later than March 31, 2012. Thereafter, commercial modular units or portions of existing units undergoing alteration, remanufacturing, repair, conversion or change in occupancy type shall be designed and constructed in accordance with this article.(3) With the exception of the conditions of Section 17292(a)(1) and (3) of the Education Code, a kindergarten through grade 12 or any junior college relocatable classroom purchased or leased with public funds and used as an educational facility by a publicly funded educational institution is not subject to the requirements of this article as long as it continues in use as an educational facility by a publicly funded educational institution.(4) Any relocatable, portable or factory-built hospital building that houses patients who have less than the capacity of normally healthy persons to protect themselves are not subject to the requirements of this article.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 4350
1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 7-23-71 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 71, No. 30).
2. Certificate of Compliance--Sec. 11422.1, Gov. Code, filed 11-16-71 (Register 71, No. 47).
3. Amendment filed 7-25-75; designated effective 9-1-75 (Register 75, No. 30).
4. Amendment filed 12-7-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 49).
5. Amendment of article heading, subarticle heading, section and NOTE filed 9-19-2011; operative 10-19-2011 (Register 2011, No. 38). Note: Authority cited: Sections 18015, 18025, 18028, 18029 and 18029.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 17280, Education Code; and Sections 18000, 18025, 18028, 18029, 18029.3, 18029.4, 18029.5 and 129680, Health and Safety Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 7-23-71 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 71, No. 30).
2. Certificate of Compliance--Sec. 11422.1, Gov. Code, filed 11-16-71 (Register 71, No. 47).
3. Amendment filed 7-25-75; designated effective 9-1-75 (Register 75, No. 30).
4. Amendment filed 12-7-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 49).
5. Amendment of article heading, subarticle heading, section and Note filed 9-19-2011; operative 10-19-2011 (Register 2011, No. 38).